diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js b/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
index cb91422143..38d2c78576 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ CMS.Views.ClassInfoUpdateView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     initialize: function() {
         this.template = _.template($("#course_info_update-tpl").text());
+        this.render();
         // when the client refetches the updates as a whole, re-render them
         this.listenTo(this.collection, 'reset', this.render);
     },