diff --git a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/technicalChecks/patch.js b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/technicalChecks/patch.js
index 45104fada805c98600114402490845f7a971ebef..934709a746946699d07062c71084b3013f4fff13 100644
--- a/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/technicalChecks/patch.js
+++ b/packages/component-manuscript-manager/src/routes/technicalChecks/patch.js
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ module.exports = ({ Collection, Fragment, User }) => async (req, res) => {
     collection.status = setNewStatus(step, agree)
     await collection.save()
 
-    sendNotifications({
-      User,
-      Fragment,
-      collection,
-      baseUrl: services.getBaseUrl(req),
-    })
+    if (agree) {
+      sendNotifications({
+        User,
+        Fragment,
+        collection,
+        baseUrl: services.getBaseUrl(req),
+      })
+    }
 
     return res.status(200).json(collection)
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/UIComponents/EQSDecisionPage.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/UIComponents/EQSDecisionPage.js
index 3217266f7a46152387438f73d58b9852ee7e44b5..6aaa02bb30d2245e08ac88c503cbc111651d7c63 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/UIComponents/EQSDecisionPage.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/UIComponents/EQSDecisionPage.js
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ export default compose(
           })
             .then(() => {
               setSuccess(
-                'Manuscript accepted. Thank you for your technical check!',
+                `Manuscript ${
+                  decision ? 'accepted' : 'rejected'
+                }. Thank you for your technical check!`,
               )
               hideModal()
             })
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/app/index-production.html b/packages/xpub-faraday/app/index-production.html
index c4113cccda13c34cb919c145ec37c1af99334208..9408ded17046ffed4fe706313dff0f9ba3ab07d5 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/app/index-production.html
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/app/index-production.html
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
+
 <head>
+    <!--
+        Build time: <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.buildTime %>
+    -->
     <meta charset=utf-8>
-    <title><%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %></title>
+    <title>
+        <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %>
+    </title>
 </head>
+
 <body>
-<div id="root"></div>
+    <div id="root"></div>
 </body>
-</html>
+
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
index 3d84183a8d9058de2dbe526e60130994f552e548..0e8568e0dc11ee83148a032d079c88617345c49a 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/config/default.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ module.exports = {
     API_ENDPOINT: '/api',
     baseUrl: process.env.CLIENT_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
     'login-redirect': '/',
-    'redux-log': true,
+    'redux-log': process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
     theme: process.env.PUBSWEET_THEME,
   },
   orcid: {
@@ -114,13 +114,7 @@ module.exports = {
     path: `${__dirname}/mailer`,
     editorialAssistant: 'hindawi@thinslices.com',
   },
-  publicKeys: [
-    'pubsweet-client',
-    'authsome',
-    'validations',
-    'pubsweet-component-aws-s3',
-    'pubsweet-component-aws-ses',
-  ],
+  publicKeys: ['pubsweet-client', 'authsome', 'validations'],
   statuses: {
     draft: {
       importance: 1,
diff --git a/packages/xpub-faraday/webpack/webpack.production.config.js b/packages/xpub-faraday/webpack/webpack.production.config.js
index be12bca47a761e227c62f1605a6043df99b6c585..60437cd2dc41e3dd5266ac592e484366fc42cf6c 100644
--- a/packages/xpub-faraday/webpack/webpack.production.config.js
+++ b/packages/xpub-faraday/webpack/webpack.production.config.js
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ module.exports = [
         root: path.join(__dirname, '..', '_build'),
       }),
       new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
-        title: 'xpub',
+        title: 'Faraday',
+        buildTime: new Date().toString(),
         template: '../app/index-production.html',
         inject: 'body',
       }),