diff --git a/react/actions/channel.js b/react/actions/channel.js
index a1e34e71..7c17ed94 100644
--- a/react/actions/channel.js
+++ b/react/actions/channel.js
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import * as actions from 'constants/channel_action_types';
 export function updateLoggedInChannel (name, shortId, longId) {
   return {
     type: actions.CHANNEL_UPDATE,
-    name,
-    shortId,
-    longId,
+    data: {
+      name,
+      shortId,
+      longId,
+    },
   };
 };
diff --git a/react/actions/publish.js b/react/actions/publish.js
index 603aca4e..8afd3556 100644
--- a/react/actions/publish.js
+++ b/react/actions/publish.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as actions from 'constants/publish_action_types';
 export function selectFile (file) {
   return {
     type: actions.FILE_SELECTED,
-    file: file,
+    data: file,
   };
 };
 
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@ export function clearFile () {
 export function updateMetadata (name, value) {
   return {
     type: actions.METADATA_UPDATE,
-    name,
-    value,
+    data: {
+      name,
+      value,
+    },
   };
 };
 
 export function updateClaim (value) {
   return {
     type: actions.CLAIM_UPDATE,
-    value,
+    data: value,
   };
 };
 
@@ -39,29 +41,33 @@ export function setPublishInChannel (channel) {
 export function updatePublishStatus (status, message) {
   return {
     type: actions.PUBLISH_STATUS_UPDATE,
-    status,
-    message,
+    data: {
+      status,
+      message,
+    },
   };
 };
 
 export function updateError (name, value) {
   return {
     type: actions.ERROR_UPDATE,
-    name,
-    value,
+    data: {
+      name,
+      value,
+    },
   };
 };
 
-export function updateSelectedChannel (value) {
+export function updateSelectedChannel (channelName) {
   return {
     type: actions.SELECTED_CHANNEL_UPDATE,
-    value,
+    data: channelName,
   };
 };
 
-export function toggleMetadataInputs (value) {
+export function toggleMetadataInputs (showMetadataInputs) {
   return {
     type: actions.TOGGLE_METADATA_INPUTS,
-    value,
+    data: showMetadataInputs,
   };
 };
diff --git a/react/reducers/channel.js b/react/reducers/channel.js
index fcf1f33c..30dd0166 100644
--- a/react/reducers/channel.js
+++ b/react/reducers/channel.js
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ export default function (state = initialState, action) {
   switch (action.type) {
     case actions.CHANNEL_UPDATE:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
-        loggedInChannel: {
-          name   : action.name,
-          shortId: action.shortId,
-          longId : action.longId,
-        },
+        loggedInChannel: action.data,
       });
     default:
       return state;
diff --git a/react/reducers/publish.js b/react/reducers/publish.js
index 1195a37d..e964fcec 100644
--- a/react/reducers/publish.js
+++ b/react/reducers/publish.js
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@ export default function (state = initialState, action) {
   switch (action.type) {
     case actions.FILE_SELECTED:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
-        file: action.file,
+        file: action.data,
       });
     case actions.FILE_CLEAR:
       return initialState;
     case actions.METADATA_UPDATE:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         metadata: Object.assign({}, state.metadata, {
-          [action.name]: action.value,
+          [action.data.name]: action.data.value,
         }),
       });
     case actions.CLAIM_UPDATE:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
-        claim: action.value,
+        claim: action.data,
       });
     case actions.SET_PUBLISH_IN_CHANNEL:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
@@ -54,24 +54,21 @@ export default function (state = initialState, action) {
       });
     case actions.PUBLISH_STATUS_UPDATE:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
-        status: Object.assign({}, state.status, {
-          status : action.status,
-          message: action.message,
-        }),
+        status: action.data,
       });
     case actions.ERROR_UPDATE:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
         error: Object.assign({}, state.error, {
-          [action.name]: action.value,
+          [action.data.name]: action.data.value,
         }),
       });
     case actions.SELECTED_CHANNEL_UPDATE:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
-        selectedChannel: action.value,
+        selectedChannel: action.data,
       });
     case actions.TOGGLE_METADATA_INPUTS:
       return Object.assign({}, state, {
-        showMetadataInputs: action.value,
+        showMetadataInputs: action.data,
       });
     default:
       return state;