diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/smart-search/smart-search.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/smart-search/smart-search.controller.js
index 3a53ddf0aa..08fc748c9b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/smart-search/smart-search.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/smart-search/smart-search.controller.js
@@ -16,71 +16,26 @@ function SmartSearchController (
     let queryset;
     let transitionSuccessListener;
 
-    configService.getConfig()
-        .then(config => init(config));
-
-    function init (config) {
-        let version;
-
-        try {
-            [version] = config.version.split('-');
-        } catch (err) {
-            version = 'latest';
-        }
-
-        $scope.documentationLink = `http://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/${version}/html/userguide/search_sort.html`;
-        $scope.searchPlaceholder = i18n._('Search');
-
-        if ($scope.defaultParams) {
-            defaults = $scope.defaultParams;
-        } else {
-            // steps through the current tree of $state configurations, grabs default search params
-            const stateConfig = _.find($state.$current.path, step => _.has(step, `params.${searchKey}`));
-            defaults = stateConfig.params[searchKey].config.value;
-        }
-
-        if ($scope.querySet) {
-            queryset = $scope.querySet;
-        } else {
-            queryset = $state.params[searchKey];
-        }
-
-        path = GetBasePath($scope.basePath) || $scope.basePath;
-        generateSearchTags();
-
-        qs.initFieldset(path, $scope.djangoModel)
-            .then((data) => {
-                $scope.models = data.models;
-                $scope.options = data.options.data;
-                $scope.keyFields = _.reduce(data.models[$scope.djangoModel].base, function(result, value, key) {
-                    if (value.filterable) {
-                        result.push(key);
-                    }
-                    return result;
-                }, []);
-                if ($scope.list) {
-                    $scope.$emit(optionsKey, data.options);
-                }
-            });
-
-        function compareParams (a, b) {
-            for (let key in a) {
-                if (!(key in b) || a[key].toString() !== b[key].toString()) {
-                    return false;
-                }
+    const compareParams = (a, b) => {
+        for (let key in a) {
+            if (!(key in b) || a[key].toString() !== b[key].toString()) {
+                return false;
             }
-            for (let key in b) {
-                if (!(key in a)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
+        }
+        for (let key in b) {
+            if (!(key in a)) {
+                return false;
             }
-            return true;
         }
+        return true;
+    };
 
-        if (transitionSuccessListener) {
-            transitionSuccessListener();
-        }
+    const generateSearchTags = () => {
+        const { singleSearchParam } = $scope;
+        $scope.searchTags = qs.createSearchTagsFromQueryset(queryset, defaults, singleSearchParam);
+    };
 
+    const listenForTransitionSuccess = () => {
         transitionSuccessListener = $transitions.onSuccess({}, trans => {
             // State has changed - check to see if this is a param change
             if (trans.from().name === trans.to().name) {
@@ -99,29 +54,22 @@ function SmartSearchController (
                 }
             }
         });
+    };
 
-        $scope.$on('$destroy', transitionSuccessListener);
-        $scope.$watch('disableSearch', disableSearch => {
-            if (disableSearch) {
-                $scope.searchPlaceholder = i18n._('Cannot search running job');
-            } else {
-                $scope.searchPlaceholder = i18n._('Search');
-            }
-        });
-    }
+    const isAnsibleFactField = (termParts) => {
+        const rootField = termParts[0].split('.')[0].replace(/^-/, '');
+        return rootField === 'ansible_facts';
+    };
 
-    function generateSearchTags () {
-        const { singleSearchParam } = $scope;
-        $scope.searchTags = qs.createSearchTagsFromQueryset(queryset, defaults, singleSearchParam);
-    }
-
-    function revertSearch (queryToBeRestored) {
+    const revertSearch = (queryToBeRestored) => {
         queryset = queryToBeRestored;
         // https://ui-router.github.io/docs/latest/interfaces/params.paramdeclaration.html#dynamic
         // This transition will not reload controllers/resolves/views
         // but will register new $stateParams[$scope.iterator + '_search'] terms
         if (!$scope.querySet) {
-            $state.go('.', { [searchKey]: queryset });
+            transitionSuccessListener();
+            $state.go('.', { [searchKey]: queryset })
+            .then(() => listenForTransitionSuccess());
         }
         qs.search(path, queryset).then((res) => {
             if ($scope.querySet) {
@@ -134,18 +82,9 @@ function SmartSearchController (
         $scope.searchTerm = null;
 
         generateSearchTags();
-    }
-
-    $scope.toggleKeyPane = () => {
-        $scope.showKeyPane = !$scope.showKeyPane;
     };
 
-    function isAnsibleFactField (termParts) {
-        const rootField = termParts[0].split('.')[0].replace(/^-/, '');
-        return rootField === 'ansible_facts';
-    }
-
-    function isFilterableBaseField (termParts) {
+    const isFilterableBaseField = (termParts) => {
         const rootField = termParts[0].split('.')[0].replace(/^-/, '');
         const listName = $scope.list.name;
         const baseFieldPath = `models.${listName}.base.${rootField}`;
@@ -155,9 +94,9 @@ function SmartSearchController (
         const isBaseModelRelatedSearchTermField = (_.get($scope, `${baseFieldPath}.type`) === 'field');
 
         return isBaseField && !isBaseModelRelatedSearchTermField && isFilterable;
-    }
+    };
 
-    function isRelatedField (termParts) {
+    const isRelatedField = (termParts) => {
         const rootField = termParts[0].split('.')[0].replace(/^-/, '');
         const listName = $scope.list.name;
         const baseRelatedTypePath = `models.${listName}.base.${rootField}.type`;
@@ -166,7 +105,69 @@ function SmartSearchController (
         const isBaseModelRelatedSearchTermField = (_.get($scope, baseRelatedTypePath) === 'field');
 
         return (isRelatedSearchTermField || isBaseModelRelatedSearchTermField);
-    }
+    };
+
+    configService.getConfig()
+        .then(config => {
+            let version;
+
+            try {
+                [version] = config.version.split('-');
+            } catch (err) {
+                version = 'latest';
+            }
+
+            $scope.documentationLink = `http://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/${version}/html/userguide/search_sort.html`;
+            $scope.searchPlaceholder = i18n._('Search');
+
+            if ($scope.defaultParams) {
+                defaults = $scope.defaultParams;
+            } else {
+                // steps through the current tree of $state configurations, grabs default search params
+                const stateConfig = _.find($state.$current.path, step => _.has(step, `params.${searchKey}`));
+                defaults = stateConfig.params[searchKey].config.value;
+            }
+
+            if ($scope.querySet) {
+                queryset = $scope.querySet;
+            } else {
+                queryset = $state.params[searchKey];
+            }
+
+            path = GetBasePath($scope.basePath) || $scope.basePath;
+            generateSearchTags();
+
+            qs.initFieldset(path, $scope.djangoModel)
+                .then((data) => {
+                    $scope.models = data.models;
+                    $scope.options = data.options.data;
+                    $scope.keyFields = _.reduce(data.models[$scope.djangoModel].base, (result, value, key) => {
+                        if (value.filterable) {
+                            result.push(key);
+                        }
+                        return result;
+                    }, []);
+                    if ($scope.list) {
+                        $scope.$emit(optionsKey, data.options);
+                    }
+                });
+
+            $scope.$on('$destroy', transitionSuccessListener);
+            $scope.$watch('disableSearch', disableSearch => {
+                if (disableSearch) {
+                    $scope.searchPlaceholder = i18n._('Cannot search running job');
+                } else {
+                    $scope.searchPlaceholder = i18n._('Search');
+                }
+            });
+
+            listenForTransitionSuccess();
+        });
+
+
+    $scope.toggleKeyPane = () => {
+        $scope.showKeyPane = !$scope.showKeyPane;
+    };
 
     $scope.addTerms = terms => {
         const { singleSearchParam } = $scope;
@@ -182,11 +183,13 @@ function SmartSearchController (
         // This transition will not reload controllers/resolves/views but will register new
         // $stateParams[searchKey] terms.
         if (!$scope.querySet) {
+            transitionSuccessListener();
             $state.go('.', { [searchKey]: queryset })
                 .then(() => {
                     // same as above in $scope.remove.  For some reason deleting the page
                     // from the queryset works for all lists except lists in modals.
                     delete $stateParams[searchKey].page;
+                    listenForTransitionSuccess();
                 });
         }
 
@@ -212,6 +215,7 @@ function SmartSearchController (
         queryset = qs.removeTermsFromQueryset(queryset, term, isFilterableBaseField, isRelatedField, isAnsibleFactField, singleSearchParam);
 
         if (!$scope.querySet) {
+            transitionSuccessListener();
             $state.go('.', { [searchKey]: queryset })
                 .then(() => {
                     // for some reason deleting a tag from a list in a modal does not
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ function SmartSearchController (
                     // that that happened and remove it if it didn't.
                     const clearedParams = qs.removeTermsFromQueryset($stateParams[searchKey], term, isFilterableBaseField, isRelatedField, isAnsibleFactField, singleSearchParam);
                     $stateParams[searchKey] = clearedParams;
+                    listenForTransitionSuccess();
                 });
         }
 
@@ -246,7 +251,9 @@ function SmartSearchController (
         queryset = cleared;
 
         if (!$scope.querySet) {
-            $state.go('.', { [searchKey]: queryset });
+            transitionSuccessListener();
+            $state.go('.', { [searchKey]: queryset })
+            .then(() => listenForTransitionSuccess());
         }
 
         qs.search(path, queryset)