diff --git a/static/js/utils/asyncTable.js b/static/js/utils/asyncTable.js
index 174af2f94..8877c7991 100644
--- a/static/js/utils/asyncTable.js
+++ b/static/js/utils/asyncTable.js
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
         asyncTableHeader = element.dataset.asyncTableDbHeader;
       }
 
-      asyncTableId = element.querySelector('table').id;
+      var rawTableId = element.querySelector('table').id;
+      cssIdPrefix = findCssIdPrefix(rawTableId);
+      asyncTableId = rawTableId.replace(cssIdPrefix, '');
 
       // find scrolltable wrapper
       scrollTable = element.querySelector(ASYNC_TABLE_SCROLLTABLE_SELECTOR);
@@ -209,10 +211,11 @@
         var selectionStart = focusedInput.selectionStart;
         // remove the following part of the id to get rid of the random
         // (yet somewhat structured) prefix we got from nudging.
-        var matcher = /r\d*?__/;
-        var focusId = focusedInput.id.replace(matcher, '');
+        var prefix = findCssIdPrefix(focusedInput.id);
+        var focusId = focusedInput.id.replace(prefix, '');
         callback = function(wrapper) {
-          var toBeFocused = wrapper.querySelector('#' + cssIdPrefix + focusId);
+          var idPrefix = getLocalStorageParameter('cssIdPrefix');
+          var toBeFocused = wrapper.querySelector('#' + idPrefix + focusId);
           if (toBeFocused) {
             toBeFocused.focus();
             toBeFocused.selectionStart = selectionStart;
@@ -341,14 +344,18 @@
         // update table with new
         updateWrapperContents(response);
 
-        if (callback && typeof callback === 'function') {
-          callback(element);
+        if (UtilRegistry) {
+          UtilRegistry.setupAll(element);
         }
 
-        element.classList.add(ASYNC_TABLE_INITIALIZED_CLASS);
-        element.classList.remove(ASYNC_TABLE_LOADING_CLASS);
+        if (callback && typeof callback === 'function') {
+          setLocalStorageParameter('cssIdPrefix', response.idPrefix);
+          callback(element);
+          setLocalStorageParameter('cssIdPrefix', '');
+        }
       }).catch(function(err) {
         console.error(err);
+      }).finally(function() {
         element.classList.remove(ASYNC_TABLE_LOADING_CLASS);
       });
     }
@@ -356,18 +363,23 @@
     function updateWrapperContents(response) {
       var newPage = document.createElement('div');
       newPage.appendChild(response.element);
-      cssIdPrefix = response.idPrefix;
-      var newWrapperContents = newPage.querySelector('#' + cssIdPrefix + element.id);
+      var newWrapperContents = newPage.querySelector('#' + response.idPrefix + element.id);
       element.innerHTML = newWrapperContents.innerHTML;
-
-      if (UtilRegistry) {
-        UtilRegistry.setupAll(element);
-      }
     }
 
     return init();
   };
 
+  // returns any random nudged prefix found in the given id
+  function findCssIdPrefix(id) {
+    var matcher = /r\d*?__/;
+    var maybePrefix = id.match(matcher);
+    if (maybePrefix && maybePrefix[0]) {
+      return maybePrefix[0]
+    }
+    return '';
+  }
+
   function setLocalStorageParameter(key, value) {
     var currentLSState = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem(ASYNC_TABLE_LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY)) || {};
     if (value !== null) {