diff --git a/app/Models/SavedReport.php b/app/Models/SavedReport.php
index 417a6ccadf..e3c0009f28 100644
--- a/app/Models/SavedReport.php
+++ b/app/Models/SavedReport.php
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class SavedReport extends Model
         'options',
     ];
 
+    //we will need a bit to catch and store the name of the report.
+    //for now the blip above is creating the name, but can be confusing if multiple are made at once
+
     public function checkmarkValue($property): string
     {
         // Assuming we're using the null object pattern,
@@ -41,9 +44,10 @@ class SavedReport extends Model
     {
         // @todo: this method feels more like "radioShouldBeChecked" or something...
 
-        if (array_has($this->options, $property) && $this->options[$property] === $value) {
-            return $return;
-        }
+//            if (array_has($this->options, $property) && $this->options[$property] === $value) {
+//                return $return;
+//            }
+        // this is currently throwing an error. $property is coming through as a string and it needs to be an array
 
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/admin/reports/general.php b/resources/lang/en/admin/reports/general.php
index 6d0b0e0055..cc87e1334d 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/admin/reports/general.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/admin/reports/general.php
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ return [
     'reminder_sent' => 'Reminder sent',
     'acceptance_deleted' => 'Acceptance request deleted',
     'acceptance_request' => 'Acceptance request',
+    'saved_reports' => 'Saved Reports',
     'save_template' =>  'Save Template',
     'apply_template' => 'Apply Template',
-    'select_template' => 'Select Template',
+    'generate_template' => 'Generate Template',
     'apply_and_generate' => 'Apply and Generate',
 ];
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/views/reports/custom.blade.php b/resources/views/reports/custom.blade.php
index 0dd623447c..84394981ef 100644
--- a/resources/views/reports/custom.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/reports/custom.blade.php
@@ -366,20 +366,27 @@
 
     <div class="col-md-2">
         <div style=padding-bottom:5px>
-            <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary">
-               {{ trans('admin/reports/general.apply_and_generate') }}</a>
+            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success" style="width: 100%">
+                <i class="fas fa-download icon-white" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                {{ trans('general.generate') }}
+            </button>
+        </div>
+        <div style=padding-bottom:5px>
+            <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary" style="width: 100%">
+                {{ trans('admin/reports/general.apply_and_generate') }}</a>
         </div>
         <div style=padding-bottom:5px>
             <form method="post" id="savetemplateform" action="{{ route("savedreports/store") }}">
                 @csrf
-                    <input type="hidden" id="savetemplateoptions" name="options">
-                    <button class = "btn btn-primary">
+                    <input type="hidden" id="savetemplateform" name="options">
+                    {{--   this will be a box to name the report? --}}
+                    <button class = "btn btn-primary" style="width: 100%">
                         {{ trans('admin/reports/general.save_template') }}
                     </button>
             </form>
         </div>
         <div style=padding-bottom:5px>
-            <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" tabindex="-1" >
+            <a href="#" class="js-data-ajax" data-toggle="dropdown" tabindex="-1" data-placeholder="{{ trans('admin/reports/general.saved_reports')}}" style="width:100%">
                 {{ trans('admin/reports/general.select_template') }}
             <strong class="caret"></strong>
             </a>
@@ -391,22 +398,6 @@
                 @endforeach
             </ul>
         </div>
-
-
-        {{ $fieldname = $report->name }}
-        <select class="js-data-ajax" data-endpoint="locations" data-placeholder="{{ trans('admin/reports/general.select_template') }}" name="{{ $fieldname }}" style="width: 100%" id="{{ $fieldname }}_location_select" aria-label="{{ $fieldname }}" {!!  ((isset($item)) && (Helper::checkIfRequired($item, $fieldname))) ? ' data-validation="required" required' : '' !!}{{ (isset($multiple) && ($multiple=='true')) ? " multiple='multiple'" : '' }}>
-            @if ($report->name!='')
-                <option value="{{ $fieldname }}" selected="selected" role="option" aria-selected="true"  role="option">
-                    @foreach($saved_reports as $report)
-                        <li>
-                            {{ $report->name }}
-                        </li>
-                    @endforeach
-                </option>
-            @else
-                <option value=""  role="option">{{ trans('admin/reports/general.select_template') }}</option>
-            @endif
-        </select>
     </div>
 </div>