diff --git a/js/actions/contract_agreement_list_actions.js b/js/actions/contract_agreement_list_actions.js
index 52c055a6..a5059ff0 100644
--- a/js/actions/contract_agreement_list_actions.js
+++ b/js/actions/contract_agreement_list_actions.js
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ class ContractAgreementListActions {
     }
 
     flushContractAgreementList(){
-        return Q.Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            return this.actions.updateContractAgreementList(null);
-        });
+        this.actions.updateContractAgreementList(null);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_loan.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_loan.js
index 1b37a116..f8946486 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_loan.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_loan.js
@@ -77,24 +77,18 @@ let LoanForm = React.createClass({
     },
 
     getContractAgreementsOrCreatePublic(email){
-        /* a more complex defer (with promises) otherwise we dispatch while an action is being dispatched) */
-        window.setTimeout(() => {
-            ContractAgreementListActions.flushContractAgreementList()
-                .catch((err) => {
-                    console.logGlobal(err);
-                });
-
-            if (email) {
-                // fetch the available contractagreements (pending/accepted)
-                ContractAgreementListActions.fetchAvailableContractAgreementList(email).then(
-                    (contractAgreementList) => {
-                        if (!contractAgreementList && this.props.createPublicContractAgreement) {
-                            // for public contracts: fetch the public contract and create a contractagreement if available
-                            ContractAgreementListActions.createContractAgreementFromPublicContract(email);
-                        }
+        ContractAgreementListActions.flushContractAgreementList();
+        if (email) {
+            // fetch the available contractagreements (pending/accepted)
+            ContractAgreementListActions.fetchAvailableContractAgreementList(email).then(
+                (contractAgreementList) => {
+                    if (!contractAgreementList && this.props.createPublicContractAgreement) {
+                        // for public contracts: fetch the public contract and create a contractagreement if available
+                        ContractAgreementListActions.createContractAgreementFromPublicContract(email);
                     }
-                );
-            }}, 0);
+                }
+            );
+        }
     },
 
     getFormData(){