diff --git a/app/controllers/ontologies_controller.rb b/app/controllers/ontologies_controller.rb
index 92a807fe7..f47a16500 100644
--- a/app/controllers/ontologies_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/ontologies_controller.rb
@@ -60,18 +60,20 @@ def ontologies_filter
         end
       end.flatten
 
-      unless request_portals.length == 1
+      if federated_request?
         streams += [
           replace('categories_refresh_for_federation') do
-            key = "categories"
+            key = 'categories'
             objects, checked_values, _ = @filters[key.to_sym]
             objects = keep_only_root_categories(objects)
+
             helpers.browse_filter_section_body(checked_values: checked_values,
                                                key: key, objects: objects,
                                                counts: @count_objects[key.to_sym])
           end
         ]
       end
+
     else
       streams = [replace("ontologies_list_view-page-#{@page.page}", partial: 'ontologies/browser/ontologies')]
     end