diff --git a/static/js/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.js b/static/js/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.js
index f1f54752f..2fe30f82e 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/repo-view/repo-panel-tags.js
@@ -244,11 +244,12 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('repoPanelTags', function () {
         loadRepoSignatures();
       });
 
-      $scope.$watch('repositoryTags', function(tags) {
+      $scope.$watch('repositoryTags', function(newTags, oldTags) {
+        if (newTags === oldTags) { return; }
         // Process each of the tags.
         setTagState();
         loadRepoSignatures();
-      });
+      }, true);
 
       $scope.loadImageVulnerabilities = function(image_id, imageData) {
         VulnerabilityService.loadImageVulnerabilities($scope.repository, image_id, function(resp) {