diff --git a/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details2.js b/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details2.js
index d6d8094db31..d0503d29548 100644
--- a/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details2.js
+++ b/app/assets/v2/js/pages/bounty_details2.js
@@ -169,28 +169,32 @@ Vue.mixin({
         });
       }
     },
-    fulfillmentComplete: function(fulfillment_id, amount) {
-
+    fulfillmentComplete: function(fulfillment_id, amount, event) {
       let vm = this;
-
       const token_name = vm.bounty.token_name;
       const decimals = tokenNameToDetails('mainnet', token_name).decimals;
-
       const payload = {
         amount: amount * 10 ** decimals,
         token_name: token_name,
         bounty_owner_address: vm.bounty.bounty_owner_address
       };
-
       const apiUrlBounty = `/api/v1/bounty/payout/${fulfillment_id}`;
 
+      event.target.disabled = true;
+
       fetchData(apiUrlBounty, 'POST', payload).then(response => {
+        event.target.disabled = false;
         if (200 <= response.status && response.status <= 204) {
           console.log('success', response);
+          vm.fetchBounty();
+          this.$refs["payout-modal"][0].closeModal();
         } else {
           _alert('Unable to make payout bounty. Please try again later', 'error');
           console.error(`error: bounty payment failed with status: ${response.status} and message: ${response.message}`);
         }
+      }).catch(function(error) {
+        event.target.disabled = false;
+        _alert('Unable to make payout bounty. Please try again later', 'error');
       });
     },
     closeBounty: function() {
diff --git a/app/dashboard/templates/bounty/details2.html b/app/dashboard/templates/bounty/details2.html
index 4a79cabfa17..bfc96079abc 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/templates/bounty/details2.html
+++ b/app/dashboard/templates/bounty/details2.html
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ <h5 class="font-body font-weight-semibold">{% trans "SUBMISSIONS" %}</h5>
                         <span class="font-weight-bold">Hours worked:</span>
                         [[ fulfillment.fulfiller_metadata.data.payload.fulfiller.hoursWorked ]]
                       </p>
-                      <modal :id="`payoutModal${fulfillment.pk}`" ref="user-modal">
+                      <modal :id="`payoutModal${fulfillment.pk}`" ref="payout-modal">
                         <div slot="body">
                           <div class="text-center">
                             <p class="alert-warning py-2 font-smaller-4 mb-0" v-if="bounty.amount_paid && bounty.amount_paid > bounty.value_true">
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ <h5 class="font-body font-weight-semibold">{% trans "SUBMISSIONS" %}</h5>
                             <qrcode :string="`ethereum:${fulfillment.fulfiller_address}`"></qrcode>
                             <small class="d-block my-3">Scan the QR code above with your ETC Wallet to payout</small>
                             <button class="d-block mx-auto mb-3 btn btn-outline-gc-blue px-2 font-caption font-weight-semibold"
-                              @click="fulfillmentComplete(fulfillment.pk, inputAmount)"
+                              @click="fulfillmentComplete(fulfillment.pk, inputAmount, $event)"
                             >
                               I have Scanned & Paid
                             </button>
diff --git a/app/dashboard/utils.py b/app/dashboard/utils.py
index 784682765ac..305c4714654 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/utils.py
+++ b/app/dashboard/utils.py
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ def search_for_etc_bounty_payout(fulfillment, network='mainnet'):
     if blockscout_response['message'] and blockscout_response['result']:
         for txn in blockscout_response['result']:
             if (
+                txn['from'] == funderAddress.lower() and
                 txn['to'] == payeeAddress.lower() and
                 float(txn['value']) >= float(amount) and
                 not etc_txn_already_used(txn)
diff --git a/app/dashboard/views.py b/app/dashboard/views.py
index da80068e15a..548306bab3b 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/app/dashboard/views.py
@@ -5028,6 +5028,7 @@ def payout_bounty_v1(request, fulfillment_id):
         return JsonResponse(response)
 
     fulfillment.payout_amount = amount
+    fulfillment.payout_status = 'pending'
     fulfillment.token_name = token_name
     fulfillment.save()