diff --git a/static/js/controllers.js b/static/js/controllers.js
index ebcbf2313..53de635f0 100644
--- a/static/js/controllers.js
+++ b/static/js/controllers.js
@@ -231,12 +231,13 @@ function TutorialCtrl($scope, AngularTour, AngularTourSignals, UserService, Conf
   };
 }
 
-function RepoListCtrl($scope, $location, $sanitize, Restangular, UserService, ApiService) {
+function RepoListCtrl($scope, $sanitize, Restangular, UserService, ApiService) {
   $scope.namespace = null;
   $scope.page = 1;
   $scope.publicPageCount = null;
 
-  // Grab user namespaces
+  // When loading the UserService, if the user is logged in, create a list of
+  // relevant namespaces for later collecting relevant repositories.
   UserService.load(function() {
     var user = UserService.currentUser();
     if (!user.anonymous) {
@@ -244,13 +245,26 @@ function RepoListCtrl($scope, $location, $sanitize, Restangular, UserService, Ap
       for (var i = 0; i < user.organizations.length; i++) {
         $scope.namespaces.push(user.organizations[i]);
       }
-      loadStarredRepos();
-      loadRepos();
-    } else {
-      $location.path('signin');
+      //loadStarredRepos();
+      //loadRepos();
     }
   });
 
+  // If someone signs in on this page, we have to watch the user and re-load
+  // their repositories after they've signed in to actually have any content
+  // on the page.
+  $scope.$watch(function(scope) { return scope.user },
+                function(user) {
+                  if (!user.anonymous) {
+                    $scope.namespaces = [user];
+                    for (var i = 0; i < user.organizations.length; i++) {
+                      $scope.namespaces.push(user.organizations[i]);
+                    }
+                    loadStarredRepos();
+                    loadRepos();
+                  }
+                });
+
   $scope.toggleStar = function(repo) {
     if (repo.is_starred) {
       unstarRepo(repo);
@@ -282,6 +296,7 @@ function RepoListCtrl($scope, $location, $sanitize, Restangular, UserService, Ap
     });
   };
 
+  // Finds a repository within the list of namespaces attached to $scope.
   var findRepoInList = function(repoNamespace, repoName) {
     var namespaceIndex = $scope.namespaces.map(function (n) {
       return n.username || n.name;
@@ -296,6 +311,8 @@ function RepoListCtrl($scope, $location, $sanitize, Restangular, UserService, Ap
     return repoIndex != -1 ? namespace.repositories.value[repoIndex] : null;
   }
 
+  // Add a starred repository to the list starred repository list and make
+  // sure it appears starred elsewhere on the page.
   var updateReposAfterStar = function(repository) {
     $scope.starred_repositories.value.push(repository);
 
@@ -305,9 +322,11 @@ function RepoListCtrl($scope, $location, $sanitize, Restangular, UserService, Ap
     }
   }
 
+  // Remove a repository from the starred repository list and make sure that
+  // it doesn't appear starred elsewhere on the page.
   var updateReposAfterUnstar = function(repository) {
     // Remove from the starred listings
-    var index = $scope.starred_repositories.value.map(function (r) {
+    var index = $scope.starred_repositories.value.map(function(r) {
       return r.namespace + '/' + r.name;
     }).indexOf(repository.namespace + '/' + repository.name);
     $scope.starred_repositories.value.splice(index, 1);
@@ -325,17 +344,20 @@ function RepoListCtrl($scope, $location, $sanitize, Restangular, UserService, Ap
     }
 
     $scope.starred_repositories = ApiService.listStarredReposAsResource().get(function(resp) {
-      return resp.repositories.map(function (repo) {
+      return resp.repositories.map(function(repo) {
         repo.is_starred = true;
         return repo;
       });
     });
   };
 
+  // Iterate over all of the $scope.namespaces and collect their respective
+  // repositories.
   var loadRepos = function() {
     if ($scope.namespaces.length == 0 || $scope.user.anonymous) {
       return;
     }
+    console.log('load repos called');
 
     for (var i = 0; i < $scope.namespaces.length; i++) {
       var namespace = $scope.namespaces[i];