diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_channel/email.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_channel/email.coffee
index 7f31cc3fc..01b475d75 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_channel/email.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_channel/email.coffee
@@ -34,15 +34,14 @@ class App.ChannelEmail extends App.ControllerTabs
 
 class App.ChannelEmailFilter extends App.Controller
   events:
-    'click [data-type=new]':  'new'
+    'click [data-type=new]': 'new'
 
   constructor: ->
     super
-
-    App.PostmasterFilter.subscribe( @render, initFetch: true )
+    App.PostmasterFilter.subscribe(@render, initFetch: true)
 
   render: =>
-    data = App.PostmasterFilter.search( sortBy: 'name' )
+    data = App.PostmasterFilter.search(sortBy: 'name')
 
     template = $( '<div><div class="overview"></div><a data-type="new" class="btn btn--success">' + App.i18n.translateContent('New') + '</a></div>' )
 
@@ -131,11 +130,10 @@ class App.ChannelEmailSignature extends App.Controller
 
   constructor: ->
     super
-
-    App.Signature.subscribe( @render, initFetch: true )
+    App.Signature.subscribe(@render, initFetch: true)
 
   render: =>
-    data = App.Signature.search( sortBy: 'name' )
+    data = App.Signature.search(sortBy: 'name')
 
     template = $( '<div><div class="overview"></div><a data-type="new" class="btn btn--success">' + App.i18n.translateContent('New') + '</a></div>' )
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/_application_model.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/_application_model.coffee
index 7f420daef..3651c6381 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/_application_model.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/_application_model.coffee
@@ -544,6 +544,10 @@ class App.Model extends Spine.Model
         if data.assets
           App.Collection.loadAssets(data.assets)
 
+          # in case of no record_ids are there, no inital render is fired
+          if _.isEmpty(data.record_ids)
+            App[@className].trigger('refresh')
+
         # find / load object
         else
           App[@className].refresh(data)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/table.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/table.jst.eco
index 68bd27239..c7d611a9b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/table.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/generic/table.jst.eco
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
       <th style="width: 40px" class="table-radio"></th>
     <% end %>
     <% for item, i in @header: %>
-      <th class="js-tableHead<%= " #{ item.className }" if item.className %><%= " align-#{ item.align }" if item.align %>" style="width:<%= item.displayWidth %>px" data-column-key="<%= item.name %>">
+      <th class="js-tableHead<%= " #{ item.className }" if item.className %><%= " align-#{ item.align }" if item.align %>" style="<% if item.displayWidth: %>width:<%= item.displayWidth %>px<% end %>" data-column-key="<%= item.name %>">
         <div class="table-column-head<%= ' js-sort' if @table_id %>">
           <div class="table-column-title">
-          <%- @T( item.display ) %>
+          <%- @T(item.display) %>
           </div>
           <div class="table-column-sortIcon">
           <% if item.sortOrderIcon: %>
diff --git a/test/browser/admin_channel_email_test.rb b/test/browser/admin_channel_email_test.rb
index a8938f504..78acf93d2 100644
--- a/test/browser/admin_channel_email_test.rb
+++ b/test/browser/admin_channel_email_test.rb
@@ -23,10 +23,24 @@ class AdminChannelEmailTest < TestCase
     click(css: 'a[href="#manage"]')
     click(css: '.content.active a[href="#channels/email"]')
 
+    # check if postmaster filter are shown
+    click(css: '.content.active a[href="#c-filter"]')
+    match(
+      css: '.content.active #c-filter .overview',
+      value: 'No Entries',
+    )
+
+    # check if signatures are shown
+    click(css: '.content.active a[href="#c-signature"]')
+    match(
+      css: '.content.active #c-signature .overview',
+      value: 'default',
+    )
+
+    click(css: '.content.active a[href="#c-account"]')
     click(css: '.content.active .js-channelNew')
 
     modal_ready()
-
     set(
       css: '.modal input[name="realname"]',
       value: 'My System',