diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-permission/gr-permission.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-permission/gr-permission.js
index b99327ce25..2ba1eedb44 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-permission/gr-permission.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-permission/gr-permission.js
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@
       if (!permission.value.label) { return; }
 
       const labelName = permission.value.label;
+
+      // It is possible to have a label name that is not included in the
+      // 'labels' object. In this case, treat it like anything else.
+      if (!labels[labelName]) { return; }
       const label = {
         name: labelName,
         values: this._computeLabelValues(labels[labelName].values),
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-permission/gr-permission_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-permission/gr-permission_test.html
index 73eac54adb..179d221fd9 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-permission/gr-permission_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-permission/gr-permission_test.html
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             },
           },
         };
-        const permission = {
+        let permission = {
           id: 'label-Code-Review',
           value: {
             label: 'Code-Review',
@@ -140,6 +140,25 @@ limitations under the License.
 
         assert.deepEqual(element._computeLabel(permission, labels),
             expectedLabel);
+
+        permission = {
+          id: 'label-reviewDB',
+          value: {
+            label: 'reviewDB',
+            rules: {
+              'global:Project-Owners': {
+                action: 'ALLOW',
+                force: false,
+              },
+              '4c97682e6ce6b7247f3381b6f1789356666de7f': {
+                action: 'ALLOW',
+                force: false,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        };
+
+        assert.isNotOk(element._computeLabel(permission, labels));
       });
 
       test('_computeSectionClass', () => {
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-project-access/gr-project-access.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-project-access/gr-project-access.js
index 470cf70e1d..d736dac7df 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-project-access/gr-project-access.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-project-access/gr-project-access.js
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@
     _projectChanged(project) {
       if (!project) { return Promise.resolve(); }
       const promises = [];
-      if (!this._sections) {
-        this._sections = [];
-      }
+      // Always reset sections when a project changes.
+      this._sections = [];
       promises.push(this.$.restAPI.getProjectAccessRights(project).then(res => {
         this._inheritsFrom = res.inherits_from;
         this._local = res.local;
@@ -77,15 +76,10 @@
         this._isAdmin = isAdmin;
       }));
 
-      return Promise.all(promises).then(value => {
-        this._capabilities = value[1];
-        this._labels = value[2];
-
-        // Use splice instead of setting _sections directly so that dom-repeat
-        // renders new sections properly. Otherwise, gr-access-section is not
-        // aware that the section has updated.
-        this.splice(...['_sections', 0, this._sections.length]
-            .concat(value[0]));
+      return Promise.all(promises).then(([sections, capabilities, labels]) => {
+        this._capabilities = capabilities;
+        this._labels = labels;
+        this._sections = sections;
       });
     },
 
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-project-access/gr-project-access_test.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-project-access/gr-project-access_test.html
index e3aa29a6a5..8ea14cf781 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-project-access/gr-project-access_test.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/admin/gr-project-access/gr-project-access_test.html
@@ -58,14 +58,33 @@ limitations under the License.
           id: 'accessDatabase',
           name: 'Access Database',
         },
+        createAccount: {
+          id: 'createAccount',
+          name: 'Create Account',
+        },
       };
       const accessRes = {
+        local: {
+          'refs/*': {
+            permissions: {
+              owner: {
+                rules: {
+                  234: {},
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      };
+      const accessRes2 = {
         local: {
           GLOBAL_CAPABILITIES: {
             permissions: {
               accessDatabase: {
                 rules: {
-                  123: {},
+                  group1: {
+                    action: 'ALLOW',
+                  },
                 },
               },
             },
@@ -78,9 +97,15 @@ limitations under the License.
         },
       };
       const accessStub = sandbox.stub(element.$.restAPI,
-          'getProjectAccessRights').returns(Promise.resolve(accessRes));
+          'getProjectAccessRights');
+
+
+      accessStub.withArgs('New Project').returns(Promise.resolve(accessRes));
+      accessStub.withArgs('Another New Project')
+          .returns(Promise.resolve(accessRes2));
       const capabilitiesStub = sandbox.stub(element.$.restAPI,
-          'getCapabilities').returns(Promise.resolve(capabilitiesRes));
+          'getCapabilities');
+      capabilitiesStub.returns(Promise.resolve(capabilitiesRes));
       const projectStub = sandbox.stub(element.$.restAPI, 'getProject').returns(
           Promise.resolve(projectRes));
       const adminStub = sandbox.stub(element.$.restAPI, 'getIsAdmin').returns(
@@ -96,8 +121,13 @@ limitations under the License.
         assert.deepEqual(element._sections,
             element.toSortedArray(accessRes.local));
         assert.deepEqual(element._labels, projectRes.labels);
-        done();
-      });
+        return element._projectChanged('Another New Project');
+      })
+          .then(() => {
+            assert.deepEqual(element._sections,
+                element.toSortedArray(accessRes2.local));
+            done();
+          });
     });
 
     test('_projectChanged when project changes to undefined returns', done => {