diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/navigation.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/navigation.js.coffee
index b2d76e51d..eee67fc03 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/navigation.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/navigation.js.coffee
@@ -298,11 +298,8 @@ class App.Navigation extends App.Controller
 
     items = data.recent_viewed
 
-    # load user collection
-    App.Collection.load( type: 'User', data: data.users )
-
-    # load ticket collection
-    App.Collection.load( type: 'Ticket', data: data.tickets )
+    # load collections
+    App.Event.trigger 'loadAssets', data.assets
 
     # remove old views
     NavBarRight = @Config.get( 'NavBarRight' ) || {}