diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/openendedinput.html b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/openendedinput.html
index 6b2b293f42..f384cc3167 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/openendedinput.html
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/templates/openendedinput.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     % if status in ['correct','incorrect']:
     <section id="evaluation_${id}" class="evaluation">
         Score Evaluation:
-        <textarea rows="${rows}" cols="${cols}" name="input_${id}" class="feedback-on-feedback" id="input_${id}">Please enter some comments about the score/feedback you received here.</textarea>
+        <textarea rows="${rows}" cols="${cols}" name="input_${id}" class="feedback-on-feedback" id="input_${id}"></textarea>
         <input name="submit-message" class="submit-message" type="button" value="Submit your message"/>
     </section>
     % endif
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
index 3f60fc77f6..08f57ba14c 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
@@ -402,11 +402,13 @@ class CapaModule(XModule):
         event_info = dict()
         event_info['state'] = self.lcp.get_state()
         event_info['problem_id'] = self.location.url()
+        event_info['student_id'] = self.system.anonymous_system_id
+        event_info['survey_responses']= get
 
-        answers = self.make_dict_of_responses(get)
-        log.debug(answers)
         log.debug(event_info)
 
+        return {'success' : True}
+
     def closed(self):
         ''' Is the student still allowed to submit answers? '''
         if self.attempts == self.max_attempts:
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/display.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/display.coffee
index 2c676e1e52..e75d3a5a1d 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/display.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/capa/display.coffee
@@ -200,8 +200,20 @@ class @Problem
 
   message_post: =>
     Logger.log 'message_post', @answers
-    $.postWithPrefix "#{@url}/message_post", @answers, (response) =>
-        @gentle_alert response.success
+
+    fd = new FormData()
+    feedback = @$('section.evaluation textarea.feedback-on-feedback')[0]
+    fd.append(feedback.class, feedback.value)
+
+    settings =
+      type: "POST"
+      data: fd
+      processData: false
+      contentType: false
+      success: (response) =>
+          @gentle_alert response.success
+
+    $.ajaxWithPrefix("#{@url}/message_post", settings)
 
   reset: =>
     Logger.log 'problem_reset', @answers