diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
index b59f0910a6..7c5d900d42 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ class AjaxView(AjaxMixin, View):
 class AjaxCreateView(AjaxMixin, CreateView):
 
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        form = self.form_class(data=request.POST, files=request.FILES)
 
         if request.is_ajax():
-            form = self.form_class(request.POST)
 
             data = {'form_valid': form.is_valid()}
 
@@ -141,8 +141,9 @@ class AjaxUpdateView(AjaxMixin, UpdateView):
 
     def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 
+        form = self.form_class(instance=self.get_object(), data=request.POST, files=request.FILES)
+
         if request.is_ajax():
-            form = self.form_class(request.POST, instance=self.get_object())
 
             data = {'form_valid': form.is_valid()}
 
@@ -152,10 +153,10 @@ class AjaxUpdateView(AjaxMixin, UpdateView):
                 data['pk'] = obj.id
                 data['url'] = obj.get_absolute_url()
 
-            return self.renderJsonResponse(request, form, data)
+            response = self.renderJsonResponse(request, form, data)
+            return response
 
         else:
-            response = super(UpdateView, self).post(request, *args, **kwargs)
             return response
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ class AjaxUpdateView(AjaxMixin, UpdateView):
             return self.renderJsonResponse(request, form)
 
         else:
-            return response
+            return super(UpdateView, self).post(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class AjaxDeleteView(AjaxMixin, DeleteView):
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/detail.html b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/detail.html
index 7436105ba0..bdd7863e3c 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/detail.html
+++ b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/detail.html
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         launchModalForm("#modal-form",
                         "{% url 'part-edit' part.id %}",
                         {
-                            reload: true
+                            reload: true,
                         });
     });
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/part_base.html b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/part_base.html
index 85f15967ca..4b3f9ae6f4 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/templates/part/part_base.html
+++ b/InvenTree/part/templates/part/part_base.html
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
     $("#part-thumb").click(function() {
         launchModalForm("#modal-form",
                         "{% url 'part-image' part.id %}",
+                        {
+                            reload: true
+                        }
                         );
     });
 {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/views.py b/InvenTree/part/views.py
index f74836197c..f11a328af2 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/views.py
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ class PartImage(AjaxUpdateView):
     ajax_form_title = 'Upload Part Image'
     form_class = PartImageForm
 
+    def get_data(self):
+        return {
+            'success': 'Updated part image',
+        }
+
 
 class PartEdit(AjaxUpdateView):
     model = Part