diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/js/buttonActions.js b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/js/buttonActions.js
index d201c1e5..d897e095 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/js/buttonActions.js
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/js/buttonActions.js
@@ -163,5 +163,12 @@ $(function () {
         }
     );
 
-    $(document).ready(fetchLabels())
+    $(document).ready(fetchLabels({
+        postUpdate: function(data) {
+            var labels = data.labels;
+            for (var i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
+                createLabelItem(labels[i])
+            }
+        }
+    }))
 });
diff --git a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/js/labelActions.js b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/js/labelActions.js
index 333c8aa5..d829581a 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/js/labelActions.js
+++ b/wise-webapp/src/main/webapp/js/labelActions.js
@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ function createLabelItem(data) {
 
 }
 
-function fetchLabels() {
+function fetchLabels(options) {
     jQuery.ajax("c/restful/labels/", {
         async:false,
         dataType:'json',
         type:'GET',
         success:function (data) {
-            var labels = data.labels;
-            for (var i = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
-                createLabelItem(labels[i])
+            if (options.postUpdate) {
+                options.postUpdate(data)
             }
         },
         error:function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {