diff --git a/static/js/pandora/folderList.js b/static/js/pandora/folderList.js
index ab134aa5..5da6ebed 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/folderList.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/folderList.js
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ pandora.ui.folderList = function(id) {
                 });
             },
             submit: function(data) {
-                data_ = {id: data.id};
+                var data_ = {id: data.id};
                 data_[data.key] = data.value;
                 pandora.api.editList(data_, function(result) {
                     if (result.data.id != data.id) {
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/group.js b/static/js/pandora/group.js
index 831dd40c..ff800d80 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/group.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/group.js
@@ -145,13 +145,7 @@ pandora.ui.group = function(id) {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-                /*
-                pandora.Query.updateGroups();
-                pandora.URL.push(pandora.Query.toString());
-                pandora.reloadGroups(i);
-                */
                 pandora.UI.set('find', find);
-                //pandora.URL.push();
             },
             sort: function(data) {
                 Ox.Log('', 'SORT', data)
@@ -175,20 +169,23 @@ pandora.ui.group = function(id) {
             type: 'image'
         })
         .bindEvent('change', function(data) {
-            var groups = Ox.clone(pandora.user.ui.groups),
+            var find,
+                groups = Ox.clone(pandora.user.ui.groups),
                 id_ = data.selected[0].id,
                 i_ = Ox.getPositionById(pandora.user.ui.groups, id_);
             if (i_ == -1) {
                 // new group was not part of old group set
                 if (pandora.user.ui._groupsState[i].selected.length) {
-                    // if group with selection gets replaced, reload
-                    pandora.user.ui.find.conditions.splice(pandora.user.ui._groupsState[i].index, 1);
-                    pandora.Query.updateGroups();
-                    pandora.URL.push(pandora.Query.toString());
-                    pandora.reloadGroups(i);
+                    // if group with selection gets replaced, update find
+                    find = Ox.clone(pandora.user.ui.find, true);
+                    find.conditions.splice(pandora.user.ui._groupsState[i].index, 1);
                 }
                 groups[i] = makeGroup(id_);
-                pandora.UI.set({groups: groups});
+                pandora.UI.set(Ox.extend({
+                    groups: groups
+                }, find ? {
+                    find: find
+                } : {}));
                 replaceGroup(i, id_);
                 // fixme: there is an obscure special case not yet covered:
                 // switching to a new group may change find from advanced to not advanced
@@ -204,9 +201,8 @@ pandora.ui.group = function(id) {
                 replaceGroup(i, id_);
                 replaceGroup(i_, id);
             }
-            //pandora.$ui.mainMenu.replaceMenu('sortMenu', pandora.getSortMenu());
             function makeGroup(id, sort) {
-                // makes user.ui.groups object from site.groups object
+                // makes user.ui._groups object from site.groups object
                 var group = Ox.getObjectById(pandora.site.groups, id);
                 return {
                     id: group.id,
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js b/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
index 0a415b6b..dee62f27 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/mainPanel.js
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@ pandora.ui.mainPanel = function() {
                     } else {
                         pandora.$ui.list.reloadList();
                     }
+                    // FIXME: why is this being handled _here_?
                     pandora.user.ui._groupsState.forEach(function(data, i) {
                         if (!Ox.isEqual(data.selected, previousUI._groupsState[i].selected)) {
                             pandora.$ui.groups[i].options({selected: data.selected});
                         }
                         if (!Ox.isEqual(data.find, previousUI._groupsState[i].find)) {
+                            Ox.print(i, 'NOT EQUAL', data.find, previousUI._groupsState[i].find)
                             pandora.$ui.groups[i].reloadList();
+                        } else {
+                            Ox.print(i, 'EQUAL', data.find, previousUI._groupsState[i].find)
                         }
                     });
                 } else {