diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/logged_in_user.jsx b/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/logged_in_user.jsx
index f71f0019bc..28a2f8d85f 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/logged_in_user.jsx
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/logged_in_user.jsx
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ function LoggedInUser({ userInformation, setErrorState, zendeskApiHost, submitFo
     </div>);
   }
 
-  let subjectElement;
-  subjectElement = (<div>
-    <label htmlFor="subject">{gettext('Subject')}</label>
-    <select className="form-control select-subject" id="subject">
+  let topicElement;
+  topicElement = (<div>
+    <label htmlFor="topic">{gettext('Topic')}</label>
+    <select className="form-control select-subject" id="topic">
       <option value="">--------</option>
       <option value="Account Settings">{gettext('Account Settings')}</option>
       <option value="Billing/Payment Options">{gettext('Billing/Payment Options')}</option>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function LoggedInUser({ userInformation, setErrorState, zendeskApiHost, submitFo
     <div className="row">
       <div className="col-sm-12">
         <div className="form-group">
-          {subjectElement}
+          {topicElement}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/single_support_form.jsx b/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/single_support_form.jsx
index 164ca65973..61e1aa05d9 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/single_support_form.jsx
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/single_support_form.jsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class RenderForm extends React.Component {
       $userInfo = $('.user-info'),
       request = new XMLHttpRequest(),
       $course = $('#course'),
-      $subject = $('#subject'),
+      $topic = $('#topic'),
       data = {
         comment: {
           body: $('#message').val(),
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ class RenderForm extends React.Component {
       value: course,
     }];
 
-    let subject;
-    subject = $subject.find(':selected').val();
-    if (!subject) {
-      subject = $subject.val();
+    let topic;
+    topic = $topic.find(':selected').val();
+    if (!topic) {
+      topic = $topic.val();
     }
-    if (!subject) {
-      $('#subject').closest('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
-      errors.push(gettext('Select a subject for your support request.'));
+    if (!topic) {
+      $('#topic').closest('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
+      errors.push(gettext('Select a topic for your support request.'));
     }
-    data.subject = subject;
+    data.subject = topic; // Zendesk API requires 'subject'
 
     if (this.validateData(data, errors)) {
       request.open('POST', url, true);
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/success.jsx b/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/success.jsx
index 1b594c9759..92eb4ac859 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/success.jsx
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/support/static/support/jsx/success.jsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function Success({ platformName, homepageUrl, dashboardUrl, isLoggedIn }) {
 
     <div className="row">
       <div className="col-sm-12">
-        <p>{gettext('Thank you for submitting a request!')}</p>
+        <p>{gettext('Thank you for submitting a request! We appreciate your patience while we work to review your request.')}</p>
       </div>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/zendesk_proxy/v1/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/zendesk_proxy/v1/views.py
index 0899a3a797..25f5640e27 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/zendesk_proxy/v1/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/zendesk_proxy/v1/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Define request handlers used by the zendesk_proxy djangoapp
 """
+import logging
 
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.parsers import JSONParser
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.zendesk_proxy.utils import create_zendesk_ticket
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 REQUESTS_PER_HOUR = 50
 
 
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ class ZendeskPassthroughView(APIView):
                 custom_fields=request.data['custom_fields'],
                 tags=request.data['tags']
             )
-        except KeyError:
+        except KeyError as key:
+            logger.error('Zendesk Proxy Bad Request KeyError: %s', key)
             return Response(status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
         return Response(