diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/order_cycle_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/order_cycle_controller.js.coffee
index 853f37f690..105b9fa904 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/order_cycle_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/order_cycle_controller.js.coffee
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ angular.module('admin.orderCycles')
     $scope.supplied_products = Enterprise.supplied_products
     $scope.enterprise_fees = EnterpriseFee.index(order_cycle_id: order_cycle_id)
 
+    $scope.OrderCycle = OrderCycle
     $scope.order_cycle = OrderCycle.load(order_cycle_id)
 
     $scope.loaded = ->
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/simple_edit.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/simple_edit.js.coffee
index 9f80a0b666..faffeecfb3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/simple_edit.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/controllers/simple_edit.js.coffee
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ angular.module('admin.orderCycles').controller "AdminSimpleEditOrderCycleCtrl",
 
   $scope.enterprises = Enterprise.index(order_cycle_id: $scope.orderCycleId())
   $scope.enterprise_fees = EnterpriseFee.index(order_cycle_id: $scope.orderCycleId())
+  $scope.OrderCycle = OrderCycle
   $scope.order_cycle = OrderCycle.load $scope.orderCycleId(), (order_cycle) =>
     $scope.init()
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/services/order_cycle.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/services/order_cycle.js.coffee
index 36641dc4d1..595bfdbde6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/services/order_cycle.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/order_cycles/services/order_cycle.js.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-angular.module('admin.orderCycles').factory('OrderCycle', ($resource, $window) ->
+angular.module('admin.orderCycles').factory('OrderCycle', ($resource, $window, $timeout) ->
   OrderCycle = $resource '/admin/order_cycles/:action_name/:order_cycle_id.json', {}, {
     'index':  { method: 'GET', isArray: true}
     'new'   : { method: 'GET', params: { action_name: "new" } }
@@ -127,15 +127,18 @@ angular.module('admin.orderCycles').factory('OrderCycle', ($resource, $window) -
     	oc = new OrderCycle({order_cycle: this.dataForSubmit()})
     	oc.$create (data) ->
     	  if data['success']
-    	    $window.location = destination
+  	      $window.location = destination
     	  else
           console.log('Failed to create order cycle')
 
     update: (destination) ->
     	oc = new OrderCycle({order_cycle: this.dataForSubmit()})
-    	oc.$update {order_cycle_id: this.order_cycle.id}, (data) ->
+    	oc.$update {order_cycle_id: this.order_cycle.id}, (data) =>
     	  if data['success']
-    	    $window.location = destination
+          if destination?
+    	      $window.location = destination
+          else
+            this.displayMessage 'Your order cycle has been updated.'
     	  else
           console.log('Failed to update order cycle')
 
@@ -200,4 +203,11 @@ angular.module('admin.orderCycles').factory('OrderCycle', ($resource, $window) -
 
       for id, active of incoming.variants
         outgoing.variants[id] = active
+
+    displayMessage: (message) ->
+      this.message = message
+      $timeout =>
+        this.message = null
+      , 5000
+
   })
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/openfoodnetwork.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/openfoodnetwork.css.scss
index fac771921c..4dff14cf00 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/openfoodnetwork.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/openfoodnetwork.css.scss
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ form.order_cycle {
     margin-top: 3em;
   }
 
+  .message {
+    font-weight: bold;
+  }
+
   /* This styling makes it easier to read the debug info at the same time as working with the
    * interface, but it breaks the tests. Enable when you need it.
   #order-cycles-debug {
diff --git a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_form.html.haml
index 1452b7dfb1..ca78bf4203 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_form.html.haml
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@
   - if @order_cycle.new_record?
     = f.submit 'Create', 'ng-click' => "submit('#{main_app.admin_order_cycles_path}')", 'ng-disabled' => '!loaded()'
   - else
-    = f.submit 'Update', 'ng-click' => "submit('#{main_app.edit_admin_order_cycle_path(@order_cycle)}')", 'ng-disabled' => '!loaded()'
+    = f.submit 'Update', 'ng-click' => "submit(null)", 'ng-disabled' => '!loaded()'
     = f.submit 'Update and Close', 'ng-click' => "submit('#{main_app.admin_order_cycles_path}')", 'ng-disabled' => '!loaded()'
   %span{'ng-show' => 'loaded()'}
     or
     = link_to 'Cancel', main_app.admin_order_cycles_path
   %span{'ng-hide' => 'loaded()'} Loading...
+  %h6.message {{ OrderCycle.message }}
 
 
 - unless Rails.env.production?
diff --git a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_simple_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_simple_form.html.haml
index dade484849..d162dd37da 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_simple_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_simple_form.html.haml
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@
   - if @order_cycle.new_record?
     = f.submit 'Create', 'ng-click' => "submit('#{main_app.admin_order_cycles_path}')", 'ng-disabled' => '!loaded()'
   - else
-    = f.submit 'Update', 'ng-click' => "submit('#{main_app.edit_admin_order_cycle_path(@order_cycle)}')", 'ng-disabled' => '!loaded()'
+    = f.submit 'Update', 'ng-click' => "submit(null)", 'ng-disabled' => '!loaded()'
     = f.submit 'Update and Close', 'ng-click' => "submit('#{main_app.admin_order_cycles_path}')", 'ng-disabled' => '!loaded()'
 
   %span{'ng-show' => 'loaded()'}
     or
     = link_to 'Cancel', main_app.admin_order_cycles_path
   %span{'ng-hide' => 'loaded()'} Loading...
+  %h6.message {{ OrderCycle.message }}
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/order_cycles_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/order_cycles_spec.rb
index 0bf0c7e952..27ad584e47 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/order_cycles_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/order_cycles_spec.rb
@@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ feature %q{
       click_button 'Add coordinator fee'
       select 'that fee', from: 'order_cycle_coordinator_fee_0_id'
 
+      # When I update, or update and close, both work
+      click_button 'Update'
+      page.should have_content 'Your order cycle has been updated.'
       click_button 'Update and Close'
 
       # Then my order cycle should have been updated