diff --git a/webapp/Connector/src/app/store/StudyOverview.js b/webapp/Connector/src/app/store/StudyOverview.js
index 003f26fc4..1887cd814 100644
--- a/webapp/Connector/src/app/store/StudyOverview.js
+++ b/webapp/Connector/src/app/store/StudyOverview.js
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ Ext.define('Connector.app.store.StudyOverview', {
         LABKEY.Query.selectRows({
             schemaName: 'cds.metadata',
             queryName: 'study',
-            filterArray: [
-                LABKEY.Filter.create('study_name', id, LABKEY.Filter.Types.EQUALS)
-            ],
             success: this.onLoadStudies,
             scope: this
         });
@@ -406,6 +403,9 @@ Ext.define('Connector.app.store.StudyOverview', {
                     return Connector.model.Filter.sorters.natural(relA.rel_prot, relB.rel_prot);
                 });
 
+                var external_links = this.external_links.filter(function(link) {
+                    return link.protocol_id === study.study_name;
+                });
 
                 var mabs = this.mabMixData.filter(function(mab) {
                     return mab.prot === study.study_name;
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ Ext.define('Connector.app.store.StudyOverview', {
                 study.data_available = (study.assays_added_count > 0 || study.ni_assays_added_count > 0 || study.pub_available_data_count > 0) ? 'Data added' : 'Data not added';
 
                 // additional data repositories
-                study.external_links = this.external_links;
+                study.external_links = external_links;
                 studies.push(study);
             }, this);
 
diff --git a/webapp/Connector/src/view/Learn.js b/webapp/Connector/src/view/Learn.js
index 747ab212b..a045fdaa5 100644
--- a/webapp/Connector/src/view/Learn.js
+++ b/webapp/Connector/src/view/Learn.js
@@ -514,6 +514,9 @@ Ext.define('Connector.view.Learn', {
             }
 
             if (id || !this.dimensionDataLoaded[dimensionName]) {
+                if (this.isQueryParamId(id))
+                    id = undefined;
+
                 store.on('load', function() {
                     this.dimensionDataLoaded[dimensionName] = true;
                     this.sortAndFilterStoreDelayed(store);
@@ -661,9 +664,15 @@ Ext.define('Connector.view.Learn', {
         }
     },
 
+    // returns if the id is a query parameter
+    isQueryParamId : function(id) {
+        let delimiter = Connector.getService('Learn').URL_DELIMITER;
+        return (Ext.isString(id) && id.indexOf(delimiter) !== -1);
+    },
+
     resolveModel : function(store, id) {
-        var delimiter = Connector.getService('Learn').URL_DELIMITER;
-        if (Ext.isString(id) && id.indexOf(delimiter) !== -1) {
+        if (this.isQueryParamId(id)) {
+            let delimiter = Connector.getService('Learn').URL_DELIMITER;
             var _id = id.split(delimiter),
                     prop = _id[0],
                     val = Ext.isNumber(parseInt(_id[1])) ? parseInt(_id[1]) : _id[1],