diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceUpdateController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceUpdateController.php
index aaae6d4005..92e0237fba 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceUpdateController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceUpdateController.php
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ final class ConpherenceUpdateController
         break;
     }
 
+    $people_html = null;
+    if ($people_widget) {
+      $people_html = hsprintf('%s', $people_widget->render());
+    }
     $content = array(
       'transactions' => hsprintf('%s', $rendered_transactions),
       'latest_transaction_id' => $new_latest_transaction_id,
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ final class ConpherenceUpdateController
       'conpherence_phid' => $conpherence->getPHID(),
       'header' => hsprintf('%s', $header),
       'file_widget' => $file_widget ? $file_widget->render() : null,
-      'people_widget' => $people_widget ? $people_widget->render() : null,
+      'people_widget' => $people_html,
     );
 
     return $content;
diff --git a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
index 9720b44018..c65901edb0 100644
--- a/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/conpherence/controller/ConpherenceViewController.php
@@ -156,12 +156,9 @@ final class ConpherenceViewController extends
             'type' => 'hidden',
             'name' => 'latest_transaction_id',
             'value' => $latest_transaction_id,
-            'sigil' => 'latest-transaction-id',
-            'meta' => array(
-              'id' => $latest_transaction_id
-            )
+            'sigil' => 'latest-transaction-id'
           ),
-        ''))
+          ''))
       ->render();
 
     return $form;
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
index 8f4f922d6b..1690701b0e 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-pontificate.js
@@ -38,13 +38,11 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-pontificate', function(config) {
           );
         }
 
-        var inputs = JX.DOM.scry(form, 'input');
-        for (var ii = 0; ii < inputs.length; ii++) {
-          if (inputs[ii].name == 'latest_transaction_id') {
-            inputs[ii].value = r.latest_transaction_id;
-            break;
-          }
-        }
+        var latest_transaction_dom = JX.DOM.find(
+          root,
+          'input',
+          'latest-transaction-id');
+        latest_transaction_dom.value = r.latest_transaction_id;
 
         var textarea = JX.DOM.find(form, 'textarea');
         textarea.value = '';
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js
index 097dfdeeb6..7c3c6c0ca1 100644
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/conpherence/behavior-widget-pane.js
@@ -258,19 +258,18 @@ JX.behavior('conpherence-widget-pane', function(config) {
       }
 
       var root = JX.DOM.find(document, 'div', 'conpherence-layout');
-      var latest_transaction_data = JX.Stratcom.getData(
-        JX.DOM.find(
-          root,
-          'input',
-          'latest-transaction-id'
-      ));
+      var latest_transaction_dom = JX.DOM.find(
+        root,
+        'input',
+        'latest-transaction-id');
       var data = {
-        latest_transaction_id : latest_transaction_data.id,
+        latest_transaction_id : latest_transaction_dom.value,
         action : create_data.action
       };
 
       new JX.Workflow(href, data)
         .setHandler(function (r) {
+          latest_transaction_dom.value = r.latest_transaction_id;
           if (create_data.refreshFromResponse) {
             var messages = null;
             try {