diff --git a/src/upload/Dashboard.js b/src/upload/Dashboard.js
index d42caf035..c613885dd 100644
--- a/src/upload/Dashboard.js
+++ b/src/upload/Dashboard.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const Dashboard = ({ getStatuses, getUploadTypes, uploadTypes = new UploadTypes(
   const [entityForDownload, setEntityForDownload] = React.useState("");
   const [file, setFile] = React.useState();
   const [autoApprove, setAutoApprove] = React.useState(false);
-  const [mode, setMode] = React.useState("relaxed");
+  const [mode, setMode] = React.useState("CREATE");
   const [hierarchy, setHierarchy] = React.useState();
   const [configuredHierarchies, setConfiguredHierarchies] = React.useState([]);
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const Dashboard = ({ getStatuses, getUploadTypes, uploadTypes = new UploadTypes(
     staticTypesWithStaticDownload.getCode(name) || staticTypesWithDynamicDownload.getCode(name) || uploadTypes.getCode(name);
 
   const uploadFile = async () => {
-    const [ok, error] = await api.bulkUpload(getUploadTypeCode(uploadType), file, autoApprove, mode);
+    const [ok, error] = await api.bulkUpload(getUploadTypeCode(uploadType), file, autoApprove, mode, hierarchy);
     if (!ok && error) {
       alert(error);
     }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const Dashboard = ({ getStatuses, getUploadTypes, uploadTypes = new UploadTypes(
 
   const dropdownHandler = option => {
     setAutoApprove(false);
-    setMode("relaxed");
+    setMode("CREATE");
     setUploadType(option);
     option !== staticTypesWithStaticDownload.getName("metadataZip") && setEntityForDownload(option);
   };
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ const Dashboard = ({ getStatuses, getUploadTypes, uploadTypes = new UploadTypes(
   const isSampleDownloadDisallowed =
     isEmpty(entityForDownload) ||
     (uploadType === "Locations" && isEmpty(mode)) ||
-    (uploadType === "Locations" && mode === "relaxed" && isEmpty(hierarchy));
+    (uploadType === "Locations" && mode === "CREATE" && isEmpty(hierarchy));
 
   return (
     <Grid container spacing={2} className={classes.root}>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const Dashboard = ({ getStatuses, getUploadTypes, uploadTypes = new UploadTypes(
               </Grid>
               <Grid container item>
                 {uploadType === "Locations" &&
-                  mode === "relaxed" &&
+                  mode === "CREATE" &&
                   (configuredHierarchies && configuredHierarchies.length > 0 ? (
                     <LocationHierarchy hierarchy={hierarchy} setHierarchy={setHierarchy} configuredHierarchies={configuredHierarchies} />
                   ) : (
diff --git a/src/upload/LocationModes.js b/src/upload/LocationModes.js
index 949f5504a..313dc1313 100644
--- a/src/upload/LocationModes.js
+++ b/src/upload/LocationModes.js
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ export const LocationModes = ({ mode, setMode }) => {
   return (
     <FormControl component="fieldset" style={{ marginTop: "20px" }}>
       <FormLabel component="legend">Select Mode</FormLabel>
-      <RadioGroup row aria-label="mode" name="mode1" value={mode || "relaxed"} onChange={handleChange}>
+      <RadioGroup row aria-label="mode" name="mode1" value={mode || "CREATE"} onChange={handleChange}>
         <Tooltip title="Create new locations" placement="bottom-start" arrow>
           <div>
-            <FormControlLabel value="relaxed" control={<Radio color="primary" />} label="Create" />
+            <FormControlLabel value="CREATE" control={<Radio color="primary" />} label="Create" />
           </div>
         </Tooltip>
         <Tooltip title="Edit locations' name, parent, GPS coordinates or properties" placement="bottom-start" arrow>
           <div>
-            <FormControlLabel value="strict" control={<Radio color="primary" />} label="Edit" />
+            <FormControlLabel value="EDIT" control={<Radio color="primary" />} label="Edit" />
           </div>
         </Tooltip>
       </RadioGroup>
diff --git a/src/upload/api.js b/src/upload/api.js
index 760680283..460a23952 100644
--- a/src/upload/api.js
+++ b/src/upload/api.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ export default {
   fetchUploadJobStatuses: (params = {}) => {
     return http.fetchJson(http.withParams("/import/status", { size: 5, ...params })).then(r => r.json);
   },
-  bulkUpload: (type, file, autoApprove, locationUploadMode) =>
+  bulkUpload: (type, file, autoApprove, locationUploadMode, locationHierarchy) =>
     http
-      .uploadFile(http.withParams("/import/new", { type, autoApprove, locationUploadMode }), file)
+      .uploadFile(http.withParams("/import/new", { type, autoApprove, locationUploadMode, locationHierarchy }), file)
       //returns [response, error]
       .then(r => [r.text, null])
       .catch(r => [null, `${get(r, "response.data") || get(r, "message") || "unknown error"}`]),
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 42460228a..bbc0c21fc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -16944,6 +16944,19 @@ rsvp@^4.8.4:
 "rules-config@github:avniproject/rules-config#fe552da405368bfd138e2f38e605c1d307e3ebe4":
   version "0.0.1"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/avniproject/rules-config/tar.gz/fe552da405368bfd138e2f38e605c1d307e3ebe4"
+  dependencies:
+    "@quasar/babel-preset-app" "^2.0.1"
+    babel-preset-env "^1.7.0"
+    babel-register "^6.26.0"
+    chai "^4.1.2"
+    lodash "^4.17.11"
+    moment "^2.29.4"
+    superagent "^3.8.3"
+    test "^0.6.0"
+    uglifyjs-webpack-plugin "^1.2.5"
+    webpack "^3.12.0"
+    webpack-cli "^3.0.3"
+    webpack-node-externals "1.6.0"
 
 run-async@^2.2.0, run-async@^2.4.0:
   version "2.4.1"