diff --git a/src/views/users.js b/src/views/users.js
index 2120012ab..300eb350b 100644
--- a/src/views/users.js
+++ b/src/views/users.js
@@ -1003,7 +1003,10 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
                     $scope.externalLdap.percent = 100; // indicates that 'result' is valid
                     $scope.externalLdap.errorMessage = data.success ? '' : data.error.message;
 
-                    return refreshUsers();
+                    refreshGroups();
+                    refreshUsers();
+
+                    return;
                 }
 
                 $scope.externalLdap.syncBusy = true;
@@ -1142,9 +1145,12 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
         });
     }
 
-    function refresh() {
+    function refreshGroups(callback) {
         Client.getGroups(function (error, result) {
-            if (error) return console.error('Unable to get group listing.', error);
+            if (error) {
+                if (callback) return callback(error);
+                else return console.error('Unable to get group listing.', error);
+            }
 
             angular.copy(result, $scope.groups);
             $scope.groupsById = { };
@@ -1152,6 +1158,13 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
                 $scope.groupsById[result[i].id] = result[i];
             }
 
+            if (callback) callback();
+        });
+    }
+
+    function refresh() {
+        refreshGroups(function (error) {
+            if (error) return console.error('Unable to get group listing.', error);
             refreshUsers(true);
         });
     }