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>