diff --git a/web/app/controllers/Application.java b/web/app/controllers/Application.java
index 816189793b..281a8440d3 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/Application.java
+++ b/web/app/controllers/Application.java
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ public class Application extends Controller
             return badRequest("Missing or invalid [credentials]");
         }
 
+        session().clear();
+
         // Create a uuid string for this session if one doesn't already exist
         //   to be appended to the Result object
         String uuid = session("uuid");
@@ -207,8 +209,9 @@ public class Application extends Controller
             return badRequest("Invalid credentials");
         }
 
-        session().clear();
 
+        // Adds the username to the session cookie
+        session("user", username);
         // Contruct an ObjectNode with the username and uuid token to be sent with the response
         ObjectNode data = Json.newObject();
         data.put("username", username);
diff --git a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
index 4946c67de4..6ad760ace2 100644
--- a/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
+++ b/wherehows-web/app/templates/components/dataset-author.hbs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   <button class="nacho-button nacho-button--large-inverse"
           title={{if requiredMinNotConfirmed
                      "Need at least two confirmed owners to make changes"
-                     "Save Changes"}}
+                     "Confirm Owners"}}
             disabled={{requiredMinNotConfirmed}}
     {{action "updateOwners"}}>
-    Save Changes
+    Confirm Owners
   </button>
 
   <button class="nacho-button nacho-button--large"