diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js b/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
index 9667d273..fb910e66 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
@@ -384,20 +384,25 @@ editor = {
     _sidebar_submit_btn_click: function() {
         // listener for submit-button-clicks in the sidebar, so the submit event will know which button submitted.
         $(this).closest('form').data('btn', $(this)).clearQueue().delay(300).queue(function() {
-            $(this).data('button', null);
+            $(this).data('btn', null);
         });
     },
     _sidebar_submit: function(e) {
         // listener for form submits in the sidebar.
         if ($(this).attr('name') == 'redirect') return;
         e.preventDefault();
-        editor._sidebar_unload();
         var data = $(this).serialize();
         var btn = $(this).data('btn');
-        if (btn !== undefined && btn !== null && $(btn).is('[name]')) {
-            data += '&'+$('<input>').attr('name', $(btn).attr('name')).val($(btn).val()).serialize();
+        if (btn !== undefined && btn !== null) {
+            if ($(btn).is('[name]')) {
+                data += '&' + $('<input>').attr('name', $(btn).attr('name')).val($(btn).val()).serialize();
+            }
+            if ($(btn).is('[data-reload-geometries]')) {
+                editor._get_geometries_next_time = true;
+            }
         }
         var action = $(this).attr('action');
+        editor._sidebar_unload();
         $.post(action, data, editor._sidebar_loaded);
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/mapitem_delete.html b/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/mapitem_delete.html
index e46e9d24..ffd1ad5e 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/mapitem_delete.html
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/templates/editor/mapitem_delete.html
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     <input type="hidden" name="delete" value="1">
     <input type="hidden" name="name" value="{{ name }}">
     {% buttons %}
-    <a class="btn btn-default" href="{% url 'editor.mapitems' mapitem_type=mapitem_type level='LEVEL' %}" data-insert-level>
+    <a class="btn btn-default" href="{% url 'editor.mapitems.level' mapitem_type=mapitem_type level='LEVEL' %}" data-insert-level>
         Cancel
     </a>
-    <button type="submit" name="delete_confirm" value="1" class="btn btn-danger pull-right">
+    <button type="submit" name="delete_confirm" value="1" class="btn btn-danger pull-right" data-reload-geometries>
         Delete
     </button>
     {% endbuttons %}