diff --git a/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js b/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
index 36187bdf..32322840 100644
--- a/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
+++ b/src/actions/editorialWorkflow.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW } from '../constants/publishModes';
 /*
  * Contant Declarations
  */
-export const INIT = 'init';
-
 export const UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_REQUEST = 'UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_REQUEST';
 export const UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_SUCCESS = 'UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_SUCCESS';
 
@@ -55,16 +53,6 @@ function unpublishedEntriesFailed(error) {
   };
 }
 
-/*
- * Exported simple Action Creators
- */
-export function init() {
-  return {
-    type: INIT
-  };
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Exported Thunk Action Creators
  */
diff --git a/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/CollectionPageHOC.js b/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/CollectionPageHOC.js
index 590e1fb1..4894e79a 100644
--- a/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/CollectionPageHOC.js
+++ b/src/containers/editorialWorkflow/CollectionPageHOC.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { OrderedMap } from 'immutable';
-import { init, loadUnpublishedEntries } from '../../actions/editorialWorkflow';
+import { loadUnpublishedEntries } from '../../actions/editorialWorkflow';
 import { selectUnpublishedEntries } from '../../reducers';
 import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW, status } from '../../constants/publishModes';
 import UnpublishedListing from '../../components/UnpublishedListing';
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default function CollectionPageHOC(CollectionPage) {
     componentDidMount() {
       const { dispatch, isEditorialWorkflow } = this.props;
       if (isEditorialWorkflow) {
-        dispatch(init());
         dispatch(loadUnpublishedEntries());
       }
       super.componentDidMount();
diff --git a/src/reducers/editorialWorkflow.js b/src/reducers/editorialWorkflow.js
index 81bdc980..beee2071 100644
--- a/src/reducers/editorialWorkflow.js
+++ b/src/reducers/editorialWorkflow.js
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 import { Map, List, fromJS } from 'immutable';
+import { EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW } from '../constants/publishModes';
 import {
-  INIT, UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_REQUEST, UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_SUCCESS, UNPUBLISHED_ENTRIES_REQUEST, UNPUBLISHED_ENTRIES_SUCCESS
+  UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_REQUEST, UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_SUCCESS, UNPUBLISHED_ENTRIES_REQUEST, UNPUBLISHED_ENTRIES_SUCCESS
 } from '../actions/editorialWorkflow';
+import { CONFIG_SUCCESS } from '../actions/config';
 
 const unpublishedEntries = (state = null, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
-    case INIT:
-      //  Editorial workflow must be explicitly initiated.
-      return Map({ entities: Map(), pages: Map() });
-
+    case CONFIG_SUCCESS:
+      const publish_mode = action.payload && action.payload.publish_mode;
+      if (publish_mode === EDITORIAL_WORKFLOW) {
+        //  Editorial workflow state is explicetelly initiated after the config.
+        return Map({ entities: Map(), pages: Map() });
+      } else {
+        return state;
+      }
     case UNPUBLISHED_ENTRY_REQUEST:
       return state.setIn(['entities', `${action.payload.status}.${action.payload.slug}`, 'isFetching'], true);