diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js b/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
index d04f25a97..1034e7284 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         backdrop: true,
         keyboard: false,
       });
+      validateMoveModal(id);
     })
     .on("ajax:error", function() {
       animateSpinner(null, false);
@@ -45,6 +46,24 @@
     });
   }
 
+  // Validates move action
+  function validateMoveModal(modal){
+    if ( modal.match(/#move-experiment-modal-[0-9]*/) ) {
+      var form = $(modal).find("form");
+      form
+      .on('ajax:success', function(e, data) {
+        animateSpinner(form, true);
+        window.location.replace(data.path);
+      })
+      .on('ajax:error', function(e, error) {
+        var msg = JSON.parse(error.responseText);
+        renderFormError(e,
+                        form.find("#experiment_project_id"),
+                        msg.message.toString());
+      })
+      .clearFormErrors();
+    }
+  }
   // Initialize no description edit link
   function initEditNoDescription(){
     var modal = "#edit-experiment-modal-";
@@ -55,7 +74,7 @@
   }
   // Bind modal to new-experiment action
   initializeModal($("#new-experiment"), '#new-experiment-modal');
-  
+
   // Bind modal to big-plus new experiment actions
   initializeModal('.big-plus', '#new-experiment-modal');
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
index 3cb4a34a1..5058b2702 100644
--- a/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
@@ -185,11 +185,22 @@ class ExperimentsController < ApplicationController
 
       flash[:success] = t('experiments.move.success_flash',
                           experiment: @experiment.name)
-      redirect_to canvas_experiment_path(@experiment)
+      respond_to do |format|
+        format.json do
+          render json: { path: canvas_experiment_url(@experiment) }, status: :ok
+        end
+      end
     else
-      flash[:error] = t('experiments.move.error_flash',
-                        experiment: @experiment.name)
-      redirect_to project_path(@experiment.project)
+      # flash[:error] = t('experiments.move.error_flash',
+      #                   experiment: @experiment.name)
+      # redirect_to project_path(@experiment.project)
+      respond_to do |format|
+        format.json do
+          render json: { message: t('experiments.move.error_flash',
+                                    experiment: @experiment.name) },
+                                    status: :unprocessable_entity
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/experiments/_move_modal.html.erb b/app/views/experiments/_move_modal.html.erb
index 6f1e73b08..eaea49dfd 100644
--- a/app/views/experiments/_move_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/experiments/_move_modal.html.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
      role="dialog"
      aria-labelledby="move-experiment-modal-label">
      <%= bootstrap_form_for @experiment, url: move_experiment_path(),
-                            method: :post do |f| %>
+                            method: :post,
+                            remote: true do |f| %>
     <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
       <div class="modal-content">
         <div class="modal-header">
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
         <div class="modal-body">
           <% if !@projects.blank? %>
             <%= f.select :project_id, options_for_select(@projects.collect { |p| [ p.name, p.id ] }),
-                        {}, {class: "form-control selectpicker", "data-role" => "clear"} %>
+                        {}, { class: "form-control selectpicker", "data-role" => "clear" } %>
           <% else %>
             <div>
               <em>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 09a2f255e..d80a42f07 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ en:
       label_title: 'Move'
       modal_submit: 'Move'
       success_flash: "Successfully moved experiment %{experiment}"
-      error_flash: 'Could not move the experiment.'
+      error_flash: ' Could not move the experiment. Experiment name is already in use. '
       no_projects: 'No projects to move this experiment to.'
     canvas:
       archive_confirm: "Are you sure to archive this experiment?"