diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index fe392932b..15a7a5442 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 const morgan = require('morgan');
 const path = require('path');
 const helmet = require('helmet');
-const passport = require('./passport');
+const passport = require('./services/passport');
 const session = require('express-session');
 const RedisStore = require('connect-redis')(session);
-const redis = require('./redis');
+const redis = require('./services/redis');
 
 const app = express();
 
diff --git a/bin/cli-assets b/bin/cli-assets
index 9ab36685a..4b0d65c2a 100755
--- a/bin/cli-assets
+++ b/bin/cli-assets
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const pkg = require('../package.json');
 const parseDuration = require('parse-duration');
 const Table = require('cli-table');
 const Asset = require('../models/asset');
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const scraper = require('../services/scraper');
 const util = require('../util');
 
diff --git a/bin/cli-jobs b/bin/cli-jobs
index bc320d14b..91a0a6e59 100755
--- a/bin/cli-jobs
+++ b/bin/cli-jobs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ process.env.DEBUG = process.env.TALK_DEBUG;
 const program = require('commander');
 const scraper = require('../services/scraper');
 const util = require('../util');
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
-const kue = require('../kue');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
+const kue = require('../services/kue');
 
 util.onshutdown([
   () => mongoose.disconnect()
diff --git a/bin/cli-serve b/bin/cli-serve
index dd682f5ad..c22920eaa 100755
--- a/bin/cli-serve
+++ b/bin/cli-serve
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const debug = require('debug')('talk:server');
 const http = require('http');
 const init = require('../init');
 const scraper = require('../services/scraper');
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const util = require('../util');
 
 /**
diff --git a/bin/cli-settings b/bin/cli-settings
index e7ba30151..e38249199 100755
--- a/bin/cli-settings
+++ b/bin/cli-settings
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ process.env.DEBUG = process.env.TALK_DEBUG;
  */
 
 const program = require('commander');
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const Setting = require('../models/setting');
 const util = require('../util');
 
diff --git a/bin/cli-users b/bin/cli-users
index adfe3bf23..e212a477f 100755
--- a/bin/cli-users
+++ b/bin/cli-users
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const program = require('commander');
 const pkg = require('../package.json');
 const prompt = require('prompt');
 const User = require('../models/user');
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const util = require('../util');
 const Table = require('cli-table');
 
diff --git a/client/coral-configure/translations.json b/client/coral-configure/translations.json
index e597c9c9a..5aa7f72b6 100644
--- a/client/coral-configure/translations.json
+++ b/client/coral-configure/translations.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "configureCommentStream": {
       "apply": "Apply",
       "title": "Configure Comment Stream",
-      "description": "As an admin you may customize the settings for the comment stream for this article",
+      "description": "As an admin you may customize the settings for the comment stream for this asset",
       "enablePremod": "Enable Premoderation",
       "enablePremodDescription": "Moderators must approve any comment before its published.",
       "enablePremodLinks": "Pre-Moderate Comments Containing Links",
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js b/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js
index f85e609eb..c88138534 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/actions/config.js
@@ -6,14 +6,6 @@ import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
 import translations from './../translations';
 const lang = new I18n(translations);
 
-export const updateOpenStatus = status => (dispatch, getState) => {
-  const assetId = getState().items.get('assets')
-    .keySeq()
-    .toArray()[0];
-  return coralApi(`/asset/${assetId}/status?status=${status}`, {method: 'PUT'})
-    .then(() => dispatch({type: status === 'open' ? actions.OPEN_COMMENTS : actions.CLOSE_COMMENTS}));
-};
-
 const updateConfigRequest = () => ({type: actions.UPDATE_CONFIG_REQUEST});
 const updateConfigSuccess = config => ({type: actions.UPDATE_CONFIG_SUCCESS, config});
 const updateConfigFailure = () => ({type: actions.UPDATE_CONFIG_FAILURE});
@@ -31,3 +23,31 @@ export const updateConfiguration = newConfig => (dispatch, getState) => {
     })
     .catch(error => dispatch(updateConfigFailure(error)));
 };
+
+export const updateOpenStream = closedBody => (dispatch, getState) => {
+  const assetId = getState().items.get('assets')
+    .keySeq()
+    .toArray()[0];
+
+  dispatch(updateConfigRequest());
+
+  coralApi(`/asset/${assetId}/status`, {method: 'PUT', body: closedBody})
+    .then(() => {
+      dispatch(addNotification('success', lang.t('successUpdateSettings')));
+      dispatch(updateConfigSuccess(closedBody));
+    })
+    .catch(error => dispatch(updateConfigFailure(error)));
+};
+
+const openStream = () => ({type: actions.OPEN_COMMENTS});
+const closeStream = () => ({type: actions.CLOSE_COMMENTS});
+
+export const updateOpenStatus = status => dispatch => {
+  if (status === 'open') {
+    dispatch(openStream());
+    dispatch(updateOpenStream({closedAt: null}));
+  } else {
+    dispatch(closeStream());
+    dispatch(updateOpenStream({closedAt: new Date().getTime()}));
+  }
+};
diff --git a/client/coral-framework/reducers/config.js b/client/coral-framework/reducers/config.js
index 8266fbfa1..362608d6d 100644
--- a/client/coral-framework/reducers/config.js
+++ b/client/coral-framework/reducers/config.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default (state = initialState, action) => {
     return state
       .set('status', 'closed');
   case actions.ADD_ITEM:
-    return action.item_type === 'assets' ? state.set('status', action.item.status) : state;
+    return action.item_type === 'assets' ? state.set('status', (action.item && action.item.closedAt && new Date(action.item.closedAt).getTime() <= new Date().getTime()) ? 'closed' : 'open') : state;
   default:
     return state;
   }
diff --git a/architecture.png b/docs/architecture.png
similarity index 100%
rename from architecture.png
rename to docs/architecture.png
diff --git a/architecture.xml b/docs/architecture.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from architecture.xml
rename to docs/architecture.xml
diff --git a/ data-model.png b/docs/data-model.png
similarity index 100%
rename from  data-model.png
rename to docs/data-model.png
diff --git a/ data-model.xml b/docs/data-model.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from  data-model.xml
rename to docs/data-model.xml
diff --git a/moderation-flow-post.png b/docs/moderation-flow-post.png
similarity index 100%
rename from moderation-flow-post.png
rename to docs/moderation-flow-post.png
diff --git a/moderation-flow-pre.png b/docs/moderation-flow-pre.png
similarity index 100%
rename from moderation-flow-pre.png
rename to docs/moderation-flow-pre.png
diff --git a/moderation-flow.xml b/docs/moderation-flow.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from moderation-flow.xml
rename to docs/moderation-flow.xml
diff --git a/swagger.yaml b/docs/swagger.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from swagger.yaml
rename to docs/swagger.yaml
diff --git a/models/action.js b/models/action.js
index ed18e48c5..45f828226 100644
--- a/models/action.js
+++ b/models/action.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const uuid = require('uuid');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
diff --git a/models/asset.js b/models/asset.js
index 3c68b7c13..09c06a09d 100644
--- a/models/asset.js
+++ b/models/asset.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
 const Setting = require('./setting');
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const AssetSchema = new Schema({
   },
   type: {
     type: String,
-    default: 'article'
+    default: 'assets'
   },
   scraped: {
     type: Date,
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ AssetSchema.index({
   background: true
 });
 
-/**
- * Returns true if the asset is closed, false else.
- */
-AssetSchema.virtual('isClosed').get(function() {
-  return this.closedAt && this.closedAt.getTime() <= new Date().getTime();
-});
-
 /**
  * Finds an asset by its id.
  * @param {String} id  identifier of the asset (uuid).
@@ -83,6 +76,13 @@ AssetSchema.statics.findById = (id) => Asset.findOne({id});
  */
 AssetSchema.statics.findByUrl = (url) => Asset.findOne({url});
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the asset is closed, false else.
+ */
+AssetSchema.virtual('isClosed').get(function() {
+  return this.closedAt && this.closedAt.getTime() <= new Date().getTime();
+});
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the settings given an asset query and rectifies it against the
  * global settings.
diff --git a/models/comment.js b/models/comment.js
index 9cfee2ee7..b3b3bc52f 100644
--- a/models/comment.js
+++ b/models/comment.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const uuid = require('uuid');
diff --git a/models/setting.js b/models/setting.js
index 687c28959..967b5fd7e 100644
--- a/models/setting.js
+++ b/models/setting.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const cache = require('../cache');
+const cache = require('../services/cache');
 
 /**
  * SettingSchema manages application settings that get used on front and backend.
diff --git a/models/user.js b/models/user.js
index 857eb1260..216345cbd 100644
--- a/models/user.js
+++ b/models/user.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const uuid = require('uuid');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c54bd6723..53af9910b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,21 +5,26 @@
   "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "./bin/cli serve --jobs",
-    "build": "NODE_ENV=production webpack --config webpack.config.js --bail",
-    "build-watch": "NODE_ENV=development webpack --config webpack.config.dev.js --watch",
-    "lint": "eslint bin/* .",
-    "lint-fix": "eslint . --fix",
-    "test": "NODE_ENV=test mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register --recursive tests",
-    "test-watch": "NODE_ENV=test mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register --recursive -w tests",
-    "pree2e": "NODE_ENV=test ./pree2e.sh",
-    "e2e": "NODE_ENV=test node_modules/.bin/nightwatch",
+    "build": "NODE_ENV=production ./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.config.js --bail",
+    "build-watch": "NODE_ENV=development ./node_modules/.bin/webpack --config webpack.config.dev.js --watch",
+    "lint": "./node_modules/.bin/eslint bin/* .",
+    "lint-fix": "./node_modules/.bin/eslint bin/* . --fix",
+    "test": "NODE_ENV=test ./node_modules/.bin/mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register --recursive tests",
+    "test-watch": "NODE_ENV=test ./node_modules/.bin/mocha --compilers js:babel-core/register --recursive -w tests",
+    "pree2e": "NODE_ENV=test ./scripts/pree2e.sh",
+    "e2e": "NODE_ENV=test ./node_modules/.bin/nightwatch",
     "embed-start": "NODE_ENV=development npm run build && ./bin/cli serve --jobs"
   },
   "config": {
     "pre-git": {
       "commit-msg": [],
-      "pre-commit": ["npm run lint", "npm test"],
-      "pre-push": ["npm test"],
+      "pre-commit": [
+        "npm run lint",
+        "npm test"
+      ],
+      "pre-push": [
+        "npm test"
+      ],
       "post-commit": [],
       "post-merge": []
     }
@@ -28,7 +33,12 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/coralproject/talk.git"
   },
-  "keywords": ["talk", "coral", "coralproject", "ask"],
+  "keywords": [
+    "talk",
+    "coral",
+    "coralproject",
+    "ask"
+  ],
   "author": "",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "bugs": {
@@ -59,7 +69,6 @@
     "passport-facebook": "^2.1.1",
     "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
     "prompt": "^1.0.0",
-    "react-linkify": "^0.1.3",
     "redis": "^2.6.3",
     "uuid": "^2.0.3"
   },
@@ -84,9 +93,10 @@
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0",
     "css-loader": "^0.25.0",
     "dialog-polyfill": "^0.4.4",
-    "eslint": "^3.9.1",
+    "eslint": "^3.12.1",
     "eslint-config-postcss": "^2.0.2",
     "eslint-config-standard": "^6.2.1",
+    "eslint-module-utils": "^2.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-flowtype": "^2.25.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.2.0",
     "eslint-plugin-mocha": "^4.7.0",
@@ -113,6 +123,7 @@
     "pym.js": "^1.1.1",
     "react": "15.3.2",
     "react-dom": "15.3.2",
+    "react-linkify": "^0.1.3",
     "react-mdl": "^1.7.2",
     "react-mdl-selectfield": "^0.2.0",
     "react-onclickoutside": "^5.7.1",
diff --git a/pree2e.sh b/pree2e.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8857e5745..000000000
--- a/pree2e.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-node_modules/selenium-standalone/bin/selenium-standalone install
-npm start &
diff --git a/routes/api/asset/index.js b/routes/api/asset/index.js
index 2ddc3ea23..5aa9b8cc6 100644
--- a/routes/api/asset/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/asset/index.js
@@ -90,11 +90,28 @@ router.put('/:asset_id/settings', (req, res, next) => {
 });
 
 router.put('/:asset_id/status', (req, res, next) => {
-  // Update the asset status
+
+  const id = req.params.asset_id;
+
+  const {
+    closedAt,
+    closedMessage
+  } = req.body;
+
   Asset
-    .update({id: req.params.asset_id}, {status: req.query.status})
-    .then(() => res.status(204).end())
-    .catch((err) => next(err));
+    .update({id}, {
+      $set: {
+        closedAt,
+        closedMessage
+      }
+    })
+    .then(() => {
+
+      res.status(204).json();
+    })
+    .catch((err) => {
+      next(err);
+    });
 });
 
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/routes/api/auth/index.js b/routes/api/auth/index.js
index 369e5ec77..bcbfcc27e 100644
--- a/routes/api/auth/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/auth/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const express = require('express');
-const passport = require('../../../passport');
+const passport = require('../../../services/passport');
 const authorization = require('../../../middleware/authorization');
 
 const router = express.Router();
diff --git a/routes/api/comments/index.js b/routes/api/comments/index.js
index 3ca2f4877..4141c64df 100644
--- a/routes/api/comments/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/comments/index.js
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ router.post('/', wordlist.filter('body'), (req, res, next) => {
 
         // Check to see if the asset has closed commenting...
         if (asset.isClosed) {
-
           // They have, ensure that we send back an error.
           return Promise.reject(new Error(`asset has commenting closed because: ${asset.closedMessage}`));
         }
diff --git a/routes/api/index.js b/routes/api/index.js
index 7863b0cd0..6a7f6ff10 100644
--- a/routes/api/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ router.use('/stream', require('./stream'));
 router.use('/users', require('./users'));
 
 // Bind the kue handler to the /kue path.
-router.use('/kue', authorization.needed('admin'), require('../../kue').kue.app);
+router.use('/kue', authorization.needed('admin'), require('../../services/kue').kue.app);
 
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/scripts/pree2e.sh b/scripts/pree2e.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..dc3266dd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pree2e.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# install selenium
+../node_modules/selenium-standalone/bin/selenium-standalone install
+
+# start the app server
+npm start &
diff --git a/cache.js b/services/cache.js
similarity index 100%
rename from cache.js
rename to services/cache.js
diff --git a/kue.js b/services/kue.js
similarity index 100%
rename from kue.js
rename to services/kue.js
diff --git a/mongoose.js b/services/mongoose.js
similarity index 100%
rename from mongoose.js
rename to services/mongoose.js
diff --git a/passport.js b/services/passport.js
similarity index 98%
rename from passport.js
rename to services/passport.js
index 2e084eafd..f709970dc 100644
--- a/passport.js
+++ b/services/passport.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const passport = require('passport');
-const User = require('./models/user');
+const User = require('../models/user');
 const LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
 const FacebookStrategy = require('passport-facebook').Strategy;
 
diff --git a/redis.js b/services/redis.js
similarity index 100%
rename from redis.js
rename to services/redis.js
diff --git a/services/scraper.js b/services/scraper.js
index 10e0e4aa8..c75a12750 100644
--- a/services/scraper.js
+++ b/services/scraper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const kue = require('../kue');
+const kue = require('./kue');
 const debug = require('debug')('talk:services:scraper');
 const Asset = require('../models/asset');
 const JOB_NAME = 'scraper';
diff --git a/tests/mongoose.js b/tests/mongoose.js
index 74a0b04f7..7544072ec 100644
--- a/tests/mongoose.js
+++ b/tests/mongoose.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const mongoose = require('../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 
 beforeEach(function (done) {
   function clearDB() {
diff --git a/tests/routes/api/assets/index.js b/tests/routes/api/assets/index.js
index c56e5b1ba..64e820722 100644
--- a/tests/routes/api/assets/index.js
+++ b/tests/routes/api/assets/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ describe('/api/v1/assets', () => {
       {
         url: 'https://coralproject.net/news/asset1',
         title: 'Asset 1',
-        description: 'term1'
+        description: 'term1',
+        id: '1'
       },
       {
         url: 'https://coralproject.net/news/asset2',
@@ -82,4 +83,32 @@ describe('/api/v1/assets', () => {
 
   });
 
+  describe('#put', () => {
+    it('should close the asset', function() {
+
+      const today = Date.now();
+
+      return Asset.findOrCreateByUrl('http://test.com')
+        .then((asset) => {
+          expect(asset).to.have.property('isClosed', null);
+          expect(asset).to.have.property('closedAt', null);
+
+          return chai.request(app)
+            .put(`/api/v1/asset/${asset.id}/status`)
+            .set(passport.inject({roles: ['admin']}))
+            .send({closedAt: today});
+        })
+        .then((res) => {
+
+          expect(res).to.have.status(204);
+
+          return Asset.findByUrl('http://test.com');
+        })
+        .then((asset) => {
+          expect(asset).to.have.property('isClosed', true);
+          expect(asset).to.have.property('closedAt').and.to.not.equal(null);
+        });
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/tests/utils/e2e-mongoose.js b/tests/utils/e2e-mongoose.js
index 1bb7e695b..0b630c0e3 100644
--- a/tests/utils/e2e-mongoose.js
+++ b/tests/utils/e2e-mongoose.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const mongoose = require('../../mongoose');
+const mongoose = require('../../services/mongoose');
 
 // Ensure the NODE_ENV is set to 'test',
 // this is helpful when you would like to change behavior when testing.