diff --git a/frontend/pages/Admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.jsx b/frontend/pages/Admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.jsx
index 970a901d78..3f48e0899e 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/Admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/Admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { first, isEqual, size } from 'lodash';
 
 import entityGetter from '../../../redux/utilities/entityGetter';
 import Button from '../../../components/buttons/Button';
@@ -29,9 +30,10 @@ class UserManagementPage extends Component {
   }
 
   componentWillMount () {
-    const { dispatch, invites, users } = this.props;
+    const { currentUser, dispatch, invites, users } = this.props;
 
-    if (!users.length) {
+    if (!size(users) ||
+      (size(users) === 1 && isEqual(first(users), currentUser))) {
       dispatch(userActions.loadAll());
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/pages/Admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.tests.jsx b/frontend/pages/Admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.tests.jsx
index 7fcd842ed3..4882e8ea23 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/Admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.tests.jsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/Admin/UserManagementPage/UserManagementPage.tests.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const currentUser = {
   position: 'Head of Gnar',
   username: 'gnardog',
 };
+const loadUsersAction = { type: 'users_LOAD_REQUEST' };
 const store = {
   auth: {
     user: {
@@ -54,4 +55,49 @@ describe('UserManagementPage - component', () => {
 
     expect(page.text()).toInclude('Listing 2 users');
   });
+
+  it('gets all users if there are no users in state', () => {
+    const mockStore = reduxMockStore({
+      ...store,
+      entities: {
+        ...store.entities,
+        users: {
+          ...store.entities.users,
+          data: {},
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    mount(connectedComponent(UserManagementPage, { mockStore }));
+
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()).toInclude(loadUsersAction);
+  });
+
+  it('gets all users if the only user in state is the current user', () => {
+    const mockStore = reduxMockStore(store);
+
+    mount(connectedComponent(UserManagementPage, { mockStore }));
+
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()).toInclude(loadUsersAction);
+  });
+
+  it('does not get users if users are already loaded', () => {
+    const mockStore = reduxMockStore({
+      ...store,
+      entities: {
+        ...store.entities,
+        users: {
+          ...store.entities.users,
+          data: {
+            1: { ...currentUser },
+            2: { id: 2, email: 'hi@gnar.dog', full_name: 'GnarDog' },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    mount(connectedComponent(UserManagementPage, { mockStore }));
+
+    expect(mockStore.getActions()).toNotInclude(loadUsersAction);
+  });
 });