diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php
index 7bdeda0b5..b8910bd14 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/EventController.php
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public function postUploadEventImage(Request $request)
      * @param  Integer|false $event_id
      * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function makeEventLive($event_id = false) {
+    public function postMakeEventLive($event_id = false) {
         $event = Event::scope()->findOrFail($event_id);
         $event->is_live = 1;
         $event->save();
diff --git a/resources/views/ManageEvent/Partials/TopNav.blade.php b/resources/views/ManageEvent/Partials/TopNav.blade.php
index 741af4e50..8d872b514 100644
--- a/resources/views/ManageEvent/Partials/TopNav.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/ManageEvent/Partials/TopNav.blade.php
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
     @if(!$event->is_live)
         <style>
             .sidebar {
-                top: 43px;
+                top: 63px;
             }
         </style>
         <div class="alert alert-warning top_of_page_alert">
             {{ @trans("ManageEvent.event_not_live") }}
-            <a href="{{ route('MakeEventLive', ['event_id' => $event->id]) }}">{{ @trans("ManageEvent.publish_it") }}</a>
+            {!! Form::open(['url' => route('MakeEventLive', ['event_id' => $event->id]), 'id' => 'make-event-live-form', 'style' => 'display:inline-block;']) !!}
+                {!! Form::submit(trans('ManageEvent.publish_it'), ['class' => 'btn btn-success']) !!}
+            {!! Form::close() !!}
         </div>
     @endif
 @stop
diff --git a/resources/views/Public/ViewEvent/Partials/EventHeaderSection.blade.php b/resources/views/Public/ViewEvent/Partials/EventHeaderSection.blade.php
index f8ea7f366..5f020c87b 100644
--- a/resources/views/Public/ViewEvent/Partials/EventHeaderSection.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/Public/ViewEvent/Partials/EventHeaderSection.blade.php
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 <section id="goLiveBar">
     <div class="container">
         @if(!$event->is_live)
-
-        {{ @trans("ManageEvent.event_not_live") }}
-        <a href="{{ route('MakeEventLive' , ['event_id' => $event->id]) }}"
-           style="background-color: green; border-color: green;"
-        class="btn btn-success btn-xs">{{ @trans("ManageEvent.publish_it") }}</a>
+            {{ @trans("ManageEvent.event_not_live") }}
+            {!! Form::open(['url' => route('MakeEventLive', ['event_id' => $event->id]), 'id' => 'make-event-live-form', 'style' => 'display:inline-block;']) !!}
+                {!! Form::submit(trans('ManageEvent.publish_it'), ['class' => 'btn btn-success']) !!}
+            {!! Form::close() !!}
         @endif
     </div>
 </section>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index efa11e77e..e2874c265 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@
                 [EventDashboardController::class, 'redirectToDashboard']
             );
 
-            Route::get('{event_id}/go_live',
-                [EventController::class, 'makeEventLive']
+            Route::post('{event_id}/go_live',
+                [EventController::class, 'postMakeEventLive']
             )->name('MakeEventLive');
 
             /*