diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/filtered_list_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/filtered_list_route.js
index 6012841657b..22a6adf2567 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/filtered_list_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/filtered_list_route.js
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Discourse.FilteredListRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
       listContent.set('loaded', false);
     }
 
+    listController.set('category', null);
     listController.load(this.filter).then(function(topicList) {
-      listController.set('category', null);
       listController.set('canCreateTopic', topicList.get('can_create_topic'));
       listTopicsController.set('model', topicList);