diff --git a/static/js/pandora/list.js b/static/js/pandora/list.js
index 306cdec5..aa1d3d75 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/list.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/list.js
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                     list: pandora.user.ui._list,
                     items: data.ids
                 }, function() {
-                    that.options({selected: []});
+                    pandora.UI.set({listSelection: []});
                     pandora.reloadList();
                 });
             },
@@ -533,6 +533,9 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                     pandora.$ui.selected.html(pandora.ui.status('selected', result.data));
                 });
             },
+            pandora_listselection: function(data) {
+                that.options({selected: data.value});
+            },
             pandora_listsort: function(data) {
                 that.options({sort: data.value});
             }
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index 7e2416c7..a99c4bac 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ pandora.reloadList = function() {
             load: function(data) {
                 pandora.$ui.list.gainFocus();
                 // fixme: what is this?
-                if (data) pandora.$ui.list.options({selected: [data.items]});
+                // if (data) pandora.$ui.list.options({selected: [data.items]});
             }
         })
         .reloadList();