diff --git a/platform/representation/src/MCTInclude.js b/platform/representation/src/MCTInclude.js
index e00ef8599d..d56d2f0e69 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/MCTInclude.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/MCTInclude.js
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ define(
                 // Use the included controller to populate scope
                 link: link,
 
+                // May hide the element, so let other directives act first
+                priority: -1000,
+
                 // Two-way bind key, ngModel, and parameters
                 scope: { key: "=", ngModel: "=", parameters: "=" }
             };
diff --git a/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js b/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
index 3c09edbfc4..4704c0265e 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ define(
                 // Handle Angular's linking step
                 link: link,
 
+                // May hide the element, so let other directives act first
+                priority: -1000,
+
                 // Two-way bind key and parameters, get the represented domain
                 // object as "mct-object"
                 scope: {
diff --git a/platform/representation/src/TemplateLinker.js b/platform/representation/src/TemplateLinker.js
index fd5ba57a3c..29df511427 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/TemplateLinker.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/TemplateLinker.js
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ define(
 
             function populateElement(template) {
                 template(scope, function (innerClone) {
+                    element.empty();
                     element.append(innerClone);
                 });
             }
 
-            function applyTemplate(template) {
+            function applyTemplate(template, templateUrl) {
                 if (template) {
                     populateElement(template);
                 } else {
@@ -99,7 +100,12 @@ define(
                 if (templateUrl !== activeTemplateUrl) {
                     if (templateUrl) {
                         addElement();
-                        self.load(templateUrl).then(applyTemplate);
+                        self.load(templateUrl).then(function (template) {
+                            // Avoid race conditions
+                            if (templateUrl === activeTemplateUrl) {
+                                applyTemplate(template);
+                            }
+                        });
                     } else {
                         removeElement();
                     }