diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
index 13960bbec..031731988 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protocols/index.js
@@ -335,9 +335,11 @@ function initModals() {
     modal.find(".modal-body").html("");
 
     // Simply re-render table
-    protocolsDatatable.ajax.reload();
+
   }
 
+
+
   // Make private modal hidden action
   $("#make-private-results-modal").on("hidden.bs.modal", function(e) {
     refresh($(this));
diff --git a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
index 065b324b5..826e74d82 100644
--- a/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/protocols_controller.rb
@@ -835,12 +835,15 @@ def protocolsio_import_save
       format.json {
         render json: { name: p_name, status: :bad_request }, status: :bad_request
       }
+
       #:location => root_url
+        #  protocolsDatatable.ajax.reload();
+        #  $('#modal-import-json-protocol-preview').modal('hide');
     else
       format.json {
         render json: {
           name: p_name, new_name: protocol.name, status: :ok
-        },redirect_to: @protocol,
+        },
         status: :ok
       }
     end
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_preview_modal.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_preview_modal.html.erb
index 13062d761..5e21c811e 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_preview_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/import_export/_import_json_protocol_preview_modal.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%= form_for(@protocol, :url => url_for(:controller => 'protocols', :action => 'protocolsio_import_save'),method: :post,format: :json,remote: true) do |f| %>
+<%= form_for(@protocol, :url => url_for(:controller => 'protocols', :action => 'protocolsio_import_save'),method: :post,format: :json,remote: true,:html => { :id => "protocolsio-import-form" }) do |f| %>
   <%#= fields_for :steps do |g| %>
   <% #json_string= JSON.parse(json_string)%>
   <% #json_string = JSON.generate(json_string['steps'])