diff --git a/app/js/components/Admin.js b/app/js/components/Admin.js
index 0900bf1..24a70c5 100644
--- a/app/js/components/Admin.js
+++ b/app/js/components/Admin.js
@@ -1,31 +1,42 @@
 /*global web3*/
 import React from 'react';
-import {Button, Form} from 'react-bootstrap';
+import {Button, Form, Alert} from 'react-bootstrap';
 import ValidatedForm from 'react-validation/build/form';
 import Input from 'react-validation/build/input';
 import {required, isAddress} from '../validators';
 
+import {addContributor} from '../services/Meritocracy';
+
 class Admin extends React.Component {
   state = {
     contributorName: '',
-    contributorAddress: ''
+    contributorAddress: '',
+    busy: false,
+    error: ''
   };
 
   onChange = (name, e) => {
     this.setState({[name]: e.target.value});
   };
 
-  addContributor = (e) => {
+  addContributor = async (e) => {
     e.preventDefault();
-    console.log('Submit', this.state);
+    this.setState({busy: true});
+    try {
+      await addContributor(this.state.contributorName, this.state.contributorAddress);
+      this.setState({contributorName: '', contributorAddress: '', busy: false});
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.setState({error: e.message || e, busy: false});
+    }
   };
 
   render() {
-    const {contributorAddress, contributorName} = this.state;
-
+    const {contributorAddress, contributorName, error, busy} = this.state;
 
     return (<div>
       <h2>Admin Panel</h2>
+      {error && <Alert variant="danger">{error}</Alert>}
+      {busy && <Alert variant="primary">Working...</Alert>}
       <h3>Add a contributor</h3>
       <ValidatedForm onSubmit={(e) => this.addContributor(e)}>
         <Form.Group controlId="formContributor">
diff --git a/app/js/services/Meritocracy.js b/app/js/services/Meritocracy.js
index 198ce82..ab659ce 100644
--- a/app/js/services/Meritocracy.js
+++ b/app/js/services/Meritocracy.js
@@ -1,20 +1,50 @@
+/*global web3*/
 import Meritocracy from 'Embark/contracts/Meritocracy';
 import EmbarkJS from 'Embark/EmbarkJS';
 import axios from 'axios';
 
 const IPFS_HASH = 'QmfWJJYFBJReu2rzTDzkBKXHazE52GVWrTcVNKdcupnxNH';
+const IPNS_HASH = 'QmPW4ZGXXvVYxC7Uez62m9yYZZYVHmo98c8rP6Hu1nb1Na';
+
+const mainAccount = web3.eth.defaultAccount;
 
 export function addContributor(name, address) {
-  Meritocracy.methods.addContributor(address)
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    try {
+      const addContributor = Meritocracy.methods.addContributor(address);
+      let gas = await addContributor.estimateGas({from: mainAccount});
+      console.log({gas});
+      const receipt = await addContributor.send({from: mainAccount, gas: gas + 1000});
+
+      console.log({receipt});
+
+      const list = await getContributorList();
+      list.push({label: name, value: address});
+      console.log({list});
+
+      await saveContributorList(list);
+
+      resolve();
+    } catch (e) {
+      const message = 'Error adding contributor';
+      console.error(message);
+      console.error(e);
+      reject(message);
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 export function getContributorList() {
   return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     try {
-      const url = EmbarkJS.Storage.getUrl(IPFS_HASH);
-      console.log('Url', url);
+      // TODO figure out how to make IPFS/IPNS work
+      const hash = await EmbarkJS.Storage.resolve(IPNS_HASH, (err, hash) => {
+        console.log('Resolved??', {err, hash});
+      });
+      console.log({hash});
+      const url = await EmbarkJS.Storage.getUrl(hash);
+      console.log({url});
       const response = await axios.get(url);
-      console.log(response.data);
       resolve(response.data.contributors);
     } catch (e) {
       const message = 'Error getting contributor file on IPFS';
@@ -24,3 +54,21 @@ export function getContributorList() {
     }
   });
 }
+
+export function saveContributorList(list) {
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+    try {
+      const url = await EmbarkJS.Storage.getUrl(IPNS_HASH);
+      console.log('Url', url);
+      console.log('saving', {contributors: list});
+      const response = await axios.post(url, {contributors: list});
+      console.log(response.data);
+      resolve(response.data.contributors);
+    } catch (e) {
+      const message = 'Error saving contributor file on IPFS';
+      console.error(message);
+      console.error(e);
+      reject(message);
+    }
+  });
+}