diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js b/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
index efa7ae741..ba69012ff 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/experiments/dropdown_actions.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         keyboard: false,
       });
       validateMoveModal(id);
-      validateExperimentForm();
+      validateExperimentForm($(id));
     })
     .on("ajax:error", function() {
       animateSpinner(null, false);
@@ -63,37 +63,41 @@
                         form.find("#experiment_project_id"),
                         msg.message.toString());
       })
-      .clearFormErrors();
+      on('submit', function(){
+        form.clearFormErrors();
+      });
     }
   // Setup front-end validations for experiment form
-  function validateExperimentForm(){
-    var form = $("#new-experiment-modal").find("form");
-    form
-    .on('ajax:success' , function(){
-      animateSpinner(form, true);
-      location.reload();
-    })
-    .on('ajax:error', function(e, error){
-      var msg = JSON.parse(error.responseText);
-      if ( 'name' in msg ) {
-        renderFormError(e,
-                        $('#new-experiment-name'),
-                        msg.name.toString());
-      } else if ( 'description' in msg ) {
-        renderFormError(e,
-                        $('#new-experiment-description'),
-                        msg.description.toString());
-      } else {
-        renderFormError(e,
-                        $('#new-experiment-name'),
-                        error.statusText);
-      }
-    })
-    .on('submit', function(ev) {
-      textValidator(ev, $('#new-experiment-name'), false);
-      textValidator(ev, $('#new-experiment-description'), true);
-    })
-    .clearFormErrors();
+  function validateExperimentForm(element){
+    if ( element ) {
+      var form = element.find("form");
+      form
+      .on('ajax:success' , function(){
+        animateSpinner(form, true);
+        location.reload();
+      })
+      .on('ajax:error', function(e, error){
+        var msg = JSON.parse(error.responseText);
+        if ( 'name' in msg ) {
+          renderFormError(e,
+                          element.find("#experiment-name"),
+                          msg.name.toString());
+        } else if ( 'description' in msg ) {
+          renderFormError(e,
+                          element.find("#experiment-description"),
+                          msg.description.toString());
+        } else {
+          renderFormError(e,
+                          element.find("#experiment-name"),
+                          error.statusText);
+        }
+      })
+      .on('submit', function(ev) {
+        textValidator(ev, element.find("#experiment-name"), false);
+        textValidator(ev, element.find("#experiment-description"), true);
+      })
+      .clearFormErrors();
+    }
   }
   // Initialize no description edit link
   function initEditNoDescription(){
diff --git a/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
index 16a70aef9..ed5b37785 100644
--- a/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/experiments_controller.rb
@@ -76,10 +76,17 @@ class ExperimentsController < ApplicationController
       @experiment.touch(:workflowimg_updated_at)
       flash[:success] = t('experiments.update.success_flash',
                           experiment: @experiment.name)
-      redirect_to canvas_experiment_path(@experiment)
+      respond_to do |format|
+        format.json do
+          render json: {}, status: :ok
+        end
+      end
     else
-      flash[:alert] = t('experiments.update.error_flash')
-      redirect_to :back
+      respond_to do |format|
+        format.json do
+          render json: @experiment.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/experiments/_edit_modal.html.erb b/app/views/experiments/_edit_modal.html.erb
index b3a362e29..b2a1c3e85 100644
--- a/app/views/experiments/_edit_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/experiments/_edit_modal.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
      tabindex="-1"
      role="dialog"
      aria-labelledby="edit-experiment-modal-label">
-  <%= bootstrap_form_for [@project, @experiment] do |f| %>
+  <%= bootstrap_form_for [@project, @experiment], remote: true do |f| %>
     <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
       <div class="modal-content">
         <div class="modal-header">
diff --git a/app/views/experiments/_form.html.erb b/app/views/experiments/_form.html.erb
index ab78ede99..eb9e5dd1b 100644
--- a/app/views/experiments/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/experiments/_form.html.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
                           label: t("experiments.new.name"),
                           autofocus: true,
                           placeholder: t("experiments.new.name_placeholder"),
-                          id: 'new-experiment-name'%>
+                          id: 'experiment-name'%>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <div class="form-group">
       <%= form.text_area :description,
                          label: t('experiments.new.description'),
-                         id: 'new-experiment-description' %>
+                         id: 'experiment-description' %>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>