diff --git a/react/actions/show.js b/react/actions/show.js
index c1b1e96e..87a11aab 100644
--- a/react/actions/show.js
+++ b/react/actions/show.js
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ export function showNewAsset (name, claimId) {
   };
 };
 
-export function updateShowAsset (error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData) {
+export function updateShowAsset (error, id) {
   return {
     type: actions.SHOW_ASSET_UPDATE,
-    data: { error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData },
+    data: { error, id },
   };
 };
 
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ export function clearShowAsset () {
 
 // add asset to asset list
 
-export function addAssetToAssetList (id, error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData) {
+export function upsertAssetToAssetList (id, error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData) {
   return {
-    type: actions.ASSET_LIST_ADD,
+    type: actions.ASSET_LIST_UPSERT,
     data: { id, error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData },
   };
 }
diff --git a/react/components/AssetDisplay/index.js b/react/components/AssetDisplay/index.js
index 1250c997..09fbc0de 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetDisplay/index.js
+++ b/react/components/AssetDisplay/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
   return {
     error    : show.displayAsset.error,
     status   : show.displayAsset.status,
-    claimData: show.showAsset.claimData,
+    asset    : show.assetList[show.showAsset.id],
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/react/components/AssetDisplay/view.jsx b/react/components/AssetDisplay/view.jsx
index fa719ac9..ecac5e6d 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetDisplay/view.jsx
+++ b/react/components/AssetDisplay/view.jsx
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ import { LOCAL_CHECK, UNAVAILABLE, ERROR, AVAILABLE } from 'constants/asset_disp
 
 class AssetDisplay extends React.Component {
   componentDidMount () {
-    this.props.onFileRequest(this.props.claimData.name, this.props.claimData.claimId);
+    const { asset: { claimData: { name, claimId } } } = this.props;
+    this.props.onFileRequest(name, claimId);
   }
   render () {
-    const { status, error, claimData: { name, claimId, contentType, fileExt, thumbnail } } = this.props;
+    console.log('rendering assetdisplay', this.props);
+    const { status, error, asset: { claimData: { name, claimId, contentType, fileExt, thumbnail } } } = this.props;
     return (
       <div id="asset-display-component">
         {(status === LOCAL_CHECK) &&
diff --git a/react/components/AssetInfo/index.js b/react/components/AssetInfo/index.js
index a4cd0814..899555e6 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetInfo/index.js
+++ b/react/components/AssetInfo/index.js
@@ -3,16 +3,7 @@ import View from './view';
 
 const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
   return {
-    shortId      : show.showAsset.shortId,
-    channelName  : show.showAsset.claimData.channelName,
-    certificateId: show.showAsset.claimData.certificateId,
-    description  : show.showAsset.claimData.description,
-    name         : show.showAsset.claimData.name,
-    claimId      : show.showAsset.claimData.claimId,
-    fileExt      : show.showAsset.claimData.fileExt,
-    contentType  : show.showAsset.claimData.contentType,
-    thumbnail    : show.showAsset.claimData.thumbnail,
-    host         : show.showAsset.claimData.host,
+    asset: show.assetList[show.showAsset.id],
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/react/components/AssetInfo/view.jsx b/react/components/AssetInfo/view.jsx
index 42eaffdb..0f1f3efe 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetInfo/view.jsx
+++ b/react/components/AssetInfo/view.jsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class AssetInfo extends React.Component {
     }
   }
   render () {
-    const { shortId, channelName, certificateId, description, name, claimId, fileExt, contentType, thumbnail, host } = this.props;
+    const { asset: { shortId, claimData : { channelName, certificateId, description, name, claimId, fileExt, contentType, thumbnail, host } } } = this.props;
     return (
       <div>
         {channelName &&
diff --git a/react/components/AssetTitle/index.js b/react/components/AssetTitle/index.js
index 970bbe6f..9766d497 100644
--- a/react/components/AssetTitle/index.js
+++ b/react/components/AssetTitle/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import View from './view';
 
 const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
   return {
-    title: show.showAsset.claimData.title,
+    title: show.assetList[show.showAsset.id].claimData.title,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/react/components/ShowAssetDetails/index.js b/react/components/ShowAssetDetails/index.js
index 9d3f8eb8..899555e6 100644
--- a/react/components/ShowAssetDetails/index.js
+++ b/react/components/ShowAssetDetails/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import View from './view';
 
 const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
   return {
-    claimData: show.showAsset.claimData,
+    asset: show.assetList[show.showAsset.id],
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/react/components/ShowAssetDetails/view.jsx b/react/components/ShowAssetDetails/view.jsx
index c1bf7e6a..eaef0a1d 100644
--- a/react/components/ShowAssetDetails/view.jsx
+++ b/react/components/ShowAssetDetails/view.jsx
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import AssetInfo from 'components/AssetInfo';
 
 class ShowAssetDetails extends React.Component {
   render () {
-    const { claimData } = this.props;
+    const { asset } = this.props;
     return (
       <div>
         <NavBar/>
-        {claimData &&
+        {asset &&
         <div className="row row--tall row--padded">
           <div className="column column--10">
             <AssetTitle />
diff --git a/react/components/ShowAssetLite/index.js b/react/components/ShowAssetLite/index.js
index b47c7407..899555e6 100644
--- a/react/components/ShowAssetLite/index.js
+++ b/react/components/ShowAssetLite/index.js
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import View from './view';
 
 const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
   return {
-    name   : show.showAsset.claimData.name,
-    claimId: show.showAsset.claimData.claimId,
+    asset: show.assetList[show.showAsset.id],
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/react/components/ShowAssetLite/view.jsx b/react/components/ShowAssetLite/view.jsx
index 74dc1beb..d9892d90 100644
--- a/react/components/ShowAssetLite/view.jsx
+++ b/react/components/ShowAssetLite/view.jsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import AssetDisplay from 'components/AssetDisplay';
 
 class ShowLite extends React.Component {
   render () {
-    const { name, claimId } = this.props;
+    const { asset: { name, claimId } } = this.props;
     return (
       <div className="row row--tall flex-container--column flex-container--center-center">
         { (name && claimId) &&
diff --git a/react/constants/show_action_types.js b/react/constants/show_action_types.js
index d4d262f8..26302b22 100644
--- a/react/constants/show_action_types.js
+++ b/react/constants/show_action_types.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const SHOW_ASSET_NEW = 'SHOW_ASSET_NEW';
 export const SHOW_ASSET_UPDATE = 'SHOW_ASSET_UPDATE';
 export const SHOW_ASSET_CLEAR = 'SHOW_ASSET_CLEAR';
 
-export const ASSET_LIST_ADD = `ASSET_LIST_ADD`;
+export const ASSET_LIST_UPSERT = `ASSET_LIST_UPSERT`;
 
 // channel request actions
 export const CHANNEL_REQUEST_NEW = 'CHANNEL_REQUEST_NEW';
diff --git a/react/containers/ShowAsset/index.js b/react/containers/ShowAsset/index.js
index 6f5ce1b6..e375e2ab 100644
--- a/react/containers/ShowAsset/index.js
+++ b/react/containers/ShowAsset/index.js
@@ -13,25 +13,25 @@ const mapStateToProps = ({ show }) => {
     assetList       : show.assetList,
     // show asset
     error           : show.showAsset.error,
-    name            : show.showAsset.name,
-    claimData       : show.showAsset.claimData,
+    id              : show.showAsset.id,
   };
 };
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => {
   return {
-    // new
+    // request
     onNewRequest: (id, name, modifier) => {
       dispatch(newAssetRequest(id, name, modifier));
     },
     onRequestError: (error) => {
       dispatch(updateRequestError(error, null, null));
     },
+    // show asset
     onShowNewAsset: (name, claimId) => {
       dispatch(showNewAsset(name, claimId));
     },
-    onShowExistingAsset: (error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData) => {
-      dispatch(updateShowAsset(error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData));
+    onShowExistingAsset: (assetId) => {
+      dispatch(updateShowAsset(null, assetId));
     },
     onLeaveShowAsset: () => {
       dispatch(clearShowAsset()); // clear any errors
diff --git a/react/containers/ShowAsset/view.jsx b/react/containers/ShowAsset/view.jsx
index 123ed807..3e3de33d 100644
--- a/react/containers/ShowAsset/view.jsx
+++ b/react/containers/ShowAsset/view.jsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ShowAsset extends React.Component {
     const assetId = `a#${name}#${claimId}`;
     const existingAssetRecord = assetList[assetId];
     if (existingAssetRecord) { // case: the asset data already exists
-      this.showExistingAsset(existingAssetRecord);
+      this.showExistingAsset(assetId);
     } else { // case: the asset data does not exist yet
       this.showNewAsset(name, claimId);
     }
@@ -60,21 +60,20 @@ class ShowAsset extends React.Component {
   showNewAsset (name, claimId) {
     this.props.onShowNewAsset(name, claimId);
   }
-  showExistingAsset (existingAssetRecord) {
-    let { error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData } = existingAssetRecord;
-    this.props.onShowExistingAsset(error, name, claimId, shortId, claimData);
+  showExistingAsset (assetId) {
+    this.props.onShowExistingAsset(assetId);
   }
   componentWillUnmount () {
     this.props.onLeaveShowAsset();
   }
   render () {
-    const { error, name, requestExtension } = this.props;
+    const { error, id, requestExtension } = this.props;
     if (error) {
       return (
         <ErrorPage error={error}/>
       );
     }
-    if (name) { // direct requests are passing because name is present so it just goes
+    if (id) { // direct requests are passing because name is present so it just goes
       if (requestExtension) {
         return (
           <ShowAssetLite />
diff --git a/react/reducers/show.js b/react/reducers/show.js
index 5e1a7ac4..3a78bc2f 100644
--- a/react/reducers/show.js
+++ b/react/reducers/show.js
@@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ const initialState = {
     },
   },
   showAsset: {
-    error    : null,
-    name     : null,
-    claimId  : null,
-    shortId  : null,
-    claimData: null,
+    error: null,
+    id   : null,
   },
   displayAsset: {
     error : null,
@@ -93,25 +90,19 @@ export default function (state = initialState, action) {
     case actions.SHOW_ASSET_UPDATE:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         showAsset: Object.assign({}, state.showAsset, {
-          error    : action.data.error,
-          name     : action.data.name,
-          claimId  : action.data.claimId,
-          shortId  : action.data.shortId,
-          claimData: action.data.claimData,
+          error: action.data.error,
+          id   : action.data.id,
         }),
       });
     case actions.SHOW_ASSET_CLEAR:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         showAsset: Object.assign({}, state.showAsset, {
-          error    : null,
-          name     : null,
-          claimId  : null,
-          shortId  : null,
-          claimData: null,
+          error: null,
+          id   : null,
         }),
       });
     // add asset to asset list
-    case actions.ASSET_LIST_ADD:
+    case actions.ASSET_LIST_UPSERT:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         assetList: Object.assign({}, state.assetList, {
           [action.data.id]: {
diff --git a/react/sagas/show_asset.js b/react/sagas/show_asset.js
index 61761c89..1b99e5b6 100644
--- a/react/sagas/show_asset.js
+++ b/react/sagas/show_asset.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { call, put, takeLatest } from 'redux-saga/effects';
 import * as actions from 'constants/show_action_types';
-import { updateShowAsset, addAssetToAssetList } from 'actions/show';
+import { updateShowAsset, upsertAssetToAssetList } from 'actions/show';
 import { getShortId, getClaimData } from 'api/assetApi';
 
 function* getAssetDataAndShowAsset (action) {
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ function* getAssetDataAndShowAsset (action) {
   try {
     ({success, message, data: shortId} = yield call(getShortId, name, claimId));
   } catch (error) {
-    return yield put(updateShowAsset(error.message, name, claimId));
+    return yield put(updateShowAsset(error.message, null));
   }
   if (!success) {
-    return yield put(updateShowAsset(message, name, claimId));
+    return yield put(updateShowAsset(message, null));
   }
   // if no error, get claim data
   success = null;
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ function* getAssetDataAndShowAsset (action) {
   try {
     ({success, message, data: claimData} = yield call(getClaimData, name, claimId));
   } catch (error) {
-    return yield put(updateShowAsset(error.message, name, claimId));
+    return yield put(updateShowAsset(error.message, null));
   }
   if (!success) {
-    return yield put(updateShowAsset(message, name, claimId));
+    return yield put(updateShowAsset(message, null));
   }
-  yield put(updateShowAsset(null, name, claimId, shortId, claimData));
-  yield put(addAssetToAssetList(id, null, name, claimId, shortId, claimData));
+  yield put(updateShowAsset(null, id));
+  yield put(upsertAssetToAssetList(id, null, name, claimId, shortId, claimData));
 }
 
 export function* watchShowNewAsset () {