diff --git a/components/VFBMain.js b/components/VFBMain.js
index 4082c5264..dd08f23cc 100644
--- a/components/VFBMain.js
+++ b/components/VFBMain.js
@@ -1308,6 +1308,21 @@ class VFBMain extends React.Component {
         multipleQueries?.forEach( query => {
           const querySplit = query.split(",");
           that.urlQueryLoader.push({ id : querySplit[0].trim(), selection : querySplit[1].trim() });
+          if (querySplit[1].trim() == "SimilarMorphologyToUserData") {
+            // if a user data query is called and the VFBu_ id is not loaded after timeout then it must still be being analysed
+            let url = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname + "?q=" + query;
+            // Use an IIFE (Immediately Invoked Function Expression) to create a closure and capture the variables
+            (function(querySplit, url) {
+              setTimeout(function() {
+                if (window[querySplit[0].trim()] == undefined) {
+                  if (confirm("The image you uploaded is still being analysed; this can take over an hour. \nClick OK to check again or Cancel to just open VFB.")) {
+                    window.ga('vfb.send', 'event', 'opening', 'uploadQuery', querySplit[0].trim());
+                    window.open(url, "_self");
+                  }
+                }
+              }, 10000);
+            })(querySplit, url);
+          }
         });
         // if no other ids are loaded the query target is added.
         if (idsList.length == 0 && this.urlQueryLoader.length > 1) {
diff --git a/components/configuration/VFBUploader/configuration.json b/components/configuration/VFBUploader/configuration.json
index 85f1df101..3dba31390 100644
--- a/components/configuration/VFBUploader/configuration.json
+++ b/components/configuration/VFBUploader/configuration.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	"acceptedFiles" : [".swc", ".nrrd"],
 	"filesLimit" : 1,
 	"maxFileSize" : 5242880,
-	"queryType": "uploaderQuery",
+	"queryType": "SimilarMorphologyToUserData",
 	"cookieStorageDays" : 100,
 	"cookiesLearnLink" : "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie",
 	"text" : {
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
 		"dialogSubtitle" : "Generate a nblast query from your own data.",
 		"selectTemplate" : "1. Select a Template",
 		"select" : "Select",
-		"addYourFile" : "2. Add your file (Please use a .swc)",
+		"addYourFile" : "2. Add your file (Please use .swc or .nrrd file)",
 		"dropZoneMessage" : "Click or Drag & Drop your file here",
 		"agreeTerms" : "I agree to the use of cookies to store the NBLAST QUERY URL. ",
 		"learnMore" : "Learn More",
 		"blastButtonText" : "Generate a nblast query link",
 		"restartButtonText" : "Restart",
-		"copyButtonText" : "Copy",
-		"infoMessage" : "Generating a nblast query can take up to 30 min. Save this link to find the result of your query.",
+		"copyButtonText" : "Copy Link",
+		"infoMessage" : "Generating a nblast query can take over an hour. Save this link to find the result of your query.",
 		"errorDialog" : "Something went wrong... We were not able to generate a nblast query link from your data. Please try again.",
 		"errorButtonText" : "Try Again"
 	}
diff --git a/components/interface/VFBUploader/VFBUploader.js b/components/interface/VFBUploader/VFBUploader.js
index 198a77424..58d8daec5 100644
--- a/components/interface/VFBUploader/VFBUploader.js
+++ b/components/interface/VFBUploader/VFBUploader.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class VFBUploader extends React.Component {
   requestUpload (formData, url) {
     let self = this;
     let _id = formData.get("vfbID");
-    let newURL = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname + "&q=" + _id + "," + this.configuration.queryType;
+    let newURL = window.location.origin + window.location.pathname + "?q=" + _id + "," + this.configuration.queryType;
 
     this.setState({ fileNBLASTURL: newURL, uploading : true });
     window.setCookie(_id, newURL, this.configuration.cookieStorageDays);