diff --git a/ui/src/CheckSources.js b/ui/src/CheckSources.js
index e3fbe19487..6654815310 100644
--- a/ui/src/CheckSources.js
+++ b/ui/src/CheckSources.js
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux'
 
 import {MEMBER_ROLE, VIEWER_ROLE} from 'src/auth/Authorized'
 
-import {getSources} from 'shared/apis'
 import {showDatabases} from 'shared/apis/metaQuery'
 
-import {loadSources as loadSourcesAction} from 'shared/actions/sources'
+import {getSourcesAsync} from 'shared/actions/sources'
 import {errorThrown as errorThrownAction} from 'shared/actions/errors'
 
 import {DEFAULT_HOME_PAGE} from 'shared/constants'
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import {DEFAULT_HOME_PAGE} from 'shared/constants'
 const {arrayOf, bool, func, node, shape, string} = PropTypes
 const CheckSources = React.createClass({
   propTypes: {
+    getSources: func.isRequired,
     sources: arrayOf(
       shape({
         links: shape({
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ const CheckSources = React.createClass({
     location: shape({
       pathname: string.isRequired,
     }).isRequired,
-    loadSources: func.isRequired,
-    errorThrown: func.isRequired,
     auth: shape({
       isUsingAuth: bool,
       me: shape({
@@ -81,16 +79,22 @@ const CheckSources = React.createClass({
   },
 
   async componentWillMount() {
-    const {loadSources, errorThrown} = this.props
+    await this.props.getSources()
+    this.setState({isFetching: false})
+  },
 
-    try {
-      const {data: {sources}} = await getSources()
-      loadSources(sources)
-      this.setState({isFetching: false})
-    } catch (error) {
-      errorThrown(error, 'Unable to connect to Chronograf server')
-      this.setState({isFetching: false})
+  shouldComponentUpdate(nextProps) {
+    const {auth: {isUsingAuth, me}} = nextProps
+    // don't update this component if currentOrganization is what has changed,
+    // or else the app will try to call showDatabases in componentWillUpdate,
+    // which will fail unless sources have been refreshed
+    if (
+      isUsingAuth &&
+      me.currentOrganization.id !== this.props.auth.me.currentOrganization.id
+    ) {
+      return false
     }
+    return true
   },
 
   async componentWillUpdate(nextProps, nextState) {
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ const CheckSources = React.createClass({
     if (!isFetching && !location.pathname.includes('/manage-sources')) {
       // Do simple query to proxy to see if the source is up.
       try {
+        // the guard around currentOrganization prevents this showDatabases
+        // invocation since sources haven't been refreshed yet
         await showDatabases(source.links.proxy)
       } catch (error) {
         errorThrown(error, 'Unable to connect to source')
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = ({sources, auth, me}) => ({
 })
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
-  loadSources: bindActionCreators(loadSourcesAction, dispatch),
+  getSources: bindActionCreators(getSourcesAsync, dispatch),
   errorThrown: bindActionCreators(errorThrownAction, dispatch),
 })
 
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/actions/auth.js b/ui/src/shared/actions/auth.js
index 43ab62ecc0..e2d2b5d403 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/actions/auth.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/actions/auth.js
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ export const meChangeOrganizationAsync = (
     )
     dispatch(meChangeOrganizationCompleted())
     dispatch(meReceivedUsingAuth(data))
+    // TODO: reload sources upon me change org if non-refresh behavior preferred
+    // instead of current behavior on both invocations of meChangeOrganization,
+    // which is to refresh index via router.push('')
   } catch (error) {
     dispatch(errorThrown(error))
     dispatch(meChangeOrganizationFailed())
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/actions/sources.js b/ui/src/shared/actions/sources.js
index f96417664f..d8b6263a8f 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/actions/sources.js
+++ b/ui/src/shared/actions/sources.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import {
   deleteSource,
-  getSources,
+  getSources as getSourcesAJAX,
   getKapacitors as getKapacitorsAJAX,
   updateKapacitor as updateKapacitorAJAX,
   deleteKapacitor as deleteKapacitorAJAX,
 } from 'shared/apis'
 import {publishNotification} from './notifications'
+import {errorThrown} from 'shared/actions/errors'
 
 import {HTTP_NOT_FOUND} from 'shared/constants'
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export const removeAndLoadSources = source => async dispatch => {
       }
     }
 
-    const {data: {sources: newSources}} = await getSources()
+    const {data: {sources: newSources}} = await getSourcesAJAX()
     dispatch(loadSources(newSources))
   } catch (err) {
     dispatch(
@@ -110,3 +111,12 @@ export const deleteKapacitorAsync = kapacitor => async dispatch => {
     )
   }
 }
+
+export const getSourcesAsync = () => async dispatch => {
+  try {
+    const {data: {sources}} = await getSourcesAJAX()
+    dispatch(loadSources(sources))
+  } catch (error) {
+    dispatch(errorThrown(error))
+  }
+}