diff --git a/app/controllers/members_controller.rb b/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
index a84cf50db..795709a48 100644
--- a/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class MembersController < ApplicationController
         format.js { 
           render(:update) {|page| 
             page.replace_html "tab-content-members", :partial => 'projects/settings/members'
+            page << 'hideOnLoad()'
             members.each {|member| page.visual_effect(:highlight, "member-#{member.id}") }
           }
         }
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class MembersController < ApplicationController
         format.js { 
           render(:update) {|page| 
             page.replace_html "tab-content-members", :partial => 'projects/settings/members'
+            page << 'hideOnLoad()'
             page.visual_effect(:highlight, "member-#{@member.id}")
           }
         }
@@ -82,7 +84,11 @@ class MembersController < ApplicationController
     end
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html { redirect_to :controller => 'projects', :action => 'settings', :tab => 'members', :id => @project }
-      format.js { render(:update) {|page| page.replace_html "tab-content-members", :partial => 'projects/settings/members'} }
+      format.js { render(:update) {|page|
+          page.replace_html "tab-content-members", :partial => 'projects/settings/members'
+          page << 'hideOnLoad()'
+        }
+      }
     end
   end
   
diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index 745125047..612739f5c 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -226,8 +226,10 @@ Ajax.Responders.register({
     }
 });
 
-Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {
+function hideOnLoad() {
   $$('.hol').each(function(el) {
   	el.hide();
 	});
-});
+}
+
+Event.observe(window, 'load', hideOnLoad);