diff --git a/helios b/helios
index b70bdb6c07059fe22b073a6f6b2854e00ea12e95..b83b4f96b3c4f717eece96f054b5e287a19a4c7d 160000
--- a/helios
+++ b/helios
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b70bdb6c07059fe22b073a6f6b2854e00ea12e95
+Subproject commit b83b4f96b3c4f717eece96f054b5e287a19a4c7d
diff --git a/iacr/templates/base.html b/iacr/templates/base.html
index e34bbc6693c1966da8390b77855186c26868cc34..6723673b495bfbeb996bf1713fe0f27450757976 100644
--- a/iacr/templates/base.html
+++ b/iacr/templates/base.html
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         </div>
       {% block content %}{% endblock %}
       <div id="footer">
+        <br /><br />
           <em>This web site is not endorsed by the IACR. It is only meant for demonstration purposes.</em>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/iacr/templates/confirm.html b/iacr/templates/confirm.html
index eee4cdb26ff51493aab7e6df5cfbf6b35c298c04..17a854f10cafeed0a67cddb3b04c54d70b50685c 100644
--- a/iacr/templates/confirm.html
+++ b/iacr/templates/confirm.html
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@
 {% block title %}Confirm Vote{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
+<script language="javascript">
+$(document).ready(function() {
+  $('#waiting_div').hide();
+});
+
+function show_waiting() {
+  $('#cast_div').hide();
+  $('#waiting_div').show();
+}
+</script>
 <h1>Confirm your Vote</h1>
 
 {% if error %}
@@ -14,9 +24,10 @@
     <tt>{{vote_fingerprint}}</tt>
 </p>
 
+<div id="cast_div">
 <h3>Cast Your Ballot with your Credentials</h3>
 
-<form method="post" action="">
+<form method="post" onsubmit="show_waiting();" action="">
     <input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{csrf_token}}" />
 
 <table>
@@ -29,4 +40,11 @@
 <p>
     Forgot your password? <a href="{% url auth.auth_systems.password.password_forgotten_view %}?return_url={% url iacr.views.cast_confirm %}">Have it emailed to you</a>.<br />(don't worry, we won't forget your vote).
 </p>
+</div>
+
+<div id="waiting_div" align="center">
+  Verifying and Casting your ballot<br />
+  <img src="/static/helios/loading.gif" />
+</div>
+
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/iacr/views.py b/iacr/views.py
index 2167e8c820952e65e66450a9d0b82f1a77641530..8071f2285c53961b78dfa5ac1ef7c96cbc77256d 100644
--- a/iacr/views.py
+++ b/iacr/views.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ def home(request):
     'openreg': False,
     'admin' : helios.ADMIN,
     'tally_type': 'homomorphic',
-    'ballot_type': 'homomorphic'
+    'ballot_type': 'homomorphic',
+    'use_voter_aliases': True
   }
   
   election = get_election()
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 732d265794acd2cb88465339f38d089ef001ede6..795e7940cabd465a65ed88ab5e3f1141a2944384 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -126,6 +126,5 @@ DEBUG = True
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = True
 
 URL_HOST = "https://iacr-helios.appspot.com"
-URL_HOST = ""
 
 IACR_ELECTION_UUID = 'iacr'
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