diff --git a/client/app/components/coordinator/js/ros_scripts.js b/client/app/components/coordinator/js/ros_scripts.js
index 5f031c9..1e0ee35 100644
--- a/client/app/components/coordinator/js/ros_scripts.js
+++ b/client/app/components/coordinator/js/ros_scripts.js
@@ -317,17 +317,45 @@ bagPlayingTopic.subscribe(function(message) {
 
 function triggerService(serviceName, toSend)
 {
+
+  if(!toSend) {
+    serviceType = 'std_srvs/demobot.Trigger'
+  } else {
+    serviceType = 'std_srvs/demobot.TriggerMessage'
+  }
+
   var service = new ROSLIB.Service({
     ros : ros,
     name : serviceName,
-    serviceType : 'std_srvs/Trigger'
+    serviceType : serviceType
   });
 
   if(!toSend) {
-    toSend = {};
+    var request = new ROSLIB.ServiceRequest({});
+  } else {
+    var toSend = JSON.stringify(toSend);
+    var request = new ROSLIB.ServiceRequest({message : toSend});  
   }
 
-  var request = new ROSLIB.ServiceRequest(toSend);
+
+  /*
+  var service = new ROSLIB.Service({
+    ros : ros,
+    name : serviceName,
+    serviceType : 'std_srvs/demobot.TriggerMessage'
+  });
+
+  if(toSend) {
+    toSend = JSON.stringify(toSend)
+  } else {
+    toSend = ""
+  }
+  */
+  
+
+  var request = new ROSLIB.ServiceRequest({message : toSend});  
+
+
   var serviceCallTimeStamp = Date.now();
   var serviceCallReturned = false;
   service.callService(request, function(result) {
diff --git a/client/app/components/coordinator/js/update_guis.js b/client/app/components/coordinator/js/update_guis.js
index 5ecbf66..abaa0ce 100644
--- a/client/app/components/coordinator/js/update_guis.js
+++ b/client/app/components/coordinator/js/update_guis.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function getBagList(callback)
   var request = new ROSLIB.ServiceRequest({});
   
   service.callService(request, function(result) {
-    callback(result.message);
+    callback(JSON.parse(result.message));
   });
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function getBagCategoryList(callback)
   var request = new ROSLIB.ServiceRequest({});
   
   service.callService(request, function(result) {
-    callback(result.message);
+    callback(JSON.parse(result.message));
   });
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function getBagTagList(callback)
   var request = new ROSLIB.ServiceRequest({});
   
   service.callService(request, function(result) {
-    callback(result.message);
+    callback(JSON.parse(result.message));
   });
 }
 
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ function displayTaggingOptions(mode) {
   var fileNameSelectize = $fileNameSelect[0].selectize;
   fileNameSelectize.clearOptions()
   // /aescape/bags/getBagList
-  getBagList(function(result){
-    fileNameSelectize.addOption([].map(function(bagName){
+  getBagList(function(results){
+    fileNameSelectize.addOption(results.map(function(bagName){
       return {name : bagName}
     }));
   })
@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ function displayTaggingOptions(mode) {
 }
 
 function hideTaggingOptions(mode, updateValues=false) {
-  var modeTag = '#' + mode + 'Tag';
+  var modeTag = '#' + mode + 'Tags';
 
   if(updateValues) {
-    var modeTag = '#' + mode + 'Tags';
     var fileNameSelector = '#' + mode + 'BagFileName';
     var categorySelector = '#' + mode + 'BagCategory';
     var tagSelector = '#' + mode + 'BagTags';
@@ -138,27 +137,34 @@ function hideTaggingOptions(mode, updateValues=false) {
     var category = $(categorySelector).val();
     var tags = $(tagSelector).val();
 
+    getBagList(function(results){
+      bag_name = results[0].filename
+    })
+
     updateBagMetadata(mode, bag_name, filename, category, tags)
   }
   //TO DO: Wait for the response from the backend before setting the display to none
-  document.getElementById(modeTag).setAttribute('overflow', 'hidden');
-  document.getElementById(modeTag).classList.remove('open');
+  document.querySelector(modeTag).setAttribute('overflow', 'hidden');
+  document.querySelector(modeTag).classList.remove('open');
 }
 
 function updateBagMetadata(mode, bag_name, modified_bag_name, category, tags) {
   if(!mode) {
-    return //error
+    //return //error
   }
   if(!bag_name) {
-    return // error
+    //return // error
   }
-  triggerService('/aescape/bags/updateBagMeta', {
+
+  var toSend = {
     mode : mode, 
     bag_name : bag_name, 
     modified_bag_name : modified_bag_name, 
     category : category, 
     tags : tags
-  })
+  }
+
+  triggerService('/aescape/bags/updateBagMeta', toSend)
 }
 
 function displayLoadingOptions() {
@@ -167,9 +173,6 @@ function displayLoadingOptions() {
 
   document.querySelector(selector).classList.add('open');
 
-  //get bag list
-    //select last recorded bag
-    //do animation
     var $select = $('#bagList').selectize({
       valueField: 'filename',
       labelField: 'filename',
@@ -198,7 +201,6 @@ function displayLoadingOptions() {
     getBagList(function(results){
       var selectize = $select[0].selectize;
       selectize.clearOptions()
-      results = [{'filename' : 'hellobiathco', 'category' : 'hellobiathcat', 'tags' : ['hellobiathtag', 'hellobiatag2']}]
       selectize.addOption(results);
       if(results[0]) {
         selectize.setValue(results[0].filename);
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ function displayLoadingOptions() {
 function hideLoadingOptions() {
   var selector = '#bagList';
 
-  document.getElementById(selector).setAttribute('overflow', 'hidden');
-  document.getElementById(selector).classList.remove('open');
+  document.querySelector(selector).setAttribute('overflow', 'hidden');
+  document.querySelector(selector).classList.remove('open');
 }