diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 5ed8b396..1390b093 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function submitTimes(videoID) {
   chrome.storage.local.get([sponsorTimeKey], function(result) {
     let sponsorTimes = result[sponsorTimeKey];
 
-    if (sponsorTimes != undefined && sponsorTimes != []) {
+    if (sponsorTimes != undefined && sponsorTimes.length > 0) {
       //submit these times
       for (let i = 0; i < sponsorTimes.length; i++) {
         let xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
diff --git a/popup.html b/popup.html
index bbcd41c3..bcbc111a 100644
--- a/popup.html
+++ b/popup.html
@@ -23,26 +23,35 @@
             </div>
     
             <br/>
+
+            <h2>Record the times of a sponsorship</h2>
+
+            <p> 
+              Click the button below when the sponsorship starts and ends to record and 
+              submit it to the database.
+            </p>
     
             <div>
-              <button id="sponsorStart">Sponsorship Starts</button>
+              <button id="sponsorStart">Sponsorship Starts Now</button>
             </div>
       
-            <h3>Latest Sponsor Message Times Chosen</h3>
-            <b>
-              <div id="sponsorMessageTimes">
+            <div id="submissionSection" style="display: none">
+              <h3>Latest Sponsor Message Times Chosen</h3>
+              <b>
+                <div id="sponsorMessageTimes">
+        
+                </div>
+              </b>
       
-              </div>
-            </b>
-    
-            <button id="clearTimes">Clear Times</button>
-    
-            <br/>
-    
-            <button id="submitTimes">Submit Times</button>
+              <button id="clearTimes">Clear Times</button>
+      
+              <br/>
+      
+              <button id="submitTimes">Submit Times</button>
+            </div>
 
             <br/>
-    
+      
             <button id="showNoticeAgain" style="display: none">Show Notice Again</button>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index 64af7d50..43ce1ce8 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function loadTabData(tabs) {
   let sponsorTimeKey = "sponsorTimes" + currentVideoID;
   chrome.storage.local.get([sponsorTimeKey], function(result) {
     let sponsorTimesStorage = result[sponsorTimeKey];
-    if (sponsorTimesStorage != undefined && sponsorTimesStorage != []) {
+    if (sponsorTimesStorage != undefined && sponsorTimesStorage.length > 0) {
       if (sponsorTimesStorage[sponsorTimesStorage.length - 1] != undefined && sponsorTimesStorage[sponsorTimesStorage.length - 1].length < 2) {
         startTimeChosen = true;
       }
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ function loadTabData(tabs) {
       sponsorTimes = sponsorTimesStorage;
 
       displaySponsorTimes();
+
+      //show submission section
+      document.getElementById("submissionSection").style.display = "unset";
     }
   });
 
@@ -124,14 +127,17 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener(function (request, sender, callback) {
     //update startTimeChosen variable
     if (!startTimeChosen) {
       startTimeChosen = true;
-      document.getElementById("sponsorStart").innerHTML = "Sponsorship Ends";
+      document.getElementById("sponsorStart").innerHTML = "Sponsorship Ends Now";
     } else {
       startTimeChosen = false;
-      document.getElementById("sponsorStart").innerHTML = "Sponsorship Start";
+      document.getElementById("sponsorStart").innerHTML = "Sponsorship Starts Now";
     }
 
     //display video times on screen
     displaySponsorTimes();
+
+    //show submission section
+    document.getElementById("submissionSection").style.display = "unset";
   }
 });
 
@@ -178,6 +184,9 @@ function clearTimes() {
   chrome.storage.local.set({[sponsorTimeKey]: sponsorTimes});
 
   displaySponsorTimes();
+
+  //hide submission section
+  document.getElementById("submissionSection").style.display = "none";
 }
 
 function submitTimes() {