diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/user/app/controllers/application_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/user/app/controllers/application_controller.js.coffee
index bb996d46..290b64bd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/user/app/controllers/application_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/user/app/controllers/application_controller.js.coffee
@@ -62,5 +62,7 @@ App.ApplicationController = Ember.Controller.extend
       # if jqXHR.status == 404 officially, now assume close list on error
       #@redirect_to 'index', message: 'the_list_has_been_closed'
       console.log "Error: #{emberError.message}" if emberError.message
+      if error_list = @store.all('list').findBy('id', 'current')
+        error_list.eraseRecord()
       @set 'list', null
     @store.find('list', 'current').then(success, error)