diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
index 868a218f70e..b9c789cb6a9 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_list.js
@@ -501,38 +501,23 @@ instance.web.ListView = instance.web.View.extend( /** @lends instance.web.ListVi
         self.$el.find('.oe_list_record_selector').prop('checked', false);
         this.records.reset();
         var reloaded = $.Deferred();
-        
-        setTimeout(function() {
-            var $group;
-            try {
-                $group = self.groups.render(function () {
-                    // NOTE using == instead of === is wanted.
-                    if (self.dataset.index == null) {   // jshint ignore:line
-                        if (self.records.length) {
-                            self.dataset.index = 0;
-                        }
-                    } else if (self.dataset.index >= self.records.length) {
+        this.$el.find('.oe_list_content').append(
+            this.groups.render(function () {
+                if (self.dataset.index == null) {
+                    if (self.records.length) {
                         self.dataset.index = 0;
                     }
-
-                    self.compute_aggregates();
-                });
-            } finally {
-                // ensure that the deferred is always rejected/resolved to quit the 
-                // synchronized block properly.
-                if (_.isUndefined($group)) {
-                    reloaded.reject();
-                } else {
-                    reloaded.resolve();
-                    self.$el.find('.oe_list_content').append($group);
-                    self.do_push_state({
-                        page: self.page,
-                        limit: self._limit
-                    });
+                } else if (self.dataset.index >= self.records.length) {
+                    self.dataset.index = 0;
                 }
-            }
 
-        }, 0);
+                self.compute_aggregates();
+                reloaded.resolve();
+            }));
+        this.do_push_state({
+            page: this.page,
+            limit: this._limit
+        });
         return reloaded.promise();
     }),
     reload: function () {