diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
index a49dfad3..677d9e31 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/BaseControllers/ViewController.swift
@@ -236,10 +236,13 @@ import UIKit
     }
 
     // MARK: - View lifecycle
+    
+    /// Called only once in viewDidLoad
     open func initialLoad() {
         observeForResponseJSONUpdates()
     }
 
+    /// Called on screen size update.
     open func updateViews() {
         _ = formValidator?.validate()
     }
@@ -265,8 +268,7 @@ import UIKit
             initialLoad()
         }
         
-        // Handle data for first load. Dispatched to allow subclasses to finish their view did load implementations.
-        self.handleNewDataAndUpdateUI()
+        handleNewDataAndUpdateUI()
     }
     
     open override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {