diff --git a/src/app/menu/menu.controller.ts b/src/app/menu/menu.controller.ts
index adc6655..85838a0 100644
--- a/src/app/menu/menu.controller.ts
+++ b/src/app/menu/menu.controller.ts
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ export class MenuCtrl {
   senses: Object[];
 
   constructor(
-    private $scope: IVMScope, 
+    private $scope: IVMScope,
     private $log: angular.ILogService,
     private BackendService: BackendService,
     private WebPageService: WebPageService,
     private TagStorageService: TagStorageService,
     private SettingsService: SettingsService,
     private FileService: FileService) {
-    
+
     $scope.vm = this;
 
     this.$scope.$on('wordWasSelected', (event, selectedWord) => {
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ export class MenuCtrl {
   }
 
   onWordSelectedEvent = (newWord: string) => {
+    this.$log.debug('On word selected event()')
     if (countWords(newWord) > 2) {
       this.selectedWord = "Wops! Plugin can't handle more than two words."
       this.senses = []
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ export class MenuCtrl {
     else if (newWord.length === 0) {
       this.clearMenuVariables();
     }
-    else {
+    else if (this.selectedWord != newWord) {
       this.selectedWord = newWord;
       this.senses = []
       this.BackendService.callServer(newWord)
@@ -126,21 +127,21 @@ export class MenuCtrl {
   }
 
   isLoadingSenses() {
-    // if senses var has initialized, we check length to see if they've been loaded. 
+    // if senses var has initialized, we check length to see if they've been loaded.
     return this.senses && this.senses.length == 0 && this.selectedWord
   }
 
   /**
-   * In order to hide the menu before angular has loaded I 
-   * explicitly set display: none; on the div. 
-   * 
-   * Thus to override that after user has logged in 
-   * we use the ng-style attribute in combination with 
+   * In order to hide the menu before angular has loaded I
+   * explicitly set display: none; on the div.
+   *
+   * Thus to override that after user has logged in
+   * we use the ng-style attribute in combination with
    * this function below.
    */
   isUserLoggedIn() {
     if (!this.SettingsService.isUserLoggedIn()) return null;
-    else return {display: 'block'};  
+    else return {display: 'block'};
   }
 
   doLogin() {
diff --git a/src/app/services/backend.service.ts b/src/app/services/backend.service.ts
index 9188fd9..e18a226 100644
--- a/src/app/services/backend.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/backend.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {SettingsService} from '../services/index';
 import {ISenseTag} from '../index.interfaces';
 
 /**
- * Service that is responsible for talking to the 
+ * Service that is responsible for talking to the
  * backend server.
  */
 export class BackendService {
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ export class BackendService {
     //alright let's make this query!
     this.previousCall = word;
     return this.SettingsService.loadSettings()
-      .then(loadedSettings => this.$http.get(`${loadedSettings.tagitSenseQueryUrl}/${word}`))
+      .then(loadedSettings => {
+        return this.$http.get(`${loadedSettings.tagitSenseQueryUrl}/${word}`)
+      })
   }
 
   sendTaggedDataToServer(senseTag: ISenseTag) {
@@ -38,9 +40,9 @@ export class BackendService {
     return this.SettingsService.loadSettings()
       .then(loadedSettings => {
         //let's add in the user's email to the tag.
-        senseTag.userEmail = loadedSettings.emailToTagWith 
+        senseTag.userEmail = loadedSettings.emailToTagWith
         this.$http.post(loadedSettings.tagitSenseDestinationUrl, senseTag)
       })
   }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/app/services/tagStorage.service.ts b/src/app/services/tagStorage.service.ts
index 5357a09..6c53135 100644
--- a/src/app/services/tagStorage.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/tagStorage.service.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export class TagStorageService {
   $localStorage: { tagStorage: ISenseTag[] };
 
   constructor(
-    private $http: ng.IHttpService, 
+    private $http: ng.IHttpService,
     private $log: ng.ILogService,
     $localStorage: any) {
     this.$localStorage = $localStorage;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class TagStorageService {
 
   loadTagsForCurrentPage(): ISenseTag[] {
     this.$log.debug('loadTagsForCurrentPage');
-    return this.$localStorage.tagStorage
+    return angular.copy(this.$localStorage.tagStorage)
       .filter((tag: ISenseTag) =>
         tag.urlOfPageThatWasTagged === window.location.href
       );
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ export class TagStorageService {
     return this.$localStorage.tagStorage
   }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}