diff --git a/src/shared/containers/SubmissionPage.jsx b/src/shared/containers/SubmissionPage.jsx
index 13fd542fa0..bc017f3e83 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/SubmissionPage.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/SubmissionPage.jsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class SubmissionsPageContainer extends React.Component {
     // check if challenge belongs to any groups
     // and the communitiesList is not up-to-date
     // then will load the communitiesList
-    if (!_.isEmpty(groups) && !_.isEmpty(communitiesList.loadingUuid)
+    if (!_.isEmpty(groups) && !communitiesList.loadingUuid
     && (Date.now() - communitiesList.timestamp > USER_GROUP_MAXAGE)) {
       getCommunitiesList(auth);
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/challenge-detail/index.jsx b/src/shared/containers/challenge-detail/index.jsx
index 1770d9c896..32fbc5fc79 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/challenge-detail/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/challenge-detail/index.jsx
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class ChallengeDetailPageContainer extends React.Component {
       loadChallengeDetails(auth, challengeId);
     }
 
-    if (!_.isEmpty(communitiesList.loadingUuid)
+    if (!communitiesList.loadingUuid
     && (Date.now() - communitiesList.timestamp > USER_GROUP_MAXAGE)) {
       getCommunitiesList(auth);
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/challenge-listing/Listing/index.jsx b/src/shared/containers/challenge-listing/Listing/index.jsx
index 974ee2dae5..5019b91fa0 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/challenge-listing/Listing/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/challenge-listing/Listing/index.jsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class ListingContainer extends React.Component {
       selectBucket(queryBucket);
     }
 
-    if (!_.isEmpty(communitiesList.loadingUuid)
+    if (!communitiesList.loadingUuid
     && (Date.now() - communitiesList.timestamp > USER_GROUP_MAXAGE)) {
       getCommunitiesList(auth);
     }