diff --git a/src/MGRAST/html/js/Upload.js b/src/MGRAST/html/js/Upload.js
index bcac7aa3..2b15545e 100644
--- a/src/MGRAST/html/js/Upload.js
+++ b/src/MGRAST/html/js/Upload.js
@@ -444,8 +444,13 @@ function select_metadata_file () {
 	  document.getElementById("icon_step_2").style.display = "";
 	  check_submitable();
 	} else {
-	  alert(result[2]);
-	  unselect_metadata_file();
+	    if (result[1] eq 'taken') {
+		alert(result[2]);
+		unselect_metadata_file();
+	    } else {
+		document.getElementById("sel_mdfile_div").innerHTML = result[2];
+		update_inbox();
+	    }
 	}
       });
   }
diff --git a/src/MGRAST/lib/JobDB/Project.pm b/src/MGRAST/lib/JobDB/Project.pm
index 7f39e9ce..525af0e4 100644
--- a/src/MGRAST/lib/JobDB/Project.pm
+++ b/src/MGRAST/lib/JobDB/Project.pm
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ sub count_public {
 }
 
 sub get_private_projects {
-  my ($self, $user) = @_;
+  my ($self, $user, $edit) = @_;
 
   unless ($user && ref($user)) { return []; }
-  my $ids = $user->has_right_to(undef, 'view', 'project');
+  my $ids = $edit ? $user->has_right_to(undef,'edit','project') : $user->has_right_to(undef,'view','project');
   unless ($ids && (@$ids > 0)) { return []; }
 
   my $private = [];
diff --git a/src/MGRAST/lib/WebPage/MetagenomeOverview.pm b/src/MGRAST/lib/WebPage/MetagenomeOverview.pm
index ef75a2ad..a7adc18f 100644
--- a/src/MGRAST/lib/WebPage/MetagenomeOverview.pm
+++ b/src/MGRAST/lib/WebPage/MetagenomeOverview.pm
@@ -1314,6 +1314,7 @@ sub get_consensus_chart {
   # data = [ pos, N, G, C, T, A ]
   foreach my $row (@$consensus) {
     next if (($row->[0] eq '#') || (! $row->[6]));
+    next if (($row->[0] > 100) && ($row->[6] < 1000));
     my $sum = $row->[6];
     my @per = map {  floor(100 * 100 * (($_ * 1.0) / $sum)) / 100 } @$row;
     push @$data, [ $row->[0] + 1, $per[5], $per[3], $per[2], $per[4], $per[1] ];
diff --git a/src/MGRAST/lib/WebPage/PublishGenome.pm b/src/MGRAST/lib/WebPage/PublishGenome.pm
index c08aba42..a01852ba 100644
--- a/src/MGRAST/lib/WebPage/PublishGenome.pm
+++ b/src/MGRAST/lib/WebPage/PublishGenome.pm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ sub init {
   $self->title("Make metagenome publicly accessible");
 
   # register components
+  $self->application->register_component('Table', 'private_projects_table');
   $self->application->register_component('Table', 'DisplayMetaData');
   $self->application->register_component('Ajax', 'Display_Ajax');
 
@@ -148,9 +149,22 @@ sub meta_info {
     unshift @tdata, [ "<font color='red'>Project</font>", "<font color='red'>project_name</font>", $project->name ];
   } elsif ($no_proj_md) {
     my $error = "<p><font color='red'>We are unable to publish your metagenome due to the following errors:</font></p>";
-    $error .= "<p>Your metagenome does not exist in a project. Please create a new project or add it to an existing project before you can publish.<br>";
-    $error .= "This can be done through the Browse Page: <a title='Browse Metagenomes' href='?page=MetagenomeSelect'>";
-    $error .= "<img style='padding-left:15px; height:25px;' src='./Html/mgrast_globe.png'></a></p>";
+    $error .= "<p>Your metagenome does not exist in a project. Please create a new project or add it to an existing project before you can publish.</p>";
+
+    my $projects = $self->app->data_handle('MGRAST')->Project->get_private_projects($user, 1);
+    if (@$project > 0) {
+      my $pp_table = $self->app->component('private_projects_table');
+      $pp_table->columns( [ { name => 'id' }, { name => 'name' }, { name => 'type' } ] );
+      $pp_table->data([ map { [ $_->{id}, "<a href='?page=MetagenomeProject&project=".$_->{id}."' target=_blank>".($_->{name} ? $_->{name} : "-")."</a>", $_->{type} ] } grep { $_->{id} } @$projects ]);
+      $pp_table->items_per_page(20);
+      $pp_table->show_select_items_per_page(1);
+      $pp_table->show_top_browse(1);
+      $error .= "<p>Projects you can add metagenomes to:<br>".$pp_table->output()."<br>";
+    }
+    else {
+      $error .= "<p>You have no existing projects, please create one: ";
+    }
+    $error .= "<a onclick='pname=prompt(\"Enter new project name\",\"\");if(pname.length){window.top.location=\"?page=MetagenomeProject&action=create&pname=\"+pname;}' style='cursor:pointer;font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;'>create new project</a></p>";
     return $error;
   }