diff --git a/ui/scripts/autoscaler.js b/ui/scripts/autoscaler.js
index 5f3e9914342..608739f5de3 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/autoscaler.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/autoscaler.js
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
               $.ajax({
                 url: createURL("listCounters"),
                 dataType: "json",
-                async: true,
+                async: false,
                 success: function(json) {
                   var counters = json.counterresponse.counter;
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
               $.ajax({
                 url: createURL("listCounters"),
                 dataType: "json",
-                async: true,
+                async: false,
                 success: function(json) {
                   var counters = json.counterresponse.counter;