diff --git a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
index 6389475c9..9ce6b2130 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_publisher.haml
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
         $("#publisher .options_and_submit").show();
       });
 
-      $("#publisher form").live("ajax:success", function(){
-        $("#publisher").addClass("closed");
-        $("#photodropzone").find('li').remove();
-      });
-
       $("#click_to_share").find("a").bind("click", function(evt){
         $("#publisher").removeClass("closed");
         $("#publisher").find("textarea").focus();
diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index d0840b9e6..b52fbbbfc 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ var Stream = {
     $(".new_status_message").bind('ajax:success', function(data, json, xhr) {
       json = $.parseJSON(json);
       WebSocketReceiver.addPostToStream(json['post_id'], json['html']);
+      //collapse publisher
+      $("#publisher").addClass("closed");
+      $("#photodropzone").find('li').remove();
     });
     $(".new_status_message").bind('ajax:failure', function(data, html, xhr) {
       alert('failed to post message!');