diff --git a/src/js/app/submission-upload/js/controllers/controller.js b/src/js/app/submission-upload/js/controllers/controller.js
index 5467e9d7..b497e5d7 100644
--- a/src/js/app/submission-upload/js/controllers/controller.js
+++ b/src/js/app/submission-upload/js/controllers/controller.js
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
         vm.viewSubmission = false;
       }
 
+      vm.back = function() {
+        window.location = '/challenge-details/'+challengeId+'/?type='+ challengeType
+      }
+
       function addFont() {
         vm.fonts.push({
           site: '',
diff --git a/src/js/app/submission-upload/partials/base.tpl.html b/src/js/app/submission-upload/partials/base.tpl.html
index 451fa556..7fa4a504 100644
--- a/src/js/app/submission-upload/partials/base.tpl.html
+++ b/src/js/app/submission-upload/partials/base.tpl.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="container" ng-class="{uploading : uCtrl.uploadState === 'uploading'}">
     <span class="competitionType" ng-class="{ develop : uCtrl.challengeType === 'develop' }"></span>
     <!-- /#end competition type-->
-    <a ng-href="/challenge-details/{{uCtrl.challengeId}}/?type={{uCtrl.challengeType}}" class="back" href>Back to Active Challenge</a>
+    <a ng-click="uCtrl.back()" ng-href="/challenge-details/{{uCtrl.challengeId}}/?type={{uCtrl.challengeType}}" class="back" href>Back to Active Challenge</a>
     <h2 class="pageTitle" ng-bind="uCtrl.challenge.challengeName"></h2>
     <!-- /#end page title-->