diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
index 36d82dded..07e55f17f 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
@@ -1178,17 +1178,24 @@
       })
     }
 
-    function getUserSyncs(options) {
+    async function getUserSyncs(options) {
       if (!options) {
         options = {};
       }
       var userId = getId(options)
-      return $.ajax({
-        type: 'GET',
-        dataType: "json",
-        url: "/api/users/" + userId + "/syncs?" + $.param(options),
-        processData: false
-      })
+
+      try {
+        return await $.ajax({
+          type: 'GET',
+          dataType: "json",
+          url: "/api/users/" + userId + "/syncs?" + $.param(options),
+          processData: false
+        })
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+        throw(error)
+      }
+      
     }
 
     function getUserSync(options) {
@@ -1503,11 +1510,11 @@
 
     function deleteRecordingClaim(id) {
       return $.ajax({
-        type: "DELETE",
-        dataType: "json",
-        contentType: 'application/json',
-        url: "/api/recordings/" + id + "/claim"
-      });
+          type: "DELETE",
+          dataType: "json",
+          contentType: 'application/json',
+          url: "/api/recordings/" + id + "/claim"
+        });
     }
 
     function claimRecording(options) {
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/paginator.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/paginator.js
index b77906538..6f35fd198 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/paginator.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/paginator.js
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@
                 var working = paginator.data('working');
                 if(!working) {
                     paginator.data('working', true);
-
+                    
                     onPageSelected(targetPage)
-                        .then(function(resp) {
-                            const [data, textStatus, jqXHR] = resp;
+                        .then(function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
                             totalEntries = data.total_entries || parseInt(jqXHR.getResponseHeader('total-entries'));
                             pages = calculatePages(totalEntries, perPage);
                             options = { pages: pages,
@@ -58,12 +57,9 @@
 
                             paginator.data('working', false);
                         })
-                        .catch(function(){
+                        .catch(function(err){
                             paginator.data('working', false);
                         });
-                        // .always(function() {
-                        //     paginator.data('working', false);
-                        // });
                 }
                 else {
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/sync_viewer.js.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/sync_viewer.js.coffee
index 6d35e6baa..563734e64 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/sync_viewer.js.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/sync_viewer.js.coffee
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ context.JK.SyncViewer = class SyncViewer
 
   getUserSyncs: (page) =>
     @rest.getUserSyncs({since: page * @limit, limit: @limit})
-      .done(this.processUserSyncs)
-
+      .then((response) => this.processUserSyncs(response))
 
   load: () =>
     @list.empty()
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ context.JK.SyncViewer = class SyncViewer
     this.renderHeader()
 
     this.getUserSyncs(0)
-      .done((response) =>
+      .then((response) =>
         $paginator = context.JK.Paginator.create(response.total_entries, @limit, 0, this.getUserSyncs)
         @paginator.empty().append($paginator);
       )
@@ -973,31 +972,31 @@ context.JK.SyncViewer = class SyncViewer
         title: "Confirm Deletion",
         html: "Are you sure you want to delete this recording?",
         yes: () => {
-          this.rest.deleteRecordingClaim(recordingId).done(async response=> {
+          rest.deleteRecordingClaim(recordingId)
+          .done(async (response) => {
             const cmd =
             { type: 'recording_directory',
             action: 'delete',
             queue: 'cleanup',
             recording_id: recordingId};
-
             // now check if the sync is gone entirely, allowing us to delete it from the UI
-            this.rest.getUserSync({user_sync_id: recordingId}).done(userSync => {
+            rest.getUserSync({user_sync_id: recordingId}).done(userSync => {
               // the user sync is still here. tell user it'll be done as soon as they've uploaded their files
-                return context.JK.ackBubble($delete, 'file-sync-delayed-deletion', {}, {offsetParent: $delete.closest('.dialog')});
+              context.JK.ackBubble($delete, 'file-sync-delayed-deletion', {}, {offsetParent: $delete.closest('.dialog')});
             })
             .fail(function(xhr) {
               if (xhr.status === 404) {
                 // the userSync is gone; remove from file manager dynamically
                 const $recordingHolder =  $details.closest('.recording-holder');
-                return $recordingHolder.slideUp();
+                $recordingHolder.slideUp();
               } else {
-                return this.app.ajaxError(arguments);
+                app.ajaxError(arguments);
               }
-            }.bind(this));
+            });
 
             await context.jamClient.OnTrySyncCommand(cmd);
           })
-          .fail(this.app.ajaxError);
+          //.fail(app.ajaxError);
         }
       });
 
@@ -1096,7 +1095,6 @@ context.JK.SyncViewer = class SyncViewer
   #   @since = response.next
 
   processUserSyncs: `async function(response){
-
       this.list.empty();
 
       // check if no entries
@@ -1147,7 +1145,8 @@ context.JK.SyncViewer = class SyncViewer
 
       this.separateByRecording();
 
-      return this.since = response.next;
+      this.since = response.next;
+      return response;
     }`
 
   resolveTrack: (commandMetadata) =>