diff --git a/dkroutingtool/src/py/server.py b/dkroutingtool/src/py/server.py
index ad74f63..b3c6bbd 100644
--- a/dkroutingtool/src/py/server.py
+++ b/dkroutingtool/src/py/server.py
@@ -43,15 +43,18 @@ def update_vehicle_or_map(session_id: str=''):
     if vehicle_files:
         for curr_file in vehicle_files:
             os.replace(curr_file, os.path.join('/osrm-backend/profiles', os.path.basename(curr_file)))
+            veh_directory = '/'+os.path.basename(curr_file)[:-4] # removing the extension
+            if not os.path.exists(veh_directory):
+                os.makedirs(veh_directory)
         build_profiles = True
     # Look for osm.pbf file. Just pulls the first in sorted order if multiple are present.
     map_files = sorted(glob.glob(f'/data{session_id}/*.pbf'))
     if map_files:
         os.environ['osm_filename'] = 'upload_map'
-        os.replace(map_files[0], '/upload_map.osm')
+        os.replace(map_files[0], '/upload_map.osm.pbf')
         build_profiles = True
     if build_profiles:
-        temporary_build_profiles()
+        temporary_build_profiles(osmpbf=True)
 
 @app.get('/get_solution')
 def get_solution(session_id: str=''):
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ def get_vehicles():
     return desired_vehicles
 
 
-def temporary_build_profiles():
+def temporary_build_profiles(osmpbf=False):
     desired_vehicles = get_vehicles()
 
     print('Extracting-contracting networks per vehicle')
@@ -149,7 +152,10 @@ def temporary_build_profiles():
         if vehicle_name not in desired_vehicles:
             continue
         print('Building', vehicle_file)
-        subprocess.run(['osrm-extract', '-p', vehicle_file, f'/{osm_filename}.osm'])
+        if not osmpbf:
+            subprocess.run(['osrm-extract', '-p', vehicle_file, f'/{osm_filename}.osm'])
+        else:
+            subprocess.run(['osrm-extract', '-p', vehicle_file, f'/{osm_filename}.osm.pbf'])
         subprocess.run(f'mv {osm_filename}.osrm* {vehicle_name}/', shell=True)
         subprocess.run(['osrm-contract', f'{osm_filename}.osrm'], cwd=vehicle_name)
     
diff --git a/dkroutingtool/src/py/ui/dashboard.py b/dkroutingtool/src/py/ui/dashboard.py
index 2a65535..c071cf0 100644
--- a/dkroutingtool/src/py/ui/dashboard.py
+++ b/dkroutingtool/src/py/ui/dashboard.py
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 st.set_page_config(page_title='Container-based Action Routing Tool (CART)', layout="wide")
 
 runtime = get_instance()
-session_id = get_script_run_ctx().session_id
+session_id = ''
+
 host_url = 'http://{}:5001'.format(os.environ['SERVER_HOST'])
 
 def download_solution(solution_path, map_path):
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ def adjust(adjusted_file):
     return message, solution, map, solution_zip
 
 def upload_data(files_from_streamlit):
+    global session_id
+    session_id = get_script_run_ctx().session_id # Only identifies a session if configuration files are uploaded
+
     files = [('files', file) for file in files_from_streamlit]
 
     headers = {
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ def main():
     if len(uploaded_files) > 0:
         response = upload_data(uploaded_files)
         st.write(response)
-        vehicle_or_map_update_requested = st.button('If updated vehicles + updated build_paramters.yml or a *.osm.pbf map was uploaded, click here to update.')
+        vehicle_or_map_update_requested = st.button('If you uploaded modified *.lua, build_parameters.yml, or *.osm.pbf files, click here to update the network')
         if vehicle_or_map_update_requested:
             with st.spinner('Rebuilding based on updated vehicles/maps. This may take a few minutes, please wait...'):
                 update_vehicle_or_map()