diff --git a/panel/static/panel/js/panel.js b/panel/static/panel/js/panel.js
index b1a8b38..68ae7a9 100644
--- a/panel/static/panel/js/panel.js
+++ b/panel/static/panel/js/panel.js
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ function get_projects(release) {
   $.ajax({
     url: '/release/' + release + '/?format=json',
     method: 'GET',
+    async: false,
     contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
     dataType: "json",
     success: successFunc,
@@ -448,4 +449,4 @@ function update_info(release) {
   for (var project of $.release.projects) {
     get_uuids_for_project(release, project);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}