diff --git a/web/src/user_profile.ts b/web/src/user_profile.ts
index 2d306647ab..79ef9b71f2 100644
--- a/web/src/user_profile.ts
+++ b/web/src/user_profile.ts
@@ -537,7 +537,6 @@ export function show_user_profile(user: User, default_tab_key = "profile-tab"):
     original_values = {
         user_id: user.user_id.toString(),
     };
-    const user_streams = stream_data.get_streams_for_user(user.user_id).subscribed;
     // We only show the subscribe widget if the user is an admin, the user has opened their own profile,
     // or if the user profile belongs to a bot whose owner has opened the user profile. However, we don't
     // want to show the subscribe widget for generic bots since they are system bots and for deactivated users.
@@ -546,7 +545,6 @@ export function show_user_profile(user: User, default_tab_key = "profile-tab"):
         (people.can_admin_user(user) || settings_data.user_can_subscribe_other_users()) &&
         !user.is_system_bot &&
         people.is_person_active(user.user_id);
-    const groups_of_user = user_groups.get_user_groups_of_user(user.user_id);
     // We currently have the main UI for editing your own profile in
     // settings, so can_manage_profile is artificially false for those.
     const can_manage_profile =
@@ -601,6 +599,7 @@ export function show_user_profile(user: User, default_tab_key = "profile-tab"):
         default_tab = 3;
     }
 
+    let has_initialized_user_type_fields = false;
     const opts = {
         selected: default_tab,
         child_wants_focus: true,
@@ -619,17 +618,30 @@ export function show_user_profile(user: User, default_tab_key = "profile-tab"):
             );
             switch (key) {
                 case "profile-tab":
-                    initialize_user_type_fields(user);
-                    break;
-                case "user-profile-groups-tab":
-                    render_user_group_list(groups_of_user, user);
-                    break;
-                case "user-profile-streams-tab":
-                    if (show_user_subscribe_widget) {
-                        render_user_profile_subscribe_widget();
+                    if (!has_initialized_user_type_fields) {
+                        initialize_user_type_fields(user);
+                        has_initialized_user_type_fields = true;
                     }
-                    render_user_stream_list(user_streams, user);
                     break;
+                case "user-profile-groups-tab": {
+                    if (!user_groups_list_widget) {
+                        const groups_of_user = user_groups.get_user_groups_of_user(user.user_id);
+                        render_user_group_list(groups_of_user, user);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
+                case "user-profile-streams-tab": {
+                    if (!user_streams_list_widget) {
+                        const user_streams = stream_data.get_streams_for_user(
+                            user.user_id,
+                        ).subscribed;
+                        if (show_user_subscribe_widget) {
+                            render_user_profile_subscribe_widget();
+                        }
+                        render_user_stream_list(user_streams, user);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                }
                 case "manage-profile-tab":
                     $("#user-profile-modal .modal__footer").show();
                     render_manage_profile_content(user);