diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/header.html b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/header.html
index bf4a9749c144c46a191875e19555bbf28109656c..75427c9ceda1da0719fee9a2106eccc9ef44ffef 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/header.html
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/templates/scipost/header.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       <div class="mx-2 my-4 my-lg-auto">
 	<form id="session_acad_field_form" style="display: none;"
 	      hx-get="{% url 'ontology:set_session_acad_field' %}"
-	      hx-trigger="{% if not request.get_full_path == '/' %}load, {% endif %}change"
+	      hx-trigger="{% if load_header_forms %}load, {% endif %}change"
 	      hx-swap="outerHTML"
 	>
 	  {% crispy session_acad_field_form %}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       </div>
       <div class="mx-2 my-4 my-lg-auto"
 	   hx-get="{% url 'ontology:_hx_session_specialty_form' %}"
-	   hx-trigger="{% if not request.get_full_path == '/' %}load, {% endif %}hide.bs.tab from:#home-tab, session-acad-field-set from:body"
+	   hx-trigger="{% if load_header_forms %}load, {% endif %}hide.bs.tab from:#home-tab, session-acad-field-set from:body"
       >
       </div>
 
diff --git a/scipost_django/scipost/views.py b/scipost_django/scipost/views.py
index e0beb6c324f96a7fa0b81ffdaac2328b6f3f70bb..a6c0789336055dc915df07fc9f2e96d87e0ce196 100644
--- a/scipost_django/scipost/views.py
+++ b/scipost_django/scipost/views.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ def index(request):
         'news_items': NewsItem.objects.homepage().order_by('-date')[:3],
         'publications': Publication.objects.published().order_by('-publication_date',
                                                                  '-paper_nr')[:3],
+        'load_header_forms': request.GET.get('tab', None) != None
     }
     return render(request, 'scipost/portal/portal.html', context)