diff --git a/views/index.handlebars b/views/index.handlebars
index ba1367cb..13ef2fe2 100644
--- a/views/index.handlebars
+++ b/views/index.handlebars
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
             </div>
             <!-- description input -->
             <textarea rows="3" id="publish-description" class="textarea textarea--large" placeholder="Description (optional)"></textarea>
-
         </div><div class="column column--5 align-content-top">
         <div id="publish-status" class="row" hidden="true"></div>
         <div id="publish-progress-bar" class="row" hidden="true"></div>
diff --git a/views/partials/publishForm-Submit.handlebars b/views/partials/publishForm-Submit.handlebars
index bcbd91e7..9ce4ae45 100644
--- a/views/partials/publishForm-Submit.handlebars
+++ b/views/partials/publishForm-Submit.handlebars
@@ -8,19 +8,7 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript" >
     function resetPublishArea () {
-        // reset the drop zone
-        // remove staged files
-        stagedFiles = null;
-        // reset publish form inputs
-        document.getElementById('claim-name-input').value = '';
-        document.getElementById('publish-title').value = '';
-        document.getElementById('publish-description').value = '';
-        document.getElementById('publish-nsfw').checked = false;
-        // clear any errors
-        document.getElementById('input-error-file-selection').innerHTML = '';
-        document.getElementById('input-error-claim-name').innerHTML = '';
-        document.getElementById('input-error-publish-submit').innerHTML = '';
-        document.getElementById('input-success-claim-name').hidden = true;
+        window.location.href = '/';
     }
     /* publish functions */
     // When a file is selected for publish, validate that file and