diff --git a/static/js/pandora/browser.js b/static/js/pandora/browser.js
index e343e4f3..06ecdc59 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/browser.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/browser.js
@@ -41,8 +41,16 @@ pandora.ui.browser = function() {
                 pandora.UI.set({showFilters: !data.collapsed});
                 if (!data.collapsed) {
                     pandora.$ui.filters.forEach(function($filter) {
-                        if ($filter.options('_reload')) {
-                            $filter.options({_reload: false}).reloadList();
+                        var selected = $filter.options('_selected');
+                        if (selected) {
+                            $filter.bindEventOnce({
+                                load: function() {
+                                    $filter.options({
+                                        _selected: false,
+                                        selected: selected
+                                    });
+                                }
+                            }).reloadList();                            
                         }
                     });
                 }
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/filter.js b/static/js/pandora/filter.js
index ff29f03c..f1e1facc 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/filter.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/filter.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ pandora.ui.filter = function(id) {
         title = Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.filters, id).title,
         //width = pandora.getFilterWidth(i, panelWidth),
         that = Ox.TextList({
-            _reload: !pandora.user.ui.showFilters,
+            _selected: !pandora.user.ui.showFilters
+                ? pandora.user.ui._filterState[i].selected
+                : false,
             columns: [
                 {
                     align: 'left',
@@ -70,7 +72,9 @@ pandora.ui.filter = function(id) {
                 }
             },
             scrollbarVisible: true,
-            selected: pandora.user.ui._filterState[i].selected,
+            selected: pandora.user.ui.showFilters
+                ? pandora.user.ui._filterState[i].selected
+                : [],
             sort: [{
                 key: pandora.user.ui.filters[i].sort[0].key,
                 operator: pandora.user.ui.filters[i].sort[0].operator
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js b/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
index 3d251812..67e0f1a1 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
@@ -37,20 +37,24 @@ pandora.ui.mainPanel = function() {
                     // FIXME: why is this being handled _here_?
                     pandora.user.ui._filterState.forEach(function(data, i) {
                         if (!Ox.isEqual(data.selected, previousUI._filterState[i].selected)) {
-                            if (pandora.user.ui.showFilters) {
-                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({selected: data.selected});
-                            } else {
-                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({_reload: true, selected: []});
-                            }
+                            pandora.$ui.filters[i].options(
+                                pandora.user.ui.showFilters ? {
+                                    selected: data.selected
+                                } : {
+                                    _selected: data.selected,
+                                    selected: []
+                                }
+                            );
                         }
                         if (!Ox.isEqual(data.find, previousUI._filterState[i].find)) {
-                            if (pandora.user.ui.showFilters) {
-                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].reloadList();
-                            } else {
-                                // we can call reloadList here, since the items function
-                                // handles the hidden filters case without making requests
-                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({_reload: true}).reloadList();
+                            if (!pandora.user.ui.showFilters) {
+                                pandora.$ui.filters[i].options({
+                                    _selected: data.selected
+                                });
                             }
+                            // we can call reloadList here, since the items function
+                            // handles the hidden filters case without making requests
+                            pandora.$ui.filters[i].reloadList();
                         }
                     });
                 } else {