diff --git a/src/api/courses.api.ts b/src/api/courses.api.ts
index 9c77a29..d0f3cf8 100644
--- a/src/api/courses.api.ts
+++ b/src/api/courses.api.ts
@@ -631,8 +631,12 @@ export const getHumanLanguageLessonsByCourse = (courseId: number, cefr_level: st
     params: { cefr_level },
   })
 
-export const getHumanLanguageHierarchy = () =>
-  withSingleRetry(() => http.get<GetHumanLanguageHierarchyResponse>("/course-management/hierarchy")).then(async (res) => {
+export const getHumanLanguageHierarchy = (options?: { cacheBust?: boolean }) =>
+  withSingleRetry(() =>
+    http.get<GetHumanLanguageHierarchyResponse>("/course-management/hierarchy", {
+      params: options?.cacheBust ? { _t: Date.now() } : undefined,
+    }),
+  ).then(async (res) => {
     const payload = res.data?.data as unknown
     if (payload && typeof payload === "object" && !Array.isArray(payload) && "sub_categories" in payload) {
       return res
diff --git a/src/pages/content-management/HumanLanguagePage.tsx b/src/pages/content-management/HumanLanguagePage.tsx
index a4a2c81..9c4d4bf 100644
--- a/src/pages/content-management/HumanLanguagePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/content-management/HumanLanguagePage.tsx
@@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ export function HumanLanguagePage() {
     label?: string,
   ) => <MediaPreviewCard urlRaw={urlRaw} hint={hint} className={className} label={label} />
 
-  const loadHierarchy = async (showLoading = true) => {
+  const loadHierarchy = async (showLoading = true, forceRefresh = false) => {
     if (showLoading) setLoading(true)
     try {
-      const res = await getHumanLanguageHierarchy()
+      const res = await getHumanLanguageHierarchy({ cacheBust: forceRefresh })
       const data = res.data?.data
       setCategoryId(data?.category_id ?? null)
       const nextSubCategories = data?.sub_categories ?? []
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ export function HumanLanguagePage() {
       })
       toast.success("Lesson updated")
       setLessonDialog({ open: false })
-      await loadHierarchy(false)
+      await loadHierarchy(false, true)
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to update lesson:", error)
       toast.error("Failed to update lesson")