diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/GoToPayPal.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/GoToPayPal.jsx
index c5bc9ce451..77a554f14a 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/GoToPayPal.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/GoToPayPal.jsx
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ export default contain(
 
     renderPromo() {
       const {
+        id,
         promoApplied,
         promoCode,
         promoName,
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ export default contain(
                 block={ true }
                 onClick={ () => {
                   jobActions.applyCode({
+                    id,
                     code: promoCode,
                     type: isHighlighted ? 'isHighlighted' : null
                   });
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Actions.js b/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Actions.js
index ced8f5d723..08675048b7 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Actions.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/flux/Actions.js
@@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ export default Actions({
         );
     });
 
-    jobActions.applyCode.subscribe(({ code = '', type = null}) => {
-      const body = { code: code.replace(/[^\d\w\s]/, '') };
+    jobActions.applyCode.subscribe(({ id, code = '', type = null}) => {
+      const body = {
+        id,
+        code: code.replace(/[^\d\w\s]/, '')
+      };
       if (type) {
         body.type = type;
       }
diff --git a/common/models/job.json b/common/models/job.json
index 6b687a1c5c..04776dc5d0 100644
--- a/common/models/job.json
+++ b/common/models/job.json
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@
       "type": "string",
       "required": true,
       "description": "How do campers apply to job"
+    },
+    "promoCodeUsed": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "the promocode, if any, that the job uses"
     }
   },
   "validations": [],
diff --git a/common/models/promo.js b/common/models/promo.js
index 1901e47d2a..9a423bdd6b 100644
--- a/common/models/promo.js
+++ b/common/models/promo.js
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
-import { isAlphanumeric } from 'validator';
+import { isAlphanumeric, isHexadecimal } from 'validator';
+import debug from 'debug';
+
+const log = debug('freecc:models:promo');
 
 export default function promo(Promo) {
-  Promo.getButton = function getButton(code, type = 'isNot') {
+  Promo.getButton = function getButton(id, code, type = 'isNot') {
+    const Job = Promo.app.models.Job;
+    if (!id || !isHexadecimal(id)) {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(
+        'Must include job id'
+      ));
+    }
+
     if (
       !isAlphanumeric(code) &&
       type &&
@@ -14,11 +24,30 @@ export default function promo(Promo) {
 
     const query = {
       where: {
-        and: [{ code }, { type }]
+        and: [{
+          code: type === 'isNot' ? type : 'isHighlighted'
+        },
+        {
+          type: type.replace(/^\$/g, '')
+        }]
       }
     };
 
-    return Promo.findOne(query);
+    return Promo.findOne(query)
+      .then(function(promo) {
+        // turn promo model to plain js object;
+        promo = promo.toJSON();
+        return Job.updateAll({ id: id }, { promoCodeUsed: code })
+          .then(function({ count = 0 } = {}) {
+            log('job', count);
+            if (count) {
+              return Object.assign({}, promo, { name: `${code} Discount` });
+            }
+            return Promise.reject(new Error(
+              `Job ${id} not found`
+            ));
+          });
+      });
   };
 
   Promo.remoteMethod(
@@ -26,6 +55,11 @@ export default function promo(Promo) {
     {
       description: 'Get button id for promocode',
       accepts: [
+        {
+          arg: 'id',
+          type: 'string',
+          required: true
+        },
         {
           arg: 'code',
           type: 'string',