diff --git a/SingularityUI/app/components/requests/RequestsPage.jsx b/SingularityUI/app/components/requests/RequestsPage.jsx
index d8643ae1df..0f3f1fb0f7 100644
--- a/SingularityUI/app/components/requests/RequestsPage.jsx
+++ b/SingularityUI/app/components/requests/RequestsPage.jsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class RequestsPage extends Component {
     fetchTaskFiles: PropTypes.func,
     scaleRequest: PropTypes.func,
     bounceRequest: PropTypes.func,
+    isFetchingRequests: PropTypes.bool,
     params: PropTypes.object,
     router: PropTypes.object,
     filter: PropTypes.shape({
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ class RequestsPage extends Component {
 
   render() {
     let displayRequests = []
-    if (this.props.requestsInState.length) {
+    if (this.props.requestsInState.length || !this.props.isFetchingRequests) {
       displayRequests = filterSelector({requestsInState: this.props.requestsInState, filter: this.props.filter, requestUtilizations: this.props.requestUtilizations});
     } else if (this.props.requestIds.data.length) {
       const options = _.map(this.props.requestIds.data, (id) => ({
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ class RequestsPage extends Component {
     if (this.state.loading) {
       table = <Loader />;
     } else if (!displayRequests.length) {
-      table = <div className="empty-table-message"><p>No requests found. You may not be part of the correct groups or teams to view the desired requests.</p></div>;
+      table = <div className="empty-table-message"><p>No requests found</p></div>;
     } else {
       table = (
         <UITable
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@ function mapStateToProps(state, ownProps) {
     pathname: ownProps.location.pathname,
     notFound: statusCode === 404,
     requestsInState: modifiedRequests,
+    isFetchingRequests: state.api.requestsInState.isFetching,
     requestUtilizations: state.api.requestUtilizations.data,
     requestIds: state.api.requestIds,
     groups: userGroups,
diff --git a/SingularityUI/app/components/taskSearch/TaskSearch.jsx b/SingularityUI/app/components/taskSearch/TaskSearch.jsx
index d347c2b477..2406323553 100644
--- a/SingularityUI/app/components/taskSearch/TaskSearch.jsx
+++ b/SingularityUI/app/components/taskSearch/TaskSearch.jsx
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class TaskSearch extends React.Component {
 
   renderTags() {
     const {requestId, deployId, runId, host, startedAfter, startedBefore, updatedBefore, updatedAfter, lastTaskStatus} = this.props.filter;
+    console.log(lastTaskStatus)
     return (
       <div>
         {requestId && !this.props.params.requestId && this.renderTag('Request ID', requestId)}{' '}
diff --git a/SingularityUI/app/components/taskSearch/TaskSearchFilters.jsx b/SingularityUI/app/components/taskSearch/TaskSearchFilters.jsx
index 725d97c936..8dee7c5817 100644
--- a/SingularityUI/app/components/taskSearch/TaskSearchFilters.jsx
+++ b/SingularityUI/app/components/taskSearch/TaskSearchFilters.jsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class TaskSearchFilters extends React.Component {
   handleSubmit(event) {
     event.preventDefault();
     if (this.props.valid) {
+      console.log(this.props.fields)
       const result = _.mapObject(this.props.fields, (field) => field.value);
       this.props.onSearch(result);
     }
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ class TaskSearchFilters extends React.Component {
             </div>
             <div className="form-group col-md-4">
               <label htmlFor="lastTaskStatus">Last Task Status</label>
-              <ReduxSelect options={statusOptions} optionRenderer={this.renderStatusOptions} valueRenderer={this.renderStatusOptions} {...lastTaskStatus} />
+              <ReduxSelect simpleValue={true} options={statusOptions} optionRenderer={this.renderStatusOptions} valueRenderer={this.renderStatusOptions} {...lastTaskStatus} />
             </div>
             <div className="col-md-4 text-right">