diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/add-repo.js b/static/scripts/app/views/add-repo.js
index 72f62250ec..bdad9acab8 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/add-repo.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/add-repo.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define([
         // Generate the attributes for a new GroupRepo item.
         newAttributes: function() {
             return {
-                name: $('input[name=repo_name]', this.$el).val().trim(),
+                name: $.trim($('input[name=repo_name]', this.$el).val()),
                 encrypted: $('#encrypt-switch', this.$el).parent().hasClass('checkbox-checked'),
                 passwd1: $('input[name=passwd]', this.$el).val(),
                 passwd2: $('input[name=passwd_again]', this.$el).val(),
diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/dir.js b/static/scripts/app/views/dir.js
index 4e7e68b484..c9944c3f1e 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/dir.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/dir.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ define([
                 dir.setPath(category, repo_id, path);
                 var _this = this;
                 dir.fetch({
+                    cache: false,
                     reset: true,
                     data: {'p': path},
                     success: function (collection, response, opts) {
@@ -893,6 +894,7 @@ define([
                         _this = this;
                     dir.last_start = start;
                     dir.fetch({
+                        cache: false,
                         remove: false,
                         data: {
                             'p': dir.path,
diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/group.js b/static/scripts/app/views/group.js
index 8aa882a09f..cd51ffa4e3 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/group.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/group.js
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ define([
             var _this = this;
             this.repos.setGroupID(group_id);
             this.repos.fetch({
+                cache: false,
                 reset: true,
                 data: {from: 'web'},
                 success: function (collection, response, opts) {
diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/myhome-repos.js b/static/scripts/app/views/myhome-repos.js
index 19a0049464..2396dd484a 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/myhome-repos.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/myhome-repos.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ define([
             $loadingTip.show();
             var _this = this;
             this.repos.fetch({
+                cache: false, // for IE
                 reset: true,
                 success: function (collection, response, opts) {
                 },
diff --git a/static/scripts/app/views/organization.js b/static/scripts/app/views/organization.js
index 6557f3e56d..f5073c4a77 100644
--- a/static/scripts/app/views/organization.js
+++ b/static/scripts/app/views/organization.js
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ define([
             $loadingTip.show();
             var _this = this;
             this.repos.fetch({
+                cache: false,
                 reset: true,
                 success: function (collection, response, opts) {
                 },