diff --git a/client/scss/_select.scss b/client/scss/_select.scss
index 382adf4c..b095c7b3 100644
--- a/client/scss/_select.scss
+++ b/client/scss/_select.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 select {
   margin: 0;
   display: inline-block;
-  background: $base-color;
+  background: $background-color;
   border: 0;
+  color: $text-color;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/ChannelSelectDropdown/index.jsx b/client/src/components/ChannelSelectDropdown/index.jsx
index 2079c05c..ae4b1211 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ChannelSelectDropdown/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/ChannelSelectDropdown/index.jsx
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ const ChannelSelectDropdown = ({ selectedChannel, handleSelection, loggedInChann
       id='channel-name-select'
       value={selectedChannel}
       onChange={handleSelection}>
-      { loggedInChannelName && (
-        <option value={loggedInChannelName} >{loggedInChannelName}</option>
-      )}
       <option value={LOGIN}>Existing</option>
       <option value={CREATE}>New</option>
     </select>
diff --git a/client/src/components/PublishLicenseInput/index.jsx b/client/src/components/PublishLicenseInput/index.jsx
index 213e0be9..4ddf4f07 100644
--- a/client/src/components/PublishLicenseInput/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/PublishLicenseInput/index.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import RowLabeled from '@components/RowLabeled';
 import Label from '@components/Label';
-import { LICENSES } from '../../constants/publish_license_urls';
+import { LICENSES } from '@clientConstants/publish_license_urls';
 
-const PublishLicenseInput = ({ handleSelect }) => {
+const PublishLicenseInput = ({ handleSelect, license }) => {
   return (
     <RowLabeled
       label={
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const PublishLicenseInput = ({ handleSelect }) => {
           type='text'
           name='license'
           id='publish-license'
+          value={license}
           onChange={handleSelect}
         >
           <option value=''>Unspecified</option>
diff --git a/client/src/components/PublishLicenseUrlInput/index.jsx b/client/src/components/PublishLicenseUrlInput/index.jsx
index cfbce431..8b57347e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/PublishLicenseUrlInput/index.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/PublishLicenseUrlInput/index.jsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import RowLabeled from '@components/RowLabeled';
 import Label from '@components/Label';
-import { CC_LICENSES } from '../../constants/publish_license_urls';
+import { CC_LICENSES } from '@clientConstants/publish_license_urls';
 
-const PublishLicenseUrlInput = ({ handleSelect }) => {
+const PublishLicenseUrlInput = ({ handleSelect, licenseUrl }) => {
   return (
     <RowLabeled
       label={
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const PublishLicenseUrlInput = ({ handleSelect }) => {
           type='text'
           name='licenseUrl'
           id='publish-license-url'
+          value={licenseUrl}
           onChange={handleSelect}
         >
           <option value=''>Unspecified</option>
diff --git a/client/src/containers/AssetInfo/view.jsx b/client/src/containers/AssetInfo/view.jsx
index 280a7baa..79fd1436 100644
--- a/client/src/containers/AssetInfo/view.jsx
+++ b/client/src/containers/AssetInfo/view.jsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import AssetShareButtons from '@components/AssetShareButtons';
 import ClickToCopy from '@components/ClickToCopy';
 import siteConfig from '@config/siteConfig.json';
 import createCanonicalLink from '@globalutils/createCanonicalLink';
-import AssetInfoFooter from '../../components/AssetInfoFooter/index';
+import AssetInfoFooter from '@components/AssetInfoFooter/index';
 import { createPermanentURI } from '@clientutils/createPermanentURI';
 import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
 
@@ -18,7 +18,20 @@ class AssetInfo extends React.Component {
   render () {
     const { editable, asset } = this.props;
     const { claimViews, claimData } = asset;
-    const { channelName, claimId, channelShortId, description, name, fileExt, contentType, host, certificateId, license, licenseUrl, transactionTime } = claimData;
+    const {
+      channelName,
+      claimId,
+      channelShortId,
+      description,
+      name,
+      fileExt,
+      contentType,
+      host,
+      certificateId,
+      license,
+      licenseUrl,
+      transactionTime
+    } = claimData;
 
     const canonicalUrl = createCanonicalLink({ asset: { ...claimData, shortId: asset.shortId }});
     const assetCanonicalUrl = `${host}${canonicalUrl}`;
@@ -55,7 +68,7 @@ class AssetInfo extends React.Component {
         {editable && (
           <RowLabeled
             label={<Label value={'Edit'} />}
-            content={<Link to={`/edit${canonicalUrl}`}>{name}</Link>}
+            content={<Link className='link--primary' to={`/edit${canonicalUrl}`}>{name}</Link>}
           />
         )}
         {channelName && (
@@ -72,22 +85,6 @@ class AssetInfo extends React.Component {
           />
         )}
         <SpaceBetween>
-          {license && (
-            <RowLabeled
-              label={
-                <Label value={'License'} />
-              }
-              content={
-                <div className='text'>
-                  {licenseUrl ? (
-                  <a className={'link--primary'} href={licenseUrl} target={'_blank'}>{license}</a>
-                    ) : (
-                    <span>{license}</span> )}
-                </div>
-              }
-            />
-          )}
-
           {claimViews ? (
             <RowLabeled
               label={
@@ -100,6 +97,21 @@ class AssetInfo extends React.Component {
               }
             />
           ) : null}
+          {license && (
+            <RowLabeled
+              label={
+                <Label value={'License'} />
+              }
+              content={
+                <div className='text'>
+                  {licenseUrl ? (
+                    <a className={'link--primary'} href={licenseUrl} target={'_blank'}>{license}</a>
+                  ) : (
+                    <span>{license}</span> )}
+                </div>
+              }
+            />
+          )}
         </SpaceBetween>
         <RowLabeled
           label={
diff --git a/client/src/containers/ChannelSelect/view.jsx b/client/src/containers/ChannelSelect/view.jsx
index ae5f379f..b8276a3d 100644
--- a/client/src/containers/ChannelSelect/view.jsx
+++ b/client/src/containers/ChannelSelect/view.jsx
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ class ChannelSelect extends React.Component {
   componentWillMount () {
     const { loggedInChannelName, onChannelSelect, publishOnlyApproved, onPublishInChannelChange } = this.props;
     if (loggedInChannelName) {
-      this.props.onPublishInChannelChange(true);
+      onChannelSelect(loggedInChannelName);
     }
     if (publishOnlyApproved) {
-      this.props.onPublishInChannelChange(true);
+      onPublishInChannelChange(true);
     }
   }
   toggleAnonymousPublish (event) {
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ class ChannelSelect extends React.Component {
     this.props.onChannelSelect(selectedOption);
   }
   render () {
-    let { publishInChannel, channelError, selectedChannel, loggedInChannelName, publishOnlyApproved } = this.props;
-    if (loggedInChannelName) {
-      publishInChannel = 'checked';
-    }
+    const { publishInChannel, channelError, selectedChannel, loggedInChannelName, publishOnlyApproved } = this.props;
     if (publishOnlyApproved) {
       return (
         <React.Fragment>
diff --git a/client/src/containers/PublishMetadataInputs/view.jsx b/client/src/containers/PublishMetadataInputs/view.jsx
index bee1228c..07e4d8d1 100644
--- a/client/src/containers/PublishMetadataInputs/view.jsx
+++ b/client/src/containers/PublishMetadataInputs/view.jsx
@@ -30,25 +30,27 @@ class PublishMetadataInputs extends React.Component {
     }
   }
   render () {
-    const { showMetadataInputs, description, isUpdate, nsfw } = this.props;
+    const { showMetadataInputs, description, isUpdate, nsfw, license, licenseUrl } = this.props;
     return (
       <div>
         {(showMetadataInputs || isUpdate) && (
           <React.Fragment>
             <PublishDescriptionInput
-              description={this.props.description}
+              description={description}
               handleInput={this.handleInput}
             />
             <PublishLicenseInput
               handleSelect={this.handleSelect}
+              license={license}
             />
             { (this.props.license === 'Creative Commons') && (
               <PublishLicenseUrlInput
                 handleSelect={this.handleSelect}
+                licenseUrl={licenseUrl}
               />
             )}
             <PublishNsfwInput
-              nsfw={this.props.nsfw}
+              nsfw={nsfw}
               handleInput={this.handleInput}
             />
           </React.Fragment>
diff --git a/server/chainquery/models/ClaimModel.js b/server/chainquery/models/ClaimModel.js
index e90713ae..4157ab67 100644
--- a/server/chainquery/models/ClaimModel.js
+++ b/server/chainquery/models/ClaimModel.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const {
 
 const getterMethods = {
   generated_extension() {
-    logger.info('trying to generate extension', this.content_type);
+    logger.debug('trying to generate extension', this.content_type);
     if (customFileExtensions.hasOwnProperty(this.content_type)) {
       return customFileExtensions[this.content_type];
     } else {
diff --git a/server/chainquery/queries/claimQueries.js b/server/chainquery/queries/claimQueries.js
index fecce12b..6270ea5d 100644
--- a/server/chainquery/queries/claimQueries.js
+++ b/server/chainquery/queries/claimQueries.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default (db, table, sequelize) => ({
   },
 
   getShortClaimIdFromLongClaimId: async (claimId, claimName, pendingClaim) => {
-    logger.info(`claim.getShortClaimIdFromLongClaimId for ${claimName}#${claimId}`);
+    logger.debug(`claim.getShortClaimIdFromLongClaimId for ${claimName}#${claimId}`);
     return await table
       .findAll({
         where: { name: claimName },
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/channel/claims/getChannelClaims.js b/server/controllers/api/channel/claims/getChannelClaims.js
index ab1c3f36..8b7eee60 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/channel/claims/getChannelClaims.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/channel/claims/getChannelClaims.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const getClaimData = require('server/utils/getClaimData');
 const { returnPaginatedChannelClaims } = require('./channelPagination.js');
 
 const getChannelClaims = async (channelName, channelLongId, page) => {
-  logger.info(`getChannelClaims: ${channelName}, ${channelLongId}, ${page}`);
+  logger.debug(`getChannelClaims: ${channelName}, ${channelLongId}, ${page}`);
   let channelShortId = await chainquery.claim.queries.getShortClaimIdFromLongClaimId(
     channelLongId,
     channelName
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/index.js b/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/index.js
index a14f430d..f08bf76b 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/claim/publish/index.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const {
   publishing: { disabled, disabledMessage },
 } = require('@config/siteConfig');
 
-const { sendGATimingEvent } = require('../../../../utils/googleAnalytics.js');
+const { sendGATimingEvent } = require('server/utils/googleAnalytics.js');
 const isApprovedChannel = require('@globalutils/isApprovedChannel');
 const {
   publishing: { publishOnlyApproved, approvedChannels },
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/update/index.js b/server/controllers/api/claim/update/index.js
index 73d24750..bca37d6d 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/update/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/claim/update/index.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ const claimUpdate = ({ body, files, headers, ip, originalUrl, user, tor }, res)
           description: claimRecord.description,
           nsfw: claimRecord.nsfw,
           license: claimRecord.license,
-          license_url: claimRecord.license_url,
+          licenseUrl: claimRecord.license_url,
           language: 'en',
           author: details.title,
         },
@@ -170,12 +170,10 @@ const claimUpdate = ({ body, files, headers, ip, originalUrl, user, tor }, res)
       }
 
       const fp = files && files.file && files.file.path ? files.file.path : undefined;
-      logger.info(`before updatepublish`);
       return publish(publishParams, fileName, fileType, fp);
     })
     .then(result => {
       publishResult = result;
-      logger.info(`after updatepublish then`, result);
 
       if (channelName) {
         return chainquery.claim.queries.getShortClaimIdFromLongClaimId(
diff --git a/server/controllers/assets/utils/serveFile.js b/server/controllers/assets/utils/serveFile.js
index dce8f984..5efa9e32 100644
--- a/server/controllers/assets/utils/serveFile.js
+++ b/server/controllers/assets/utils/serveFile.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const logger = require('winston');
 const transformImage = require('./transformImage');
+
 const serveFile = async ({ filePath, fileType }, res, originalUrl) => {
   const queryObject = {};
   // TODO: replace quick/dirty try catch with better practice
diff --git a/utils/createModuleAliases.js b/utils/createModuleAliases.js
index eea3edb4..47560faa 100644
--- a/utils/createModuleAliases.js
+++ b/utils/createModuleAliases.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ module.exports = () => {
   moduleAliases['@clientutils'] = resolve(`${DEFAULT_ROOT}/utils`);
   // moduleAliases['@serverutils'] = resolve('server/utils');
 
+  // aliases for constants
+  moduleAliases['@clientConstants'] = resolve(`${DEFAULT_ROOT}/constants`);
+
   // create specific aliases for locally defined components in the following folders
   moduleAliases = addAliasesForCustomComponentFolder('containers', moduleAliases);
   moduleAliases = addAliasesForCustomComponentFolder('components', moduleAliases);
@@ -53,7 +56,6 @@ module.exports = () => {
   moduleAliases['@sagas'] = resolve(`${DEFAULT_ROOT}/sagas`);
   moduleAliases['@app'] = resolve(`${DEFAULT_ROOT}/app.js`);
 
-
   // return finished aliases
   return moduleAliases;
 };