diff --git a/app/static/js/allPendingForms.js b/app/static/js/allPendingForms.js
index fda836f0..b524ccaf 100644
--- a/app/static/js/allPendingForms.js
+++ b/app/static/js/allPendingForms.js
@@ -353,21 +353,24 @@ function clearTextArea() { //makes sure that it empties text areas and p tags wh
 
 
 
-function loadOverloadModal(formHistoryID, laborStatusFormID) {
+function loadOverloadModal(formHistoryID, laborStatusFormID) { 
   /*
   This method sends an AJAX call to recieve data used to populate
   the overload modal.
   */
-  $("#overloadModal").modal("show");
-  $("#overloadModal").find('.modal-content').load('/admin/overloadModal/' + formHistoryID);
+  actionsButton = $("#menu" + formHistoryID);
+  actionsButton.prop('disabled', true);
+  actionsButton.html("Loading...");
+  $("#overloadModal").find('.modal-content').load('/admin/overloadModal/' + formHistoryID, function() {
+    $("#overloadModal").modal("show");
+    actionsButton.prop('disabled', false);
+    actionsButton.html("Actions <span class='caret'></span>");
+  });
 }
 
 
 function loadReleaseModal(formHistoryID, laborStatusFormID) {
   $("#modalRelease").modal("show");
-  $("#modalRelease").find('.modal-content').load('/admin/releaseModal/' + formHistoryID);
-
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/app/templates/admin/allPendingForms.html b/app/templates/admin/allPendingForms.html
index 5041dada..3c0b181f 100644
--- a/app/templates/admin/allPendingForms.html
+++ b/app/templates/admin/allPendingForms.html
@@ -202,11 +202,17 @@ <h1>{{title}}</h1>
                 <div class="dropdown">
                   {% include "snips/FormsDeny.html" %}
                   {% include "snips/pendingNotesModal.html" %}
-                  <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="menu1" data-toggle="dropdown" onclick="notesCounter({{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}}, {{allForms.formHistoryID}})">Actions
-                    <span class="caret"></span></button>
-                  <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" role="menu" aria-labelledby="menu1" style="min-width: 100%;">
+                  <button class="btn btn-primary dropdown-toggle" 
+                          type="button" 
+                          id="menu{{allForms.formHistoryID}}" 
+                          data-toggle="dropdown" 
+                          onclick="notesCounter({{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}}, {{allForms.formHistoryID}})">
+                      Actions
+                      <span class="caret"></span>
+                  </button>
+                  <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right" role="menu" aria-labelledby="menu{{allForms.formHistoryID}}" style="min-width: 100%;">
                     {% if allForms.historyType.historyTypeName == 'Labor Overload Form' %}
-                        <li role="presentation">
+                        <li role="presentation" id="{{allForms.formHistoryID}}" onclick="loadOverloadModal({{allForms.formHistoryID}}, {{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}});">
                         {% if currentUser.isFinancialAidAdmin or currentUser.isSaasAdmin %}
                             {% set formurl = "financialAidOverloadApproval" %}
                             {% if currentUser.isSaasAdmin %}
@@ -215,41 +221,73 @@ <h1>{{title}}</h1>
                             <a role="menuitem" href="/admin/{{formurl}}/{{allForms.formHistoryID}}">Manage</a>
                         {% else %}
                             <a role="menuitem" href="#" >
-                                <span id="{{allForms.formHistoryID}}" onclick="loadOverloadModal({{allForms.formHistoryID}}, {{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}});">Manage</span>
+                                <span id="{{allForms.formHistoryID}}">Manage</span>
                             </a>
                         {% endif %}
                         </li>
                     {% elif allForms.historyType.historyTypeName == 'Labor Release Form' %}
-                        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="#">
-                          <span id="{{allForms.formHistoryID}}"
-                                onclick="loadReleaseModal({{allForms.formHistoryID}}, {{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}});">Manage</span></a></li>
+                        <li role="presentation">
+                          <a role="menuitem" href="#">
+                            <span id="{{allForms.formHistoryID}}"
+                                  onclick="loadReleaseModal({{allForms.formHistoryID}}, {{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}});">
+                                  Manage
+                            </span>
+                          </a>
+                        </li>
                     {% elif allForms.formHistoryID in pendingOverloadFormPairs %}
-                        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="#">
-                          <span id="{{allForms.formHistoryID}}"
-                                onclick="loadOverloadModal({{pendingOverloadFormPairs[allForms.formHistoryID]}}, {{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}});">Manage</span></a></li>
+                        <li role="presentation">
+                          <a role="menuitem" href="#">
+                            <span id="{{allForms.formHistoryID}}"
+                                onclick="loadOverloadModal({{pendingOverloadFormPairs[allForms.formHistoryID]}}, {{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}});">
+                                Manage
+                            </span>
+                          </a>
+                        </li>
                     {% else %}
-                        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="#">
-                          <span onclick="insertDenial({{allForms.formHistoryID}})"
-                                data-toggle="modal"
-                                data-target="#denyModal">Deny</span></a></li>
+                        <li role="presentation">
+                          <a role="menuitem" href="#">
+                            <span onclick="insertDenial({{allForms.formHistoryID}})"
+                                  data-toggle="modal"
+                                  data-target="#denyModal">
+                                    Deny
+                            </span>
+                          </a>
+                        </li>
                     {% endif %}
                     {% if allForms.historyType.historyTypeName == 'Labor Status Form' %}
-                        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="/alterLSF/{{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}}">
-                            <span >Modify</span></a></li>
+                        <li role="presentation">
+                          <a role="menuitem" href="/alterLSF/{{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}}">
+                              <span >Modify</span>
+                            </a>
+                        </li>
                     {% endif %}
-                        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="#">
-                          <span id="notes_{{allForms.formHistoryID}}"
-                                onclick="getNotes({{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}})"
-                                data-toggle="modal"
-                                data-target="#NotesModal">View Notes</span></a></li>
+                        <li role="presentation"                               
+                            onclick="getNotes({{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}})"
+                            data-toggle="modal"
+                            data-target="#NotesModal">
+                          <a role="menuitem" href="#">
+                            <span id="notes_{{allForms.formHistoryID}}">
+                                    View Notes
+                            </span>
+                          </a>
+                        </li>
                     {% if formType == 'preStudentApproval' %}
-                        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="#">
-                          <span onclick="skipApproval({{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}})"
-                                data-toggle="modal"
-                                data-target="#skipApprovalModal">Skip Student Approval</span></a></li>
-                        <li role="presentation"><a role="menuitem" href="#">
-                          <span onclick="resendApprovalLink({{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}})">
-                              Re-send Approval Email</span></a></li>
+                        <li role="presentation">
+                          <a role="menuitem" href="#">
+                            <span onclick="skipApproval({{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}})"
+                                  data-toggle="modal"
+                                  data-target="#skipApprovalModal">
+                                  Skip Student Approval
+                            </span>
+                          </a>
+                        </li>
+                        <li role="presentation">
+                          <a role="menuitem" href="#">
+                            <span onclick="resendApprovalLink({{allForms.formID.laborStatusFormID}})">
+                                Re-send Approval Email
+                            </span>
+                          </a>
+                        </li>
                     {% endif %}
                   </ul>
                 </div>