diff --git a/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/centerContent.test.tsx b/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/centerContent.test.tsx
index 5658120b7..fb1785a4b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/centerContent.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/centerContent.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import configureStore from 'redux-mock-store'
 import {Provider as ReduxProvider} from 'react-redux'
+import 'isomorphic-fetch'
 
 import {createMemoryHistory} from 'history'
 
@@ -16,8 +17,16 @@ import {wrapIntl} from '../../testUtils'
 
 import {UserWorkspace} from '../../user'
 
+import {FetchMock} from '../../test/fetchMock'
+
 import DashboardCenterContent from './centerContent'
 
+global.fetch = FetchMock.fn
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+    FetchMock.fn.mockReset()
+})
+
 describe('pages/dashboard/CenterContent', () => {
     const mockStore = configureStore([])
     const workspace1: UserWorkspace = {
@@ -45,6 +54,8 @@ describe('pages/dashboard/CenterContent', () => {
             },
         })
 
+        FetchMock.fn.mockReturnValueOnce(FetchMock.jsonResponse(JSON.stringify(new Array<UserWorkspace>(workspace1, workspace2, workspace3))))
+
         const component = wrapIntl(
             <ReduxProvider store={store}>
                 <DashboardCenterContent/>
@@ -61,6 +72,8 @@ describe('pages/dashboard/CenterContent', () => {
             },
         })
 
+        FetchMock.fn.mockReturnValueOnce(FetchMock.jsonResponse(JSON.stringify(new Array<UserWorkspace>(workspace1, workspace2, workspace3))))
+
         const component = wrapIntl(
             <ReduxProvider store={store}>
                 <DashboardCenterContent/>
@@ -80,6 +93,8 @@ describe('pages/dashboard/CenterContent', () => {
             },
         })
 
+        FetchMock.fn.mockReturnValueOnce(FetchMock.jsonResponse(JSON.stringify(new Array<UserWorkspace>(workspace1, workspace2, workspace3))))
+
         const component = wrapIntl(
             <ReduxProvider store={store}>
                 <DashboardCenterContent/>
@@ -99,6 +114,8 @@ describe('pages/dashboard/CenterContent', () => {
             },
         })
 
+        FetchMock.fn.mockReturnValueOnce(FetchMock.jsonResponse(JSON.stringify(new Array<UserWorkspace>(workspace1, workspace2, workspace3))))
+
         const history = createMemoryHistory()
 
         const component = wrapIntl(
diff --git a/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/centerContent.tsx b/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/centerContent.tsx
index 8168751bf..696256f94 100644
--- a/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/centerContent.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/centerContent.tsx
@@ -31,12 +31,8 @@ const DashboardCenterContent = (): JSX.Element => {
     }
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        if (rawWorkspaces.length > 0) {
-            return
-        }
-
         initializeUserWorkspaces()
-    })
+    }, [])
 
     const userWorkspaces = rawWorkspaces.
         filter((workspace) => (workspace.boardCount > 0 || showEmptyWorkspaces) && (workspace.title.toLowerCase().includes(searchFilter) || workspace.boardCount.toString().includes(searchFilter))).
diff --git a/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/dashboardPage.test.tsx b/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/dashboardPage.test.tsx
index 94dcb10e7..223fd4fcf 100644
--- a/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/dashboardPage.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/pages/dashboard/dashboardPage.test.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 import React from 'react'
 import {render} from '@testing-library/react'
+import 'isomorphic-fetch'
 
 import configureStore from 'redux-mock-store'
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ beforeAll(() => {
     mockMatchMedia({matches: true})
 })
 
+global.fetch = FetchMock.fn
+
 describe('pages/dashboard/DashboardPage', () => {
     const mockStore = configureStore([])
     const workspace1: UserWorkspace = {
@@ -63,6 +66,8 @@ describe('pages/dashboard/DashboardPage', () => {
             },
         })
 
+        FetchMock.fn.mockReturnValueOnce(FetchMock.jsonResponse(JSON.stringify(new Array<UserWorkspace>(workspace1, workspace2, workspace3))))
+
         const history = createMemoryHistory()
 
         const component = wrapIntl(