diff --git a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
index d5d9980b47..f761fbb0e9 100644
--- a/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
+++ b/cms/static/coffee/spec/main.coffee
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ testFiles = [
     "coffee/spec/views/upload_spec",
     "js/spec/video/transcripts/utils_spec",
     "js/spec/video/transcripts/editor_spec",
-#    "js/spec/video/transcripts/videolist_spec",
-#    "js/spec/video/transcripts/message_manager_spec",
-#    "js/spec/video/transcripts/file_uploader_spec",
+    "js/spec/video/transcripts/videolist_spec",
+    "js/spec/video/transcripts/message_manager_spec",
+    "js/spec/video/transcripts/file_uploader_spec",
     "js/spec/models/component_template_spec",
     "js/spec/models/explicit_url_spec",
     "js/spec/models/xblock_info_spec",
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/video/transcripts/file_uploader_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/video/transcripts/file_uploader_spec.js
index 41f159ad1a..fd899c76f8 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/video/transcripts/file_uploader_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/video/transcripts/file_uploader_spec.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ define(
         "xmodule", "jquery.form"
     ],
 function ($, _, Utils, FileUploader) {
-    // TODO: fix TNL-559 Intermittent failures of Transcript FileUploader JS tests
-    xdescribe('Transcripts.FileUploader', function () {
+    'use strict';
+
+    describe('Transcripts.FileUploader', function () {
         var videoListEntryTemplate = readFixtures(
                 'video/transcripts/metadata-videolist-entry.underscore'
             ),
@@ -67,10 +68,9 @@ function ($, _, Utils, FileUploader) {
             it('Template doesn\'t exist', function () {
                 spyOn(console, 'error');
                 view.uploadTpl = '';
-                view.render();
 
-                expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(view.render).not.toThrow();
+                expect(console.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(_.template).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
             });
 
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ function ($, _, Utils, FileUploader) {
                 function () {
                     $('.transcripts-file-uploader').remove();
 
-                    view.render();
-
                     expect(view.render).not.toThrow();
                     expect(_.template).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
                 }
@@ -93,8 +91,6 @@ function ($, _, Utils, FileUploader) {
                             }).join(', ');
 
                 view.validFileExtensions = validFileExtensions;
-                view.render();
-
                 expect(view.render).not.toThrow();
                 expect(_.template).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 $.each(elList, function(index, el) {
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/video/transcripts/message_manager_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/video/transcripts/message_manager_spec.js
index 2324f6871f..4019a44aea 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/video/transcripts/message_manager_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/video/transcripts/message_manager_spec.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ define(
         "xmodule"
     ],
 function ($, _, Utils, MessageManager, FileUploader, sinon) {
+    'use strict';
 
-    // TODO: fix TNL-559 Intermittent failures of Transcript FileUploader JS tests
-    xdescribe('Transcripts.MessageManager', function () {
+    describe('Transcripts.MessageManager', function () {
         var videoListEntryTemplate = readFixtures(
                 'video/transcripts/metadata-videolist-entry.underscore'
             ),
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function ($, _, Utils, MessageManager, FileUploader, sinon) {
             );
             $container = $('#metadata-videolist-entry');
 
-            spyOn(fileUploader, 'initialize');
+            spyOn(fileUploader, 'initialize').and.callThrough();
             spyOn(console, 'error');
             spyOn(Utils.Storage, 'set');
 
@@ -66,12 +66,11 @@ function ($, _, Utils, MessageManager, FileUploader, sinon) {
             });
         });
 
-        // Disabled 2/6/14 after intermittent failure in master
         describe('Render', function () {
 
             beforeEach(function () {
                 spyOn(_,'template').and.callThrough();
-                spyOn(fileUploader, 'render');
+                spyOn(view.fileUploader, 'render');
             });
 
             it('Template doesn\'t exist', function () {
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ function ($, _, Utils, MessageManager, FileUploader, sinon) {
                 expect(_.template).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(view.$el.find('.transcripts-status'))
                     .toHaveClass('is-invisible');
-                expect(fileUploader.render).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+                expect(view.fileUploader.render).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
             });
 
             it('All works okay if correct data is passed', function () {
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ function ($, _, Utils, MessageManager, FileUploader, sinon) {
                 expect(console.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(_.template).toHaveBeenCalled();
                 expect(view.$el).not.toHaveClass('is-invisible');
-                expect(fileUploader.render).toHaveBeenCalled();
+                expect(view.fileUploader.render).toHaveBeenCalled();
             });
         });
 
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/video/transcripts/file_uploader.js b/cms/static/js/views/video/transcripts/file_uploader.js
index 13f95dc039..e0e1842e04 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/video/transcripts/file_uploader.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/video/transcripts/file_uploader.js
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ function($, Backbone, _, Utils) {
 
         initialize: function (options) {
             _.bindAll(this,
-                'changeHandler', 'clickHandler', 'xhrResetProgressBar', 'xhrProgressHandler', 'xhrCompleteHandler'
+                'changeHandler', 'clickHandler', 'xhrResetProgressBar', 'xhrProgressHandler', 'xhrCompleteHandler',
+                'render'
             );
             this.options = _.extend({}, options);
             this.file = false;