diff --git a/app/pods/protected/strains/measurements-table/component.js b/app/pods/protected/strains/measurements-table/component.js
index 49734f3..f9dac39 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/strains/measurements-table/component.js
+++ b/app/pods/protected/strains/measurements-table/component.js
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ export default Component.extend({
   sortAsc: true,
   paramsChanged: false,
   sortedMeasurements: sort('measurements', 'sortParams'),
-  measurementsPresent: computed('measurements', function() {
-    return this.get('measurements.length') > 0;
-  }),
 
   actions: {
     addCharacteristic: function() {
-      const measurement = this.attrs['add-characteristic']();
-      this.get('measurements').addObject(measurement);
+      return this.attrs['add-characteristic']();
     },
 
     changeSortParam: function(col) {
diff --git a/app/pods/protected/strains/measurements-table/template.hbs b/app/pods/protected/strains/measurements-table/template.hbs
index 9e22393..d2d10dd 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/strains/measurements-table/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/protected/strains/measurements-table/template.hbs
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
   <br><br>
 {{/if}}
 
-{{#if measurementsPresent}}
-  {{#if paramsChanged}}
-    <button class="button-gray smaller" {{action 'resetSortParam'}}>
-      Reset sort
-    </button>
-  {{/if}}
+{{#if paramsChanged}}
+  <button class="button-gray smaller" {{action 'resetSortParam'}}>
+    Reset sort
+  </button>
+{{/if}}
 <table class="flakes-table">
   <colgroup>
     {{#if canEdit}}
@@ -48,9 +47,10 @@
         allCharacteristics=allCharacteristics
         canEdit=canEdit
       }}
+    {{else}}
+      <tr>
+        <td colspan="5">No Measurements on Record</td>
+      </tr>
     {{/each}}
   </tbody>
 </table>
-{{else}}
-No measurements on record.
-{{/if}}
diff --git a/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js b/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
index 9090500..f761a04 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
+++ b/app/pods/protected/strains/strain-form/component.js
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ export default Component.extend(SetupMetaData, {
     },
 
     addCharacteristic: function() {
-      return this.attrs['add-characteristic']();
+      const measurement = this.attrs['add-characteristic']();
+      this.get('measurements').pushObject(measurement);
     },
 
     saveMeasurement: function(measurement, properties) {