diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item.js b/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item.js
index 8a77c7bd..2820cce3 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item.js
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ let AccordionListItem = React.createClass({
     getGlyphicon(){
         if (this.props.content.requestAction) {
             return (
-                <OverlayTrigger delay={500} placement="left"
-                                overlay={<Tooltip>{getLangText('You have actions pending in one of your editions')}</Tooltip>}>
+                <OverlayTrigger
+                    delay={500}
+                    placement="left"
+                    overlay={<Tooltip>{getLangText('You have actions pending in one of your editions')}</Tooltip>}>
                     <Glyphicon glyph='bell'/>
                 </OverlayTrigger>);
         }
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item_edition_widget.js b/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item_edition_widget.js
index abd6e7b2..7e108ae0 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item_edition_widget.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_accordion_list/accordion_list_item_edition_widget.js
@@ -58,9 +58,19 @@ let AccordionListItemEditionWidget = React.createClass({
         let isEditionListOpen = this.state.isEditionListOpenForPieceId[pieceId] ? this.state.isEditionListOpenForPieceId[pieceId].show : false;
         
         if(isEditionListOpen) {
-            return (
-                <span className="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-up" aria-hidden="true" style={{top: 2}}></span>
-            );
+            // this is the loading feedback for the editions
+            // button.
+            // 
+            // PLEASE FUTURE TIM, DO NOT FUCKING REMOVE IT AGAIN!
+            if(typeof this.state.editionList[pieceId] === 'undefined') {
+                return (
+                    <span className="glyph-ascribe-spool-chunked ascribe-color spin"/>
+                );
+            } else {
+                return (
+                    <span className="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-up" aria-hidden="true" style={{top: 2}}></span>
+                );
+            }
         } else {
             return (
                 <span className="glyphicon glyphicon-menu-down" aria-hidden="true" style={{top: 2}}></span>
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_buttons/create_editions_button.js b/js/components/ascribe_buttons/create_editions_button.js
index beeb1e97..ac6fe543 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_buttons/create_editions_button.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_buttons/create_editions_button.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import EditionListActions from '../../actions/edition_list_actions';
 import EditionListStore from '../../stores/edition_list_store';
 
-import { getAvailableAcls } from '../../utils/acl_utils';
 import { getLangText } from '../../utils/lang_utils';
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
@@ -65,8 +64,6 @@ let CreateEditionsButton = React.createClass({
     render: function () {
         let piece = this.props.piece;
 
-        let availableAcls = getAvailableAcls(piece);
-
         if (!piece.acl.acl_editions || piece.num_editions > 0){
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece.js b/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece.js
index 51f902b3..9ad80e1c 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_detail/piece.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ let Piece = React.createClass({
 
     handleEditionCreationSuccess() {
         PieceActions.updateProperty({key: 'num_editions', value: 0});
+        PieceListStore.fetchPieceList(this.state.page, this.state.pageSize, this.state.search, this.state.orderBy, this.state.orderAsc);
         this.toggleCreateEditionsDialog();
     },