diff --git a/angular.html b/angular.html
index 908a95e..84220ce 100644
--- a/angular.html
+++ b/angular.html
@@ -47,15 +47,17 @@
   <script src="js/services/deps.js"></script>
   <script src="js/services/base64.js"></script>
   <script src="js/services/utils.js"></script>
+  <script src="js/services/modals.js"></script>
 
   <script src="js/services/rpc/jsoncall.js"></script>
   <script src="js/services/rpc/sockcall.js"></script>
   <script src="js/services/rpc/syscall.js"></script>
   <script src="js/services/rpc/rpc.js"></script>
+  <script src="js/services/rpc/helpers.js"></script>
 
 
-  <script src="js/ctrls/nav.js"></script>
   <script src="js/ctrls/modal.js"></script>
+  <script src="js/ctrls/nav.js"></script>
   <script src="js/ctrls/download.js"></script>
 
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@
         </a>
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
           <li>
-            <a href="#" data-toggle="modal" data-target=".modal-adduris">
+            <a href="#" ng-click="addUris()">
               <i class="icon-download"></i> By URIs
             </a>
           </li>
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@
 <div ng-controller="ModalCtrl">
 
 <!--{{{ add new Download template -->
-<div class="modal hide modal-adduris">
+<div class="modal hide modal-adduris" modal="getUris.shown">
 	<div class="modal-header">
 		<button class="close" data-dismiss="modal">x</button>
 		<h3>Add Downloads By URIs</h3>
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@
 	<form class="modal-body">
     <fieldset>
       <legend>Download URIs</legend>
-      <textarea rows="6" ng-model="uris"></textarea>
+      <textarea rows="6" ng-model="getUris.uris"></textarea>
       <p class="help-block">
         {{ uris }} <br>
         You can add multiple downloads (files)
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ http://ex1.com/f2.mp4 http://ex2.com/f2.mp4
     </fieldset>
 	</form>
 	<div class="modal-footer">
-		<button class="btn" ng-click="addUris()">Add Downloads</button>
+		<button class="btn" ng-click="getUris.finish()">Add Downloads</button>
 	</div>
 </div>
 <!-- add new Download template end }}}-->
diff --git a/js/ctrls/modal.js b/js/ctrls/modal.js
index 9c684a6..7a07a82 100644
--- a/js/ctrls/modal.js
+++ b/js/ctrls/modal.js
@@ -1,31 +1,42 @@
 angular
 .module('webui.ctrls.modal', [
-  'webui.services.rpc', 'webui.services.deps'
+  'webui.services.rpc', 'webui.services.deps', 'webui.services.modals'
 ])
-.controller('ModalCtrl', ['$_', '$scope', '$rpc', function(_, scope, rpc) {
-  scope.uris = '';
-  scope.addUris = function() {
-    console.log(scope.uris);
-    var cnt = 0;
-    var cb = function() {
-      cnt--;
-      if (!cnt) {
-        // close modal
-        console.log('closing modal');
-      }
-    };
-    _.chain(scope.uris.trim().split(/\n\r?/g))
-     .map(function(d) { return d.trim().split(/\s+/g) })
-     .filter(function(d) { return d.length })
-     .each(function(uris) {
-       cnt++;
-       // passing true to batch all the addUri calls
-       rpc.once('addUri', [uris], cb, true);
-     })
+.controller('ModalCtrl', [
+  '$_', '$scope', '$rpc', '$modals',
+  function(_, scope, rpc, modals) {
 
-    // now dispatch all addUri syscalls
-    rpc.forceUpdate();
+  scope.getUris = {
+    cb: null,
+    uris: '',
+    shown: false,
+    parse: function() {
+      return _
+        .chain(this.uris.trim().split(/\n\r?/g))
+        .map(function(d) { return d.trim().split(/\s+/g) })
+        .filter(function(d) { return d.length })
+        .value();
+    },
+    finish: function() {
+      var uris = this.parse();
+      this.uris = '';
 
-    scope.uris = '';
+      if (this.cb) this.cb(uris);
+
+      this.cb = null;
+      this.shown = false;
+    }
   };
+  modals.register('getUris', function(cb) {
+    if (scope.getUris.cb != null && scope.getUris.shown) {
+      // modal already shown, user is busy
+      // TODO: get a better method of passing this on
+      cb([]);
+    }
+    else {
+      scope.getUris.cb = cb;
+      scope.getUris.shown = true;
+    };
+  });
+
 }]);
diff --git a/js/ctrls/nav.js b/js/ctrls/nav.js
index be92c01..d0cc8f4 100644
--- a/js/ctrls/nav.js
+++ b/js/ctrls/nav.js
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 angular
-.module('webui.ctrls.nav', ['webui.services.constants', 'webui.services.modals'])
-.controller('NavCtrl', ['$scope', '$name', '$modals', function(scope, name, modals) {
+.module('webui.ctrls.nav', [
+  'webui.services.constants', 'webui.services.modals',
+  'webui.services.rpc.helpers'
+])
+.controller('NavCtrl', [
+  '$scope', '$name', '$modals', '$rpchelpers',
+  function(scope, name, modals, rhelpers) {
+
   scope.name = name;
 
   // initially collapsed in mobile resolution
   scope.collapsed = true;
+
+  scope.addUris = function() {
+    modals.invoke('getUris', rhelpers.addUris);
+  };
+
 }]);
diff --git a/js/init.js b/js/init.js
index 451e9dd..614ed79 100644
--- a/js/init.js
+++ b/js/init.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 angular.module('webui', [
   'webui.services.utils', 'webui.services.deps', 'webui.services.base64',
-  'webui.services.constants', 'webui.services.rpc',
+  'webui.services.constants', 'webui.services.rpc', 'webui.services.modals',
   'webui.filters.bytes', 'webui.filters.path',
   'webui.directives.chunkbar', 'webui.directives.dgraph',
   'webui.ctrls.download', 'webui.ctrls.nav', 'webui.ctrls.modal'
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ $(function() {
   angular.bootstrap(document, [
     // external deps
     'ui.bootstrap.collapse', 'ui.bootstrap.dropdownToggle',
+    'ui.bootstrap.modal',
     'webui'
   ])
 });
diff --git a/js/services/modals.js b/js/services/modals.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82da9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/services/modals.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+angular.module('webui.services.modals', [])
+.factory('$modals', function() {
+  var modals = {};
+  return {
+    // register a new modal, cb is the function which
+    // will further recieve the args when called through
+    // invoke
+    register: function(name, cb) {
+      modals[name] = cb;
+    },
+    // invoke an already registered modal, false if not found
+    invoke: function(name, cb) {
+      if (!modals[name]) return false;
+      var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+      return modals[name].apply({}, args);
+    }
+  };
+});
diff --git a/js/services/rpc/helpers.js b/js/services/rpc/helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b5b7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/services/rpc/helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+angular.module('webui.services.rpc.helpers', [
+  'webui.services.deps', 'webui.services.rpc'
+])
+.factory('$rpchelpers', ['$_', '$rpc', function(_, rpc) {
+  return {
+    addUris: function(uris) {
+      var cnt = 0;
+      var cb = function() {
+        cnt--;
+        if (!cnt) {
+          // close modal
+          console.log('closing modal');
+        }
+      };
+      _.each(uris, function(uri) {
+        cnt++;
+        // passing true to batch all the addUri calls
+        rpc.once('addUri', [uris], cb, true);
+      });
+
+      // now dispatch all addUri syscalls
+      rpc.forceUpdate();
+    }
+  };
+}]);