diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/basic_topic_list_component.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/basic_topic_list_component.js
index 065383a068d..815b959da97 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/basic_topic_list_component.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/basic_topic_list_component.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Discourse.BasicTopicListComponent = Ember.Component.extend({
 
   _topicListChanged: function() {
     this._initFromTopicList(this.get('topicList'));
-  }.observes('topicList'),
+  }.observes('topicList.@each'),
 
   _initFromTopicList: function(topicList) {
     if (topicList !== null) {
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Discourse.BasicTopicListComponent = Ember.Component.extend({
         topics: topicList.get('topics'),
         sortOrder: topicList.get('sortOrder')
       });
+      this.rerender();
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_activity_stream_route.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_activity_stream_route.js
index 8b482187110..56a333b0201 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_activity_stream_route.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/user_activity_stream_route.js
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ Discourse.UserActivityStreamRoute = Discourse.Route.extend({
   Discourse["UserActivity" + userAction.classify() + "Route"] = Discourse.UserActivityStreamRoute.extend({
     userActionType: Discourse.UserAction.TYPES[userAction]
   });
-});
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+});