diff --git a/static/js/infoView.js b/static/js/infoView.js
index cca5983..c61a370 100644
--- a/static/js/infoView.js
+++ b/static/js/infoView.js
@@ -728,29 +728,33 @@ oml.ui.infoView = function(externalData, isMixed) {
 
             function editMetadata(key, value) {
                 if (value != data[key]) {
-                    var edit = {id: !isMultiple ? data.id : oml.ui.listSelection};
+                    var edit = {id: !isMultiple ? data.id : ui.listSelection};
                     edit[key] = key == 'author'
                         ? splitValue(value || [], 'author')
                         : Ox.contains(arrayKeys, key)
                         ? (value || '').split(separator)
                         : value;
                     oml.api.edit(edit, function(result) {
-                        Ox.Request.clearCache();
-                        if (Ox.contains(['title', 'author', 'description'], key)) {
-                            oml.$ui.info.updateElement();
+                        if (!isMultiple || ui.updateResults) {
+                            Ox.Request.clearCache();
+                            if (Ox.contains(['title', 'author', 'description'], key)) {
+                                oml.$ui.info.updateElement();
+                            }
+                            oml.$ui.filters.forEach(function($filter) {
+                                $filter.reloadList();
+                            });
+                            oml.$ui.list.value(
+                                result.data.id, key, result.data[key]
+                            );
+                            oml.$ui.browser.value(
+                                result.data.id, key, result.data[key]
+                            );
                         }
-                        oml.$ui.filters.forEach(function($filter) {
-                            $filter.reloadList();
-                        });
-                        oml.$ui.list.value(
-                            result.data.id, key, result.data[key]
-                        );
-                        oml.$ui.browser.value(
-                            result.data.id, key, result.data[key]
-                        );
+                        // FIXME: what is this?
                         if (Ox.contains(['title', 'author'], key)) {
                             that.updateElement(result.data, [$data]);
                         }
+                        that.triggerEvent('change', Ox.extend({}, key, value));
                     });
                 }
             }