diff --git a/app/controllers/internalRequestController.js b/app/controllers/internalRequestController.js
index f39f7b0..88f1e18 100644
--- a/app/controllers/internalRequestController.js
+++ b/app/controllers/internalRequestController.js
@@ -4,66 +4,40 @@ app.controller('InternalRequestController', function ($controller, $scope, ApiRe
     $scope: $scope
   }));
 
-  $scope.internalRequests = InternalRequestRepo.getAll();
-
-  $scope.internalRequestToCreate = InternalRequestRepo.getScaffold();
-  $scope.internalRequestToEdit = {};
-  $scope.internalRequestToDelete = {};
+  if ($scope.isManager() || $scope.isAdmin()) {
+    $scope.internalRequests = InternalRequestRepo.getAll();
 
-  $scope.featureRequestToPush = {};
+    $scope.internalRequestToCreate = InternalRequestRepo.getScaffold();
+    $scope.internalRequestToEdit = {};
+    $scope.internalRequestToDelete = {};
 
-  $scope.products = [];
-  $scope.remoteProducts = {};
-  $scope.remoteProductsLoading = false;
+    $scope.featureRequestToPush = {};
 
-  $scope.resetInternalRequestForms = function () {
-    InternalRequestRepo.clearValidationResults();
+    $scope.resetInternalRequestForms = function () {
+      InternalRequestRepo.clearValidationResults();
 
-    for (var key in $scope.internalRequestForms) {
-      if ($scope.internalRequestForms[key] !== undefined && !$scope.internalRequestForms[key].$pristine && $scope.internalRequestForms[key].$setPristine) {
-        $scope.internalRequestForms[key].$setPristine();
+      for (var key in $scope.internalRequestForms) {
+        if ($scope.internalRequestForms[key] !== undefined && !$scope.internalRequestForms[key].$pristine && $scope.internalRequestForms[key].$setPristine) {
+          $scope.internalRequestForms[key].$setPristine();
+        }
       }
-    }
 
-    $scope.closeModal();
-  };
+      $scope.closeModal();
+    };
 
-  $scope.resetInternalRequestForms();
+    $scope.resetInternalRequestForms();
 
-  if ($scope.isManager() || $scope.isAdmin()) {
     $scope.selectRemoteProducts = function () {
-      if ($scope.remoteProductsLoading === false) {
-        $scope.remoteProducts = {};
-
-        if (angular.isDefined($scope.featureRequestToPush.productId) && $scope.featureRequestToPush.productId !== null) {
-          var productId = $scope.featureRequestToPush.productId;
-          var remoteProducts = ProductsService.getRemoteProducts();
-
-          if (angular.isDefined(remoteProducts[productId])) {
-            angular.extend($scope.remoteProducts, remoteProducts[productId]);
-          } else {
-            $scope.refreshRemoteProducts(productId);
-          }
+      if ($scope.featureRequestToPush.productId) {
+        if (!$scope.remoteProducts[$scope.featureRequestToPush.productId]) {
+          $scope.refreshRemoteProducts($scope.featureRequestToPush.productId);
         }
       }
     };
 
     $scope.refreshRemoteProducts = function (productId) {
-      if ($scope.remoteProductsLoading === false) {
-        $scope.remoteProductsLoading = true;
-        $scope.remoteProducts = {};
-
-        ProductsService.refreshRemoteProducts(productId).then(null, null, function (res) {
-          remoteProducts = ProductsService.getRemoteProducts();
-
-          if (angular.isDefined(remoteProducts[productId])) {
-            angular.extend($scope.remoteProducts, remoteProducts[productId]);
-          }
-
-          $scope.remoteProductsLoading = false;
-        }).catch(function() {
-          $scope.remoteProductsLoading = false;
-        });
+      if (productId && !$scope.remoteProductsLoading[productId]) {
+        ProductsService.refreshRemoteProducts(productId);
       }
     };
 
@@ -92,7 +66,7 @@ app.controller('InternalRequestController', function ($controller, $scope, ApiRe
         scopeId: null
       };
 
-      if ($scope.remoteProductsLoading !== true) {
+      if (!$scope.productsLoading) {
         ProductsService.refreshProducts();
       }
 
@@ -162,31 +136,18 @@ app.controller('InternalRequestController', function ($controller, $scope, ApiRe
 
     ProductsService.ready.then(null, null, function () {
       $scope.products = ProductsService.getProducts();
+      $scope.productsLoading = ProductsService.getProductsLoading();
+      $scope.remoteProducts = ProductsService.getRemoteProducts();
+      $scope.remoteProductsLoading = ProductsService.getRemoteProductsLoading();
     });
 
-    WsApi.listen(apiMapping.Product.listen).then(null, null, function (res) {
-      var productId = angular.isDefined($scope.featureRequestToPush.productId) ? $scope.featureRequestToPush.productId : null;
-
-      ProductsService.refreshProducts();
-
-      if ($scope.remoteProductsLoading === false && productId !== null) {
-        var apiRes = angular.fromJson(res.body);
-
-        if (apiRes.meta.status === 'SUCCESS') {
-          $scope.refreshRemoteProducts(productId);
+    InternalRequestRepo.listen([ApiResponseActions.CREATE, ApiResponseActions.DELETE, ApiResponseActions.UPDATE], function () {
+        $scope.internalRequests.length = 0;
+        var internalRequests = InternalRequestRepo.getAll();
+        for (var i in internalRequests) {
+            $scope.internalRequests.push(internalRequests[i]);
         }
-      }
     });
   }
 
-  InternalRequestRepo.listen([ApiResponseActions.CREATE, ApiResponseActions.DELETE, ApiResponseActions.UPDATE], function () {
-    var internalRequests = InternalRequestRepo.getAll();
-
-    $scope.internalRequests.length = 0;
-
-    for (var i in internalRequests) {
-      $scope.internalRequests.push(internalRequests[i]);
-    }
-  });
-
 });
diff --git a/app/services/productsService.js b/app/services/productsService.js
index 99529e3..64bfc9c 100644
--- a/app/services/productsService.js
+++ b/app/services/productsService.js
@@ -2,25 +2,46 @@ app.service('ProductsService', function ($q, ProductRepo, WsApi) {
   var service = this;
 
   var products = [];
+  var productsLoading = false;
   var remoteProducts = {};
+  var remoteProductsLoading = [];
 
   var defer = $q.defer();
 
-  var process = function (response) {
-    var apiRes = angular.fromJson(response.body);
+  var process = function (res) {
+    var apiRes = angular.fromJson(res.body);
 
     if (apiRes.meta.status === 'SUCCESS') {
       products.length = 0;
+
       angular.extend(products, apiRes.payload['ArrayList<Product>']);
       defer.notify();
+      productsLoading = false;
+
+      var toRemove = {};
+      for (var productId in remoteProducts) {
+        toRemove[productId] = productId;
+      }
+
+      for (var key in products) {
+        toRemove[products[key].id] = undefined;
+
+        if (!remoteProductsLoading[products[key].id]) {
+          service.refreshRemoteProducts(products[key].id);
+        }
+      }
+
+      for (var id in toRemove) {
+        remoteProducts[id] = undefined;
+      }
     } else {
       console.error(apiRes.meta);
       throw "Unable to retrieve products";
     }
   };
 
-  var processRemoteProduct = function (response, productId, deferRefresh) {
-    var apiRes = angular.fromJson(response.body);
+  var processRemoteProduct = function (res, productId) {
+    var apiRes = angular.fromJson(res.body);
 
     if (apiRes.meta.status === 'SUCCESS') {
       if (angular.isDefined(remoteProducts[productId])) {
@@ -32,47 +53,66 @@ app.service('ProductsService', function ($q, ProductRepo, WsApi) {
       }
 
       angular.extend(remoteProducts[productId], apiRes.payload.HashMap);
-      deferRefresh.notify();
+      remoteProductsLoading[productId] = false;
     } else {
       throw "Unable to retrieve remote products for product " + productId;
     }
   };
 
-  WsApi.listen(apiMapping.Product.listen).then(null, null, function (response) {
-    process(response);
+  WsApi.listen(apiMapping.Product.listen).then(null, null, function (res) {
+    service.refreshProducts();
   });
 
   service.refreshProducts = function () {
-    WsApi.fetch(apiMapping.Product.all).then(function (response) {
-      process(response);
+    if (productsLoading === false) {
+      productsLoading = true;
 
-      for (var productId in remoteProducts) {
-        service.refreshRemoteProducts(productId);
-      }
-    });
+      WsApi.fetch(apiMapping.Product.all).then(function (res) {
+        process(res);
+      });
+    }
   };
 
   service.refreshRemoteProducts = function (productId) {
-    var deferRefresh = $q.defer();
-    var options = {
-      pathValues: {
-        productId: productId
+    if (productsLoading === false) {
+      var productFound = false;
+      for (var key in products) {
+        if (products[key].id === productId) {
+          productFound = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (productFound) {
+        var options = {
+          pathValues: {
+            productId: productId
+          }
+        };
+
+        remoteProductsLoading[productId] = true;
+
+        WsApi.fetch(apiMapping.RemoteProducts.byProduct, options).then(function (res) {
+          processRemoteProduct(res, productId);
+        });
       }
-    };
+    }
+  };
 
-    WsApi.fetch(apiMapping.RemoteProducts.byProduct, options).then(function (response) {
-      processRemoteProduct(response, productId, deferRefresh);
-    });
+  service.getProducts = function () {
+    return products;
+  };
 
-    return deferRefresh.promise;
+  service.getProductsLoading = function () {
+    return productsLoading;
   };
 
   service.getRemoteProducts = function () {
     return remoteProducts;
   };
 
-  service.getProducts = function () {
-    return products;
+  service.getRemoteProductsLoading = function () {
+    return remoteProductsLoading;
   };
 
   service.getRemoteProductInfo = function (productId) {
diff --git a/app/views/modals/pushInternalRequestModal.html b/app/views/modals/pushInternalRequestModal.html
index 2773c4e..f115ad2 100644
--- a/app/views/modals/pushInternalRequestModal.html
+++ b/app/views/modals/pushInternalRequestModal.html
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">Push Internal Request (Feature Request)</h4>
 
     <div class="form-group">
       <label for="productId">Associate Product</label>
-      <select name="productId" class="form-control" ng-model="featureRequestToPush.productId" ng-options="product.id as product.name for product in products | orderBy:'name'" ng-change="selectRemoteProducts()" ng-disabled="remoteProductsLoading">
+      <select name="productId" class="form-control" ng-model="featureRequestToPush.productId" ng-options="product.id as product.name for product in products | orderBy:'name'" ng-change="selectRemoteProducts()" ng-disabled="productsLoading">
         <option value="" selected>None</option>
       </select>
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-group" ng-if="featureRequestToPush.productId">
       <label for="scopeId">Associate Remote Product</label>
-      <select name="scopeId" class="form-control" ng-model="featureRequestToPush.scopeId" ng-options="remoteProduct.id as remoteProduct.name for remoteProduct in remoteProducts" ng-disabled="remoteProductsLoading">
+      <select name="scopeId" class="form-control" ng-model="featureRequestToPush.scopeId" ng-options="remoteProduct.id as remoteProduct.name for remoteProduct in remoteProducts[featureRequestToPush.productId]" ng-disabled="productsLoading || remoteProductsLoading[featureRequestToPush.productId]">
         <option value="" selected>None</option>
       </select>
     </div>
diff --git a/tests/mock/service/mockProductsService.js b/tests/mock/service/mockProductsService.js
index 05098e2..74c6ac7 100644
--- a/tests/mock/service/mockProductsService.js
+++ b/tests/mock/service/mockProductsService.js
@@ -1,30 +1,28 @@
 var mockProductsService = function ($q, $timeout) {
   var service = mockService($q);
 
-  var products = {};
+  var defer = $q.defer();
+  var products = [];
+  var productsLoading = false;
   var remoteProducts = {};
+  var remoteProductsLoading = [];
 
-  service.getProducts = function () {
-    return products;
+  service.mockProductsLoading = function (loading) {
+    productsLoading = loading ? true : false;
   };
 
-  service.getRemoteProductInfo = function (productId) {
-    for (var i in products) {
-      if (products[i].id == productId) {
-        return products[i].remoteProductInfo;
-      }
-    }
-  };
-
-  service.getRemoteProducts = function () {
-    return remoteProducts;
+  service.remoteProductsLoading = function (productId, loading) {
+    remoteProductsLoading[productId] = loading ? true : false;
   };
 
   service.refreshProducts = function () {
+    productsLoading = false;
     return messagePromise($q.defer());
   };
 
   service.refreshRemoteProducts = function (productId) {
+    remoteProductsLoading[productId] = false;
+
     if (dataFeatureRequest1.id == productId) {
       return notifyPromise($timeout, $q.defer(), dataFeatureRequest1);
     }
@@ -32,7 +30,28 @@ var mockProductsService = function ($q, $timeout) {
     return rejectPromise($q.defer());
   };
 
-  service.ready = $q.defer().promise;
+  service.getProductsLoading = function () {
+    return productsLoading;
+  };
+
+  service.getRemoteProducts = function () {
+    return remoteProducts;
+  };
+
+  service.getRemoteProductsLoading = function () {
+    return remoteProductsLoading;
+  };
+
+  service.getRemoteProductInfo = function (productId) {
+    for (var i in products) {
+      if (products[i].id == productId) {
+        return products[i].remoteProductInfo;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  service.ready = defer.promise;
+  defer.notify();
 
   return service;
 };
diff --git a/tests/mock/service/mockWsApi.js b/tests/mock/service/mockWsApi.js
index 0b83c42..23ef92a 100644
--- a/tests/mock/service/mockWsApi.js
+++ b/tests/mock/service/mockWsApi.js
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ angular.module("mock.wsApi", []).service("WsApi", function ($q) {
   service.fetch = function (apiReq, options) {
     var payload = {};
 
+    if (angular.isUndefined(apiReq)) {
+      return rejectPromise($q.defer());
+    }
+
     if (fetchResponse) {
       switch (fetchResponse.type) {
         case "message":
diff --git a/tests/unit/controllers/internalRequestControllerTest.js b/tests/unit/controllers/internalRequestControllerTest.js
index d1aac7f..f3a373c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/controllers/internalRequestControllerTest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/controllers/internalRequestControllerTest.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 describe("controller: InternalRequestController", function () {
-  var $q, $scope, $templateCache, $timeout, MockedInternalRequest, InternalRequestRepo, InternalRequestsService, ProductRepo, ProductsService, WsApi, controller;
+  var $q, $scope, $templateCache, MockedInternalRequest, InternalRequestRepo, InternalRequestsService, ProductRepo, ProductsService, WsApi, controller;
 
   var initializeVariables = function () {
-    inject(function (_$compile_, _$q_, _$templateCache_, _$timeout_, _InternalRequestRepo_, _InternalRequestsService_, _ProductRepo_, _ProductsService_, _RemoteProductManagerRepo_, _WsApi_) {
+    inject(function (_$compile_, _$q_, _$templateCache_, _InternalRequestRepo_, _InternalRequestsService_, _ProductRepo_, _ProductsService_, _RemoteProductManagerRepo_, _WsApi_) {
       $compile = _$compile_;
       $q = _$q_;
       $templateCache = _$templateCache_;
-      $timeout = _$timeout_;
 
       MockedInternalRequest = new mockInternalRequest($q);
 
@@ -250,36 +249,43 @@ describe("controller: InternalRequestController", function () {
       expect($scope.openModal).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it("refreshRemoteProducts call refreshRemoteProducts() and toggle remoteProductsLoading", function () {
+    it("refreshRemoteProducts should call the service refresh for a given product id", function () {
       var featureRequest = new mockFeatureRequest($q);
-      $scope.remoteProductsLoading = false;
-      $scope.remoteProducts = { removeThis: "" };
+      $scope.remoteProducts = {};
+      $scope.remoteProducts[featureRequest.productId] = {};
+      $scope.remoteProductsLoading = {};
+      $scope.remoteProductsLoading[featureRequest.productId] = false;
 
-      spyOn(ProductsService, "refreshRemoteProducts").and.callThrough();
+      spyOn(ProductsService, "refreshRemoteProducts");
 
       $scope.refreshRemoteProducts(featureRequest.productId);
+      expect(ProductsService.refreshRemoteProducts).toHaveBeenCalledWith(featureRequest.productId);
+    });
 
-      expect($scope.remoteProductsLoading).toBe(true);
+    it("refreshRemoteProducts should not call the service refresh for a given product id when remoteProductsLoading for that product id", function () {
+      var featureRequest = new mockFeatureRequest($q);
+      $scope.remoteProducts = {};
+      $scope.remoteProducts[featureRequest.productId] = {};
+      $scope.remoteProductsLoading = {};
+      $scope.remoteProductsLoading[featureRequest.productId] = true;
 
-      $timeout.flush();
+      spyOn(ProductsService, "refreshRemoteProducts");
 
-      expect(ProductsService.refreshRemoteProducts).toHaveBeenCalledWith(featureRequest.productId);
-      expect($scope.remoteProducts.removeThis).not.toBeDefined();
-      expect($scope.remoteProductsLoading).toBe(false);
+      $scope.refreshRemoteProducts(featureRequest.productId);
+      expect(ProductsService.refreshRemoteProducts).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it("refreshRemoteProducts should do nothing when remoteProductsLoading is true", function () {
+    it("refreshRemoteProducts should not call the service refresh when there is no given product id", function () {
       var featureRequest = new mockFeatureRequest($q);
-      $scope.featureRequestToPush = featureRequest;
-      $scope.remoteProductsLoading = true;
-      $scope.remoteProducts = { removeThis: "" };
+      $scope.remoteProducts = {};
+      $scope.remoteProducts[featureRequest.productId] = {};
+      $scope.remoteProductsLoading = {};
+      $scope.remoteProductsLoading[featureRequest.productId] = false;
 
       spyOn(ProductsService, "refreshRemoteProducts");
 
       $scope.refreshRemoteProducts();
-
       expect(ProductsService.refreshRemoteProducts).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect($scope.remoteProducts.removeThis).toBeDefined();
     });
 
     it("resetCreateInternalRequest call resetInternalRequestForms() and clear out the properties", function () {
@@ -329,36 +335,35 @@ describe("controller: InternalRequestController", function () {
       expect($scope.closeModal).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
-    it("selectRemoteProducts select a remote product, set loading boolean, and refresh if needed", function () {
-      var featureRequest = new mockFeatureRequest($q);
-
-      $scope.remoteProducts = { removeThis: "" };
-
-      $scope.featureRequestToPush = featureRequest;
-      $scope.remoteProductsLoading = false;
+    it("selectRemoteProducts select should call refresh for a given product id", function () {
+      $scope.featureRequestToPush = new mockFeatureRequest($q);
+      $scope.remoteProducts = {};
 
       spyOn($scope, "refreshRemoteProducts");
 
       $scope.selectRemoteProducts();
-
       expect($scope.refreshRemoteProducts).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect($scope.remoteProducts.removeThis).not.toBeDefined();
     });
 
-    it("selectRemoteProducts does nothing when remoteProductsLoading is true", function () {
-      var featureRequest = new mockFeatureRequest($q);
+    it("selectRemoteProducts select should not call refresh for a given product id if already loaded", function () {
+      $scope.featureRequestToPush = new mockFeatureRequest($q);
+      $scope.remoteProducts = {};
+      $scope.remoteProducts[$scope.featureRequestToPush.productId] = {};
 
-      $scope.remoteProducts = { removeThis: "" };
+      spyOn($scope, "refreshRemoteProducts");
 
-      $scope.featureRequestToPush = featureRequest;
-      $scope.remoteProductsLoading = true;
+      $scope.selectRemoteProducts();
+      expect($scope.refreshRemoteProducts).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it("selectRemoteProducts should not call refresh if no product id is available", function () {
+      $scope.featureRequestToPush = {};
+      $scope.remoteProducts = {};
 
       spyOn($scope, "refreshRemoteProducts");
 
       $scope.selectRemoteProducts();
-
       expect($scope.refreshRemoteProducts).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect($scope.remoteProducts.removeThis).toBeDefined();
     });
 
     it("updateInternalRequest call dirty and save on the InternalRequest, and then call cancelEditInternalRequest", function () {
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/productsServiceTest.js b/tests/unit/services/productsServiceTest.js
index 6b618d0..d19acf7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/productsServiceTest.js
+++ b/tests/unit/services/productsServiceTest.js
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ describe("service: ProductsService", function () {
   describe("Is the service method", function () {
     var methods = [
       "getProducts",
+      "getProductsLoading",
       "getRemoteProducts",
       "getRemoteProductInfo",
+      "getRemoteProductsLoading",
       "refreshProducts",
       "refreshRemoteProducts"
     ];
@@ -84,14 +86,20 @@ describe("service: ProductsService", function () {
       expect(response).toEqual(dataProductRepo1);
     });
 
-    it("getRemoteProducts should return all remote products for a given product", function () {
-      var response;
+    it("getProductsLoading should return the current loading status for projects", function () {
+      var response = service.getProductsLoading();
+      expect(response).toEqual(false);
+    });
 
-      // @todo needs to be a test that checks when remote products has products assigned:
-      //service.refreshRemoteProducts(1);
+    it("getRemoteProducts should return all remote products for a given product", function () {
+      // @todo
+      //var response = service.getRemoteProducts();
+      //expect(response).toEqual(dataRemoteProducts);
+    });
 
-      response = service.getRemoteProducts();
-      expect(response).toEqual({});
+    it("getRemoteProductsLoading should return the current loading status for all remote products", function () {
+      var response = service.getRemoteProductsLoading();
+      expect(response).toBeDefined();
     });
 
     it("getRemoteProductInfo should return all remote product info for a given product", function () {