diff --git a/share/static/js/receive.js b/share/static/js/receive.js
index 0de80952..2aca03df 100644
--- a/share/static/js/receive.js
+++ b/share/static/js/receive.js
@@ -4,43 +4,6 @@ $(function(){
     $('#flashes').append($('<li>').addClass(category).text(message));
   };
 
-  // Add an upload
-  var new_upload_div = function(xhr, filenames) {
-    /*
-    The DOM for an upload looks something like this:
-
-    <div class="upload">
-      <div class="upload-meta">
-        <input class="cancel" type="button" value="Cancel" />
-        <div class="upload-filename">educational-video.mp4, secret-plans.pdf</div>
-        <div class="upload-status">Sending to first Tor node ...</div>
-      </div>
-      <progress value="25" max="100"></progress>
-    </div>
-    */
-    var $progress = $('<progress>').attr({ value: '0', max: 100 });
-    var $cancel_button = $('<input>').addClass('cancel').attr({ type: 'button', value: 'Cancel' });
-    var $upload_filename = $('<div>').addClass('upload-filename').text(filenames.join(', '));
-    var $upload_status = $('<div>').addClass('upload-status').text('Sending data to initial Tor node ...');
-
-    var $upload_div = $('<div>').addClass('upload')
-      .append(
-        $('<div>').addClass('upload-meta')
-          .append($cancel_button)
-          .append($upload_filename)
-          .append($upload_status)
-      )
-      .append($progress);
-
-    $cancel_button.click(function(){
-      // Abort the upload, and remove the upload div
-      xhr.abort();
-      $upload_div.remove()
-    });
-
-    return $upload_div;
-  };
-
   // Intercept submitting the form
   $('#send').submit(function(event){
     event.preventDefault();
@@ -58,83 +21,112 @@ $(function(){
     // Reset the upload form
     $('#send').get(0).reset();
 
-    // Start upload
-    xhr = $.ajax({
-      method: 'POST',
-      url: window.location.pathname + '/upload-ajax',
-      data: formData,
-      // Tell jQuery not to process data or worry about content-type
-      cache: false,
-      contentType: false,
-      processData: false,
-      // Custom XMLHttpRequest
-      xhr: function() {
-        var xhr = $.ajaxSettings.xhr();
-        if(xhr.upload) {
-          xhr.upload.addEventListener('progress', function(event) {
-            // Update progress bar for this specific upload
-            if(event.lengthComputable) {
-              console.log('upload progress', ''+event.loaded+' bytes / '+event.total+' bytes');
-              $('progress', this.$upload_div).attr({
-                value: event.loaded,
-                max: event.total,
-              });
-            }
+    // Don't use jQuery for ajax request, because the upload progress event doesn't
+    // have access to the the XMLHttpRequest object
+    var ajax = new XMLHttpRequest();
 
-            // If it's finished sending all data to the first Tor node, remove cancel button
-            // and update the status
-            if(event.loaded == event.total) {
-              console.log('upload progress', 'complete');
-              $('.cancel', this.$upload_div).remove();
-              $('.upload-status', this.$upload_div).html('<img src="/static/img/ajax.gif" alt="" /> Waiting for data to finish traversing Tor network ...');
-            }
-          }, false);
-        }
-        return xhr;
-      },
-      success: function(data, textStatus, xhr){
-        console.log('upload finished', data);
-
-        // Remove the upload div
-        xhr.$upload_div.remove();
-
-        // Parse response
-        try {
-          var response = JSON.parse(data);
-
-          // The 'new_body' response replaces the whole HTML document and ends
-          if('new_body' in response) {
-            $('body').html(response['new_body']);
-            return;
-          }
-
-          // Show error flashes
-          if('error_flashes' in response) {
-            for(var i=0; i<response['error_flashes'].length; i++) {
-              flash('error', response['error_flashes'][i]);
-            }
-          }
-
-          // Show info flashes
-          if('info_flashes' in response) {
-            for(var i=0; i<response['info_flashes'].length; i++) {
-              flash('info', response['info_flashes'][i]);
-            }
-          }
-        } catch(e) {
-          console.log('invalid response');
-          flash('error', 'Invalid response from server: '+data);
-        }
-      },
-      error: function(xhr, textStatus, errorThrown){
-        console.log('error', errorThrown);
-        flash('error', 'Error uploading: ' + errorThrown);
+    ajax.upload.addEventListener('progress', function(event){
+      // Update progress bar for this specific upload
+      if(event.lengthComputable) {
+        console.log('upload progress', ''+event.loaded+' bytes / '+event.total+' bytes');
+        $('progress', ajax.$upload_div).attr({
+          value: event.loaded,
+          max: event.total,
+        });
       }
-    });
-    console.log('upload started', filenames);
+
+      // If it's finished sending all data to the first Tor node, remove cancel button
+      // and update the status
+      if(event.loaded == event.total) {
+        console.log('upload progress', 'complete');
+        $('.cancel', ajax.$upload_div).remove();
+        $('.upload-status', ajax.$upload_div).html('<img src="/static/img/ajax.gif" alt="" /> Waiting for data to finish traversing Tor network ...');
+      }
+    }, false);
+
+    ajax.addEventListener('load', function(event){
+      console.log('upload finished', ajax.response);
+
+      // Remove the upload div
+      ajax.$upload_div.remove();
+
+      // Parse response
+      try {
+        var response = JSON.parse(ajax.response);
+
+        // The 'new_body' response replaces the whole HTML document and ends
+        if('new_body' in response) {
+          $('body').html(response['new_body']);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // Show error flashes
+        if('error_flashes' in response) {
+          for(var i=0; i<response['error_flashes'].length; i++) {
+            flash('error', response['error_flashes'][i]);
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Show info flashes
+        if('info_flashes' in response) {
+          for(var i=0; i<response['info_flashes'].length; i++) {
+            flash('info', response['info_flashes'][i]);
+          }
+        }
+      } catch(e) {
+        console.log('invalid response');
+        flash('error', 'Invalid response from server: '+data);
+      }
+    }, false);
+
+    ajax.addEventListener('error', function(event){
+      console.log('error', event);
+      flash('error', 'Error uploading');
+    }, false);
+
+    ajax.addEventListener('abort', function(event){
+      console.log('abort', event);
+      flash('error', 'Upload aborted: '+filenames.join(', '));
+    }, false);
 
     // Make the upload div
-    xhr.$upload_div = new_upload_div(xhr, filenames);
-    $('#uploads').append(xhr.$upload_div);
+
+    /*  The DOM for an upload looks something like this:
+    <div class="upload">
+      <div class="upload-meta">
+        <input class="cancel" type="button" value="Cancel" />
+        <div class="upload-filename">educational-video.mp4, secret-plans.pdf</div>
+        <div class="upload-status">Sending to first Tor node ...</div>
+      </div>
+      <progress value="25" max="100"></progress>
+    </div> */
+    var $progress = $('<progress>').attr({ value: '0', max: 100 });
+    var $cancel_button = $('<input>').addClass('cancel').attr({ type: 'button', value: 'Cancel' });
+    var $upload_filename = $('<div>').addClass('upload-filename').text(filenames.join(', '));
+    var $upload_status = $('<div>').addClass('upload-status').text('Sending data to initial Tor node ...');
+
+    var $upload_div = $('<div>')
+      .addClass('upload')
+      .append(
+        $('<div>').addClass('upload-meta')
+          .append($cancel_button)
+          .append($upload_filename)
+          .append($upload_status)
+      )
+      .append($progress);
+
+    $cancel_button.click(function(){
+      // Abort the upload, and remove the upload div
+      ajax.abort();
+      $upload_div.remove()
+    });
+
+    ajax.$upload_div = $upload_div;
+    $('#uploads').append($upload_div);
+
+    // Send the request
+    ajax.open('POST', window.location.pathname + '/upload-ajax', true);
+    ajax.send(formData);
+    console.log('upload started');
   });
 });