diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Datasets.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Datasets.java
index 42ed6602072..41748ad91f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Datasets.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/Datasets.java
@@ -4018,7 +4018,7 @@ public Response requestGlobusUpload(@Context ContainerRequestContext crc, @PathP
                     case 400:
                         return badRequest("Unable to grant permission");
                     case 409:
-                        return conflict("Permission already exists");
+                        return conflict("Permission already exists or no more permissions allowed");
                     default:
                         return error(null, "Unexpected error when granting permission");
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/globus/GlobusServiceBean.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/globus/GlobusServiceBean.java
index 59dad72b1d9..667b1750ef1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/globus/GlobusServiceBean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/globus/GlobusServiceBean.java
@@ -797,8 +797,8 @@ public void globusUpload(JsonObject jsonData, Dataset dataset, String httpReques
         String logFileName = System.getProperty("com.sun.aas.instanceRoot") 
                 + File.separator + "logs" 
                 + File.separator + "globus" + GlobusTaskInProgress.TaskType.UPLOAD + "_" 
-                + logTimestamp + " " + dataset.getId() + "_"
-                + ".log";
+                + logTimestamp + "_" + dataset.getId()
+                + ".log";        
         FileHandler fileHandler;
 
         try {
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ public void globusDownload(JsonObject jsonObject, Dataset dataset, User authUser
         String logFileName = System.getProperty("com.sun.aas.instanceRoot") 
                 + File.separator + "logs" 
                 + File.separator + "globus" + GlobusTaskInProgress.TaskType.DOWNLOAD + "_" 
-                + dataset.getId() + "_" + logTimestamp
+                + logTimestamp + "_" + dataset.getId()
                 + ".log";
         FileHandler fileHandler;
         boolean fileHandlerSuceeded;
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/globus/GlobusUtil.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/globus/GlobusUtil.java
index aca1de3071e..0665893136b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/globus/GlobusUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/globus/GlobusUtil.java
@@ -40,14 +40,20 @@ public static boolean isTaskCompleted(GlobusTaskState task) {
                     // that it's a Globus issue on the endnode side, that is
                     // in fact recoverable; should we add it to the list here?
                     // @todo: I'm tempted to just take "ACTIVE" for face value,
-                    // and ALWAYS assume that it's still ongoing. 
-                    if (task.getNice_status().equalsIgnoreCase("ok")
-                            || task.getNice_status().equalsIgnoreCase("queued")) {
+                    // and ALWAYS assume that the task is still ongoing. 
+                    /*if (task.getNice_status().equalsIgnoreCase("ok")
+                            || task.getNice_status().equalsIgnoreCase("queued")) {*/
                         return false;
-                    }
+                        // further @todo: maybe only use this "strict" interpretation
+                        // of what "ACTIVE" means when the "experimental" (async.)
+                        // monitoring mode is enabled?
+                    /*}*/
                 }
             }
         }
+        // @todo: if either task, or status is null - it may indicate that there 
+        // was an error contacting the task management api, not that it has 
+        // completed one way or another - ? 
         return true;
     }