diff --git a/client/src/components/learningPath/LearningPathDiagram.vue b/client/src/components/learningPath/LearningPathDiagram.vue
index 499b48b9..063a4382 100644
--- a/client/src/components/learningPath/LearningPathDiagram.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/learningPath/LearningPathDiagram.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useLearningPathStore } from "@/stores/learningPath";
 import * as d3 from "d3";
 import * as _ from "lodash";
 import * as log from "loglevel";
+import { mapState } from "pinia";
 
 export default {
   props: {
@@ -16,10 +17,6 @@ export default {
       type: String,
     },
   },
-  setup() {
-    const learningPathStore = useLearningPathStore();
-    return { learningPathStore };
-  },
   data() {
     return {
       width: 1640,
@@ -27,6 +24,7 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   computed: {
+    ...mapState(useLearningPathStore, ["learningPath"]),
     viewBox() {
       return `0 0 ${this.width} ${this.height}`;
     },
@@ -47,9 +45,11 @@ export default {
         return false;
       }
 
-      if (this.learningPathStore.learningPath) {
+      if (this.learningPath) {
+        console.log("#$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$#");
+        console.log(this.learningPath);
         const internalCircles = [];
-        this.learningPathStore.learningPath.circles.forEach((circle) => {
+        this.learningPath.circles.forEach((circle) => {
           const pieWeights = new Array(
             Math.max(circle.learningSequences.length, 1)
           ).fill(1);
@@ -78,17 +78,20 @@ export default {
       return [];
     },
     svg() {
-      return d3.select("#" + this.identifier);
-    },
-
-    learningPath() {
-      return Object.assign({}, this.learningPathStore.learningPath);
+      const result = d3.select("#" + this.identifier);
+      result.selectAll("*").remove();
+      return result;
     },
   },
 
   mounted() {
     log.debug("LearningPathDiagram mounted");
 
+    // clean old svg
+    d3.select("#" + this.identifier)
+      .selectAll("*")
+      .remove();
+
     const circleWidth = this.vertical ? 60 : 200;
     const radius = (circleWidth * 0.8) / 2;
 
@@ -318,11 +321,7 @@ export default {
         .attr("transform", (d, i) => {
           return (
             "translate(" +
-            getTopicHorizontalPosition(
-              i,
-              d,
-              this.learningPathStore.learningPath.topics
-            ) +
+            getTopicHorizontalPosition(i, d, this.learningPath.topics) +
             ",0)"
           );
         })
diff --git a/client/src/components/learningPath/LearningPathViewVertical.vue b/client/src/components/learningPath/LearningPathViewVertical.vue
index 9aea5c1d..4b03710e 100644
--- a/client/src/components/learningPath/LearningPathViewVertical.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/learningPath/LearningPathViewVertical.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { useLearningPathStore } from "@/stores/learningPath";
-import { useUserStore } from "@/stores/user";
 import * as log from "loglevel";
 
 import LearningPathDiagram from "@/components/learningPath/LearningPathDiagram.vue";
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 }>();
 
 const learningPathStore = useLearningPathStore();
-const userStore = useUserStore();
 
 const emits = defineEmits(["closemodal"]);
 </script>
@@ -25,6 +23,7 @@ const emits = defineEmits(["closemodal"]);
       <div class="learningpath flex flex-col">
         <div class="flex flex-col h-max">
           <LearningPathDiagram
+            v-if="learningPathStore.learningPath"
             class="w-full"
             identifier="verticalVisualization"
             :vertical="true"
diff --git a/client/src/fetchHelpers.ts b/client/src/fetchHelpers.ts
index fc8ca46c..ce5835dc 100644
--- a/client/src/fetchHelpers.ts
+++ b/client/src/fetchHelpers.ts
@@ -59,12 +59,21 @@ export const itGet = (url: RequestInfo) => {
 
 const itGetPromiseCache = new Map<string, Promise<any>>();
 
-export function bustItGetCache() {
-  itGetPromiseCache.clear();
+export function bustItGetCache(key?: string) {
+  if (key) {
+    itGetPromiseCache.delete(key);
+  } else {
+    itGetPromiseCache.clear();
+  }
 }
 
-export const itGetCached = (url: RequestInfo): Promise<any> => {
-  if (!itGetPromiseCache.has(url.toString())) {
+export const itGetCached = (
+  url: RequestInfo,
+  options = {
+    reload: false,
+  }
+): Promise<any> => {
+  if (!itGetPromiseCache.has(url.toString()) || options.reload) {
     itGetPromiseCache.set(url.toString(), itGet(url));
   }
 
diff --git a/client/src/stores/competence.ts b/client/src/stores/competence.ts
index 5e09769f..2941774f 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/competence.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/competence.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { itGetCached } from "@/fetchHelpers";
 import { useCompletionStore } from "@/stores/completion";
 import type {
-  BaseCourseWagtailPage,
+  CircleLight,
   CompetencePage,
   CompetenceProfilePage,
   PerformanceCriteria,
@@ -91,23 +91,17 @@ export const useCompetenceStore = defineStore({
       };
     },
     async loadCompetenceProfilePage(slug: string, reload = false) {
-      if (this.competenceProfilePage && !reload) {
-        await this.parseCompletionData();
-        return this.competenceProfilePage;
-      }
-      const competenceProfilePageData = await itGetCached(`/api/course/page/${slug}/`);
+      this.competenceProfilePage = await itGetCached(`/api/course/page/${slug}/`, {
+        reload: reload,
+      });
 
-      if (!competenceProfilePageData) {
+      if (!this.competenceProfilePage) {
         throw `No competenceProfilePageData found with: ${slug}`;
       }
 
-      this.competenceProfilePage = competenceProfilePageData;
-
-      const circles = competenceProfilePageData.circles.map(
-        (c: BaseCourseWagtailPage) => {
-          return { id: c.translation_key, name: `Circle: ${c.title}` };
-        }
-      );
+      const circles = this.competenceProfilePage.circles.map((c: CircleLight) => {
+        return { id: c.translation_key, name: `Circle: ${c.title}` };
+      });
       this.availableCircles = [{ id: "all", name: "Circle: Alle" }, ...circles];
 
       await this.parseCompletionData();
diff --git a/client/src/stores/completion.ts b/client/src/stores/completion.ts
index 1dcaee26..3d422aa6 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/completion.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/completion.ts
@@ -16,16 +16,14 @@ export const useCompletionStore = defineStore({
   getters: {},
   actions: {
     async loadCompletionData(courseId: number, reload = false) {
-      if (this.completionData && !reload) {
-        return this.completionData;
-      }
-      const completionData = await itGetCached(`/api/course/completion/${courseId}/`);
+      this.completionData = await itGetCached(`/api/course/completion/${courseId}/`, {
+        reload: reload,
+      });
 
-      if (!completionData) {
+      if (!this.completionData) {
         throw `No completionData found with: ${courseId}`;
       }
 
-      this.completionData = completionData;
       return this.completionData || [];
     },
     async markPage(page: BaseCourseWagtailPage) {
diff --git a/client/src/stores/courseSessions.ts b/client/src/stores/courseSessions.ts
index 6f73d5f0..5fd38b67 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/courseSessions.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/courseSessions.ts
@@ -9,17 +9,13 @@ export const useCourseSessionsStore = defineStore("courseSessions", () => {
 
   async function loadCourseSessionsData(reload = false) {
     log.debug("loadCourseSessionsData called");
-    if (courseSessions.value && !reload) {
-      return courseSessions.value;
-    }
-
-    const courseSessionsData = await itGetCached(`/api/course/sessions/`);
-    if (!courseSessionsData) {
+    courseSessions.value = await itGetCached(`/api/course/sessions/`, {
+      reload: reload,
+    });
+    if (!courseSessions.value) {
       throw `No courseSessionData found for user`;
     }
-
-    courseSessions.value = courseSessionsData;
-    return courseSessionsData || [];
+    return courseSessions.value;
   }
 
   return { courseSessions, loadCourseSessionsData };
diff --git a/client/src/stores/learningPath.ts b/client/src/stores/learningPath.ts
index 6f57ae1f..5ecbba19 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/learningPath.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/learningPath.ts
@@ -6,24 +6,31 @@ import { defineStore } from "pinia";
 export type LearningPathStoreState = {
   learningPath: LearningPath | undefined;
   page: "INDEX" | "OVERVIEW";
+  loading: boolean;
 };
 
+let lastSlug = "";
+
 export const useLearningPathStore = defineStore({
   id: "learningPath",
   state: () => {
     return {
       learningPath: undefined,
       page: "INDEX",
+      loading: false,
     } as LearningPathStoreState;
   },
   getters: {},
   actions: {
     async loadLearningPath(slug: string, reload = false) {
+      this.loading = true;
       const completionStore = useCompletionStore();
-      if (this.learningPath && !reload) {
+      if (this.learningPath && !reload && slug === lastSlug) {
         return this.learningPath;
       }
+      this.learningPath = undefined;
       const learningPathData = await itGetCached(`/api/course/page/${slug}/`);
+      lastSlug = slug;
       const completionData = await completionStore.loadCompletionData(
         learningPathData.course.id
       );
@@ -33,6 +40,7 @@ export const useLearningPathStore = defineStore({
       }
 
       this.learningPath = LearningPath.fromJson(learningPathData, completionData);
+      this.loading = false;
       return this.learningPath;
     },
   },