diff --git a/src/client/components/facet_results/ResultTable.js b/src/client/components/facet_results/ResultTable.js
index 51f9ddfe60dc1d490af876f8dbf36d6e293db8ff..60c10aca711581d84584d9838f188d3c248a756e 100644
--- a/src/client/components/facet_results/ResultTable.js
+++ b/src/client/components/facet_results/ResultTable.js
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ class ResultTable extends React.Component {
       search: `?page=${page}`,
     });
 
+    // check if facet updates have been made before
+    if (this.props.facetUpdateID > 0) {
+      this.fetchResults();
+    }
+
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate = prevProps => {