diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/checklists_view.js b/cms/static/js/views/checklists_view.js
index 1ae29f99d5..b2727e58f7 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/checklists_view.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/checklists_view.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CMS.Views.Checklists = Backbone.View.extend({
                         }
                     );
                 },
+                reset: true,
                 error: CMS.ServerError
             }
         );
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js b/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
index 50793c5f1e..9554b0d7c3 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/course_info_edit.js
@@ -160,11 +160,17 @@ CMS.Views.ClassInfoUpdateView = Backbone.View.extend({
         var targetModel = this.eventModel(event);
         this.modelDom(event).remove();
         var cacheThis = this;
-        targetModel.destroy({success : function (model, response) {
-            cacheThis.collection.fetch({success : function() {cacheThis.render();},
-                error : CMS.ServerError});
-        },
-        error : CMS.ServerError
+        targetModel.destroy({
+            success: function (model, response) {
+                cacheThis.collection.fetch({
+                    success: function() {
+                        cacheThis.render();
+                    },
+                    reset: true,
+                    error: CMS.ServerError
+                });
+            },
+            error : CMS.ServerError
         });
     },
 
@@ -238,20 +244,19 @@ CMS.Views.ClassInfoHandoutsView = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     initialize: function() {
         var self = this;
-        this.model.fetch(
-            {
-                complete: function() {
-                    window.templateLoader.loadRemoteTemplate("course_info_handouts",
-                        "/static/client_templates/course_info_handouts.html",
-                        function (raw_template) {
-                            self.template = _.template(raw_template);
-                            self.render();
-                        }
-                    );
-                },
-                error : CMS.ServerError
-            }
-        );
+        this.model.fetch({
+            complete: function() {
+                window.templateLoader.loadRemoteTemplate("course_info_handouts",
+                    "/static/client_templates/course_info_handouts.html",
+                    function (raw_template) {
+                        self.template = _.template(raw_template);
+                        self.render();
+                    }
+                );
+            },
+            reset: true,
+            error: CMS.ServerError
+        });
     },
 
     render: function () {
diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced_view.js b/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced_view.js
index c1392831b8..bef908601b 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced_view.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/settings/advanced_view.js
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ CMS.Views.Settings.Advanced = CMS.Views.ValidatingView.extend({
         self.model.clear({silent : true});
         self.model.fetch({
             success : function() { self.render(); },
+            reset: true,
             error : CMS.ServerError
         });
     },
diff --git a/cms/templates/course_info.html b/cms/templates/course_info.html
index cbf436ecc5..55042ee843 100644
--- a/cms/templates/course_info.html
+++ b/cms/templates/course_info.html
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@
   <script src="${static.url('js/vendor/timepicker/jquery.timepicker.js')}"></script>
   <script src="${static.url('js/vendor/timepicker/datepair.js')}"></script>
   <script src="${static.url('js/vendor/date.js')}"></script>
-  
+
   <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
   $(document).ready(function(){
     var course_updates = new CMS.Models.CourseUpdateCollection();
     course_updates.urlbase = '${url_base}';
-    course_updates.fetch();
+    course_updates.fetch({reset: true});
 
     var course_handouts = new CMS.Models.ModuleInfo({
         id: '${handouts_location}'
       });
     course_handouts.urlbase = '${url_base}';
-    
+
     var editor = new CMS.Views.CourseInfoEdit({
       el: $('.main-wrapper'),
       model : new CMS.Models.CourseInfo({
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
-</%block>
\ No newline at end of file
+</%block>
diff --git a/cms/templates/settings.html b/cms/templates/settings.html
index 0a647c632e..c066ea1d2d 100644
--- a/cms/templates/settings.html
+++ b/cms/templates/settings.html
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ from contentstore import utils
         });
       var model = new CMS.Models.Settings.CourseDetails();
       model.urlRoot = '${details_url}';
-      model.fetch({success :
-          function(model) {
-              var editor = new CMS.Views.Settings.Details({
-                  el: $('.settings-details'),
-                  model: model
-                });
-
-              editor.render();
-          }
+      model.fetch({
+        success: function(model) {
+          var editor = new CMS.Views.Settings.Details({
+              el: $('.settings-details'),
+              model: model
+          });
+          editor.render();
+        },
+        reset: true
       });
     });