diff --git a/src/dashboard/src/components/api/views.py b/src/dashboard/src/components/api/views.py
index d03ff14ab1..c4c871ae02 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/src/components/api/views.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/src/components/api/views.py
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ def get_levels_of_description(request):
     each level of description.
     """
     levels = models.LevelOfDescription.objects.all().order_by("sortorder")
-    response = [{level.id: level.name} for level in levels]
+    response = [{str(level.id): level.name} for level in levels]
     return helpers.json_response(response)
 
 
diff --git a/src/dashboard/src/components/ingest/urls.py b/src/dashboard/src/components/ingest/urls.py
index 77d8c8f864..187f3baafb 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/src/components/ingest/urls.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/src/components/ingest/urls.py
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@
         name="ingest_metadata_add_files",
     ),
     path("upload/url/check/", views.ingest_upload_destination_url_check),
-    re_path(r"^(?P<uuid>" + settings.UUID_REGEX + ")/upload/$", views.ingest_upload),
+    re_path(
+        r"^(?P<uuid>" + settings.UUID_REGEX + ")/upload/$",
+        views.ingest_upload,
+        name="ingest_upload",
+    ),
     path("status/", views.ingest_status),
     re_path(r"^status/(?P<uuid>" + settings.UUID_REGEX + ")/$", views.ingest_status),
     re_path(
diff --git a/src/dashboard/src/components/ingest/views.py b/src/dashboard/src/components/ingest/views.py
index 296b8b3823..ffe2592dfe 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/src/components/ingest/views.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/src/components/ingest/views.py
@@ -324,14 +324,16 @@ def ingest_upload(request, uuid):
                 access = models.Access.objects.get(sipuuid=uuid)
             except:
                 access = models.Access(sipuuid=uuid)
-            access.target = pickle.dumps({"target": request.POST["target"]}, protocol=0)
+            access.target = pickle.dumps(
+                {"target": request.POST["target"]}, protocol=0
+            ).decode()
             access.save()
             response = {"ready": True}
             return helpers.json_response(response)
     elif request.method == "GET":
         try:
             access = models.Access.objects.get(sipuuid=uuid)
-            data = pickle.loads(str(access.target))
+            data = pickle.loads(access.target.encode())
         except:
             raise Http404
         return helpers.json_response(data)
diff --git a/src/dashboard/tests/test_api.py b/src/dashboard/tests/test_api.py
index 38403b6f80..2825ec535f 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/tests/test_api.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from django.utils.timezone import make_aware
 from lxml import etree
 from main.models import Job
+from main.models import LevelOfDescription
 from main.models import SIP
 from main.models import Task
 from main.models import Transfer
@@ -467,6 +468,23 @@ def test_task(self):
         assert payload["time_ended"] == "2019-06-18T00:00:05"
         assert payload["duration"] == 5
 
+    @e2e
+    def test_get_levels_of_description(self):
+        LevelOfDescription.objects.create(name="Item", sortorder=2)
+        LevelOfDescription.objects.create(name="Collection", sortorder=0)
+        LevelOfDescription.objects.create(name="Fonds", sortorder=1)
+        expected = ["Collection", "Fonds", "Item"]
+
+        resp = self.client.get(reverse("api:get_levels_of_description"))
+        payload = json.loads(resp.content.decode("utf8"))
+
+        result = []
+        for level_of_description in payload:
+            name = next(iter(level_of_description.values()))
+            result.append(name)
+
+        assert result == expected
+
 
 class TestProcessingConfigurationAPI(TestCase):
     fixtures = ["test_user"]
diff --git a/src/dashboard/tests/test_ingest.py b/src/dashboard/tests/test_ingest.py
index b1b3a76cb6..820897b5f3 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/tests/test_ingest.py
+++ b/src/dashboard/tests/test_ingest.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import json
 import os
+import pickle
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import Client
 from django.urls import reverse
+from main.models import Access
 from main.models import DashboardSetting
 
 
@@ -77,6 +80,40 @@ def test_add_metadata_files_view(self):
         )
         assert title in response.content.decode("utf8")
 
+    def test_ingest_upload_get(self):
+        sip_uuid = "4060ee97-9c3f-4822-afaf-ebdf838284c3"
+        access_target = {"target": "description-slug"}
+        Access.objects.create(
+            sipuuid=sip_uuid,
+            target=pickle.dumps(access_target, protocol=0).decode(),
+        )
+
+        response = self.client.get(
+            reverse("ingest:ingest_upload", args=[sip_uuid]),
+        )
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert json.loads(response.content) == access_target
+
+    def test_ingest_upload_post(self):
+        sip_uuid = "4060ee97-9c3f-4822-afaf-ebdf838284c3"
+        access_target = {"target": "description-slug"}
+
+        # Check there is no Access object associated with the SIP yet.
+        assert Access.objects.filter(sipuuid=sip_uuid).count() == 0
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse("ingest:ingest_upload", args=[sip_uuid]),
+            data=access_target,
+        )
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+        assert json.loads(response.content) == {"ready": True}
+
+        # An Access object was created for the SIP with the right target.
+        assert Access.objects.filter(sipuuid=sip_uuid).count() == 1
+        access = Access.objects.get(sipuuid=sip_uuid)
+        assert pickle.loads(access.target.encode()) == access_target
+
 
 def _assert_file_node_properties_match_record(file_node, record):
     assert file_node["type"] == "file"