diff --git a/src/root/common.tt b/src/root/common.tt
index 5780afad..a2e20219 100644
--- a/src/root/common.tt
+++ b/src/root/common.tt
@@ -458,10 +458,12 @@ BLOCK makeLazyTab %]
   </div>
   <script>
     $(function() {
+      var tabsLoaded = {};
       $('.nav-tabs').bind('show', function(e) {
         var pattern = /#.+/gi;
         var id = e.target.toString().match(pattern)[0];
-        if (id == "#[% tabName %]") {
+        if (id == "#[% tabName %]" && !tabsLoaded[id]) {
+          tabsLoaded[id] = 1;
           $('#[% tabName %]').load("[% uri %]", function(response, status, xhr) {
             if (status == "error") {
               $('#[% tabName %]').html("<div class='alert alert-error'>Error loading tab: " + xhr.status + " " + xhr.statusText + "</div>");