How to edit, extend, or terminate a contract

After a contract is created, you can change its terms, extend it, or terminate it. The available options depend on the contract’s status and on which party has already signed.

Editing the contract

To start editing, open the Team section, select the menu (⋮) next to the contractor’s name, and choose Edit. You can also select Edit contract on the contractor’s page.

Editing rules by contract status

As long as the contract hasn’t been signed by both parties, you can edit it directly. The exact rules depend on whether you’ve already signed it on your end.

If you haven’t signed the contract yet
Changes apply immediately, with no need to sign the contract again. This works in the Draft, Invited, and Onboarding statuses.

If you’ve signed the contract but the contractor hasn’t
Editing is available, but you’ll need to sign the contract again after making your changes. This works in the Invited and Onboarding statuses.

If both parties have already signed the contract
Direct editing isn’t possible. Any changes can only be made through an addendum.

If you meet the conditions for editing the contract directly, follow the steps below after selecting Edit.

Then select Continue to payment to proceed.

Choose the payment type – Fixed rate or Milestone – and fill in Payment currency, Payment amount, Payment frequency, and First payment date, along with Milestone name if you chose Milestone. This information is saved in the Planner – the tool that generates invoices for the contractor on the dates set when the contract was created. Planner tasks can be created and deleted, but not edited.

Then select Review contract and check the details.

If everything looks correct, sign the contract.

Note: the contractor’s email can only be changed in the Draft status (before the invitation is sent)

Changing an active contract (signing an addendum)

Once the contract is signed by both parties, it takes effect. After that, the terms can only be changed through a supplementary agreement (addendum). This rule applies to all contract types.

How it works

Open the contract and select Edit contract. The system will display a form with all the contract parameters.
Make any changes you need. You can edit any fields except the contractor’s name and email.
On the review screen (Editing contract), a summary will appear for every section: Contractor, Statement of work, Payment, Documents. Each section can be edited separately.
Select Confirm changes. A window will open where you can sign the supplementary agreement. Sign it and select Confirm.
The supplementary agreement is sent to the contractor for signature. Until both parties sign it, the previous version of the agreement stays in effect.

What happens after signing

The contract and payout schedule are updated.
New invoices are generated from the updated data.
Old invoices aren’t recalculated – changes apply only to future payouts.

Until the contractor signs the supplementary agreement, a warning appears on the contractor’s page: “The supplementary agreement is pending freelancer’s signature. Until it’s signed, the updated Payments remain inactive.”

When and how a contract can be edited

Client’s signature	Contractor’s signature	What’s available
No	No	Direct editing – changes apply immediately
Yes	No	Editing with the client’s re-signature
Yes	Yes	Only via a supplementary agreement (addendum)

Extending the contract

When creating or editing a contract, you can turn on the Renew contract with same terms option. You’ll find it next to the End date field in the Statement of work section.

With this option on, the contract will automatically renew on the same terms when it expires. If you need to extend the contract with different terms (for example, a new rate or duration), edit it through a supplementary agreement instead.