diff --git a/app/listings/listings.controller.js b/app/listings/listings.controller.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 5ed5eae6a..9d0774758
--- a/app/listings/listings.controller.js
+++ b/app/listings/listings.controller.js
@@ -1,23 +1,36 @@
 import angular from 'angular'
+import { loadUser } from '../services/userv3.service.js'
 
 (function () {
   'use strict'
 
   angular.module('tc.listings').controller('ListingsCtrl', ListingsCtrl)
 
-  ListingsCtrl.$inject = ['CONSTANTS', 'logger', '$q',
-    'TcAuthService', 'UserService', 'UserStatsService', 'ProfileService', 'ChallengeService', 'ExternalAccountService',
-    'ngDialog', '$anchorScroll'
+  ListingsCtrl.$inject = ['CONSTANTS', 'logger', '$q','TcAuthService', 'UserService',
+    'UserStatsService', 'ProfileService', 'ChallengeService',
+    'ExternalAccountService', 'ngDialog', '$anchorScroll', '$scope'
   ]
 
-  function ListingsCtrl(CONSTANTS, logger, $q, TcAuthService, UserService, UserStatsService, ProfileService, ChallengeService, ExternalAccountService, ngDialog, $anchorScroll) {
+  function ListingsCtrl(CONSTANTS, logger, $q, TcAuthService, UserService, UserStatsService, ProfileService,
+  ChallengeService, ExternalAccountService, ngDialog, $anchorScroll, $scope) {
 
     activate()
 
     function activate() {
+      $scope.myChallenges = []
+      $scope.userProps = { isAuth: false }
       logger.debug('Calling ListingsController activate()')
 
+      loadUser().then(function(token) {
+        // update auth flag
+        if(TcAuthService.isAuthenticated()) {
+          $scope.userProps = { isAuth: true }
+        }
+      }, function(error) {
+        // do nothing, just show non logged in state of navigation bar
+      })
     }
+
   }
 
 })()
diff --git a/app/listings/listings.jade b/app/listings/listings.jade
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1774c70e3..ccbc73bd0
--- a/app/listings/listings.jade
+++ b/app/listings/listings.jade
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-react-component(name="ChallengeFiltersExample")
+
+<react-component name="ChallengeFiltersExample" props="userProps" watch-depth="reference"/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/listings/listings.module.js b/app/listings/listings.module.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/app/listings/listings.routes.js b/app/listings/listings.routes.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ca19358b7..3f2ab1635 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "appirio-styles": "0.x.x",
     "appirio-tech-ng-iso-constants": "^1.0.6",
     "appirio-tech-ng-ui-components": "^2.1.2",
-    "appirio-tech-react-components": "appirio-tech/react-components.git#challenge-listings",
+    "appirio-tech-react-components": "nomo-kazza/react-components.git#challenge-listings",
     "auth0-angular": "^4.1.0",
     "auth0-js": "^6.8.0",
     "d3": "^3.5.14",