diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 0a7caf60..63e9713a 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     "raphael": "~2.1.2",
     "js-sequence-diagrams": "https://github.com/benweet/js-sequence-diagrams.git#7b157daa2deaf5b46b320673cc2ddabe6f013725",
     "flowchart": "https://github.com/adrai/flowchart.js.git#~1.2.10",
-    "monetizejs": "~0.1.2"
+    "monetizejs": "~0.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/res/core.js b/public/res/core.js
index a88ee1ad..a26c531e 100644
--- a/public/res/core.js
+++ b/public/res/core.js
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ define([
 	function hasPaid(payments) {
 		return payments && (
 			(payments.chargeOption && payments.chargeOption.alias == 'once') ||
-			(payments.subscriptionOption && payments.subscriptionOption.alias == 'monthly') ||
 			(payments.subscriptionOption && payments.subscriptionOption.alias == 'yearly'));
 	}
 
@@ -363,17 +362,15 @@ define([
 			return;
 		}
 		monetize.getPaymentsImmediate(function(err, payments) {
+			removeAlerts();
 			if(!hasPaid(payments)) {
 				_.each(document.querySelectorAll('.modal-body'), function(modalBodyElt) {
-					var $elt = $('<div class="alert alert-danger">Please consider <a href="#">sponsoring StackEdit</a> for $1/month (or <a href="#">sign in</a> if you\'re already a sponsor).</div>');
+					var $elt = $('<div class="alert alert-danger">Please consider <a href="#">sponsoring StackEdit</a> for $5/year (or <a href="#">sign in</a> if you\'re already a sponsor).</div>');
 					$elt.find('a').click(performPayment);
 					modalBodyElt.insertBefore($elt[0], modalBodyElt.firstChild);
 					$alerts = $alerts.add($elt);
 				});
 			}
-			else {
-				removeAlerts();
-			}
 		});
 	}, 1000);