diff --git a/background.html b/background.html
index c7f3cdf5f..1f6db1eb1 100644
--- a/background.html
+++ b/background.html
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@
               <div id='pubkey' class='collapse'></div>
               <div id='error' class='collapse'></div>
               <button type='button' class='button' id='register-secondary-device'>Link</button>
+              <button type='button' class='button' id='cancel-secondary-device' style="display: none;">Cancel</button>
             </div>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/js/views/standalone_registration_view.js b/js/views/standalone_registration_view.js
index 8ce1f713c..6b91528d8 100644
--- a/js/views/standalone_registration_view.js
+++ b/js/views/standalone_registration_view.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
       'click #register': 'registerWithoutMnemonic',
       'click #register-mnemonic': 'registerWithMnemonic',
       'click #register-secondary-device': 'registerSecondaryDevice',
+      'click #cancel-secondary-device': 'cancelSecondaryDevice',
       'click #back-button': 'onBack',
       'click #save-button': 'onSaveProfile',
       'change #mnemonic': 'onChangeMnemonic',
@@ -165,6 +166,18 @@
       await window.ConversationController.load();
       Whisper.RotateSignedPreKeyListener.stop(Whisper.events);
     },
+    async cancelSecondaryDevice() {
+      Whisper.events.off(
+        'secondaryDeviceRegistration',
+        this.onSecondaryDeviceRegistered
+      );
+      this.$('#register-secondary-device')
+        .removeAttr('disabled')
+        .text('Link');
+      this.$('#cancel-secondary-device').hide();
+      this.$('.standalone-secondary-device #pubkey').text('');
+      await this.resetRegistration();
+    },
     async registerSecondaryDevice() {
       if (textsecure.storage.get('secondaryDeviceStatus') === 'ongoing') {
         return;
@@ -174,6 +187,7 @@
       this.$('#register-secondary-device')
         .attr('disabled', 'disabled')
         .text('Sending...');
+      this.$('#cancel-secondary-device').show();
       const mnemonic = this.$('#mnemonic-display').text();
       const language = this.$('#mnemonic-display-language').val();
       const primaryPubKey = this.$('#primary-pubkey').val();
@@ -187,10 +201,7 @@
         'secondaryDeviceRegistration',
         this.onSecondaryDeviceRegistered
       );
-      clearInterval(this.pairingInterval);
-      let countDown = 60;
       const onError = async error => {
-        clearInterval(this.pairingInterval);
         this.$('.standalone-secondary-device #error')
           .text(error)
           .show();
@@ -198,18 +209,7 @@
         this.$('#register-secondary-device')
           .removeAttr('disabled')
           .text('Link');
-      };
-      const countDownCallBack = () => {
-        if (countDown > 0) {
-          this.$('#register-secondary-device').text(
-            `Waiting for Primary Device... (${countDown})`
-          );
-          countDown -= 1;
-          return;
-        }
-        onError(
-          'The primary device has not responded within 1 minute. Ensure that you accept the pairing on the primary device.'
-        );
+        this.$('#cancel-secondary-device').hide();
       };
       const c = new Whisper.Conversation({
         id: primaryPubKey,
@@ -227,8 +227,6 @@
           null
         );
         await this.accountManager.requestPairing(primaryPubKey);
-        countDownCallBack();
-        this.pairingInterval = setInterval(countDownCallBack, 1000);
         const pubkey = textsecure.storage.user.getNumber();
         const words = window.mnemonic
           .mn_encode(pubkey.slice(2), 'english')