diff --git a/static/js/topic_list.js b/static/js/topic_list.js
index 939d2616cb..a84373e2be 100644
--- a/static/js/topic_list.js
+++ b/static/js/topic_list.js
@@ -258,10 +258,11 @@ exports.zoom_in = function () {
             active_widget.show_no_more_topics();
         }
 
-        $('#stream-filters-container').scrollTop(0);
         $('#stream-filters-container').perfectScrollbar('update');
     }
 
+    $('#stream-filters-container').scrollTop(0);
+    $('#stream-filters-container').perfectScrollbar('update');
     active_widget.show_spinner();
     topic_data.get_server_history(stream_id, on_success);
 };