diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@
     'rsrc/js/application/phortune/phortune-credit-card-form.js' => '2290aeef',
     'rsrc/js/application/policy/behavior-policy-control.js' => 'd0c516d5',
     'rsrc/js/application/policy/behavior-policy-rule-editor.js' => '5e9f347c',
-    'rsrc/js/application/projects/Workboard.js' => '555f521a',
-    'rsrc/js/application/projects/behavior-project-boards.js' => '9ed304e5',
+    'rsrc/js/application/projects/Workboard.js' => 'b38d2c73',
+    'rsrc/js/application/projects/behavior-project-boards.js' => '7f4359dd',
     'rsrc/js/application/projects/behavior-project-create.js' => '065227cc',
     'rsrc/js/application/projects/behavior-reorder-columns.js' => 'e1d25dfb',
     'rsrc/js/application/releeph/releeph-preview-branch.js' => 'b2b4fbaf',
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
     'javelin-behavior-phui-profile-menu' => '12884df9',
     'javelin-behavior-policy-control' => 'd0c516d5',
     'javelin-behavior-policy-rule-editor' => '5e9f347c',
-    'javelin-behavior-project-boards' => '9ed304e5',
+    'javelin-behavior-project-boards' => '7f4359dd',
     'javelin-behavior-project-create' => '065227cc',
     'javelin-behavior-quicksand-blacklist' => '7927a7d3',
     'javelin-behavior-recurring-edit' => '5f1c4d5f',
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
     'javelin-view-renderer' => '6c2b09a2',
     'javelin-view-visitor' => 'efe49472',
     'javelin-websocket' => 'e292eaf4',
-    'javelin-workboard' => '555f521a',
+    'javelin-workboard' => 'b38d2c73',
     'javelin-workflow' => '5b2e3e2b',
     'lightbox-attachment-css' => '7acac05d',
     'maniphest-batch-editor' => 'b0f0b6d5',
@@ -1223,16 +1223,6 @@
       'javelin-request',
       'javelin-typeahead-source',
     ),
-    '555f521a' => array(
-      'javelin-install',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-util',
-      'javelin-vector',
-      'javelin-stratcom',
-      'javelin-workflow',
-      'phabricator-draggable-list',
-      'phabricator-drag-and-drop-file-upload',
-    ),
     '558829c2' => array(
       'javelin-stratcom',
       'javelin-behavior',
@@ -1456,6 +1446,17 @@
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-history',
     ),
+    '7f4359dd' => array(
+      'javelin-behavior',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-util',
+      'javelin-vector',
+      'javelin-stratcom',
+      'javelin-workflow',
+      'phabricator-draggable-list',
+      'phabricator-drag-and-drop-file-upload',
+      'javelin-workboard',
+    ),
     '805b806a' => array(
       'javelin-magical-init',
       'javelin-install',
@@ -1597,17 +1598,6 @@
       'javelin-dom',
       'javelin-vector',
     ),
-    '9ed304e5' => array(
-      'javelin-behavior',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-util',
-      'javelin-vector',
-      'javelin-stratcom',
-      'javelin-workflow',
-      'phabricator-draggable-list',
-      'phabricator-drag-and-drop-file-upload',
-      'javelin-workboard',
-    ),
     '9f36c42d' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-stratcom',
@@ -1727,6 +1717,16 @@
       'javelin-uri',
       'javelin-request',
     ),
+    'b38d2c73' => array(
+      'javelin-install',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-util',
+      'javelin-vector',
+      'javelin-stratcom',
+      'javelin-workflow',
+      'phabricator-draggable-list',
+      'phabricator-drag-and-drop-file-upload',
+    ),
     'b3a4b884' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'phabricator-prefab',
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/projects/Workboard.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/projects/Workboard.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/projects/Workboard.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/projects/Workboard.js
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
 
     addBoard: function(board_phid, board_node) {
       this._currentBoard = board_phid;
-      this._boardNodes[board_phid] = board_node;
+
+      if (!this._boardNodes[board_phid]) {
+        this._boardNodes[board_phid] = board_node;
+        this._setupDragHandlers(board_node);
+      }
     },
 
     _getConfig: function() {
@@ -121,6 +125,85 @@
 
     _onpanmouseup: function() {
       this._panOrigin = null;
+    },
+
+
+    _setupDragHandlers: function(board_node) {
+      var columns = this._findBoardColumns(board_node);
+      var column;
+      var ii;
+      var lists = [];
+
+      for (ii = 0; ii < columns.length; ii++) {
+        column = columns[ii];
+
+        var list = new JX.DraggableList('project-card', column)
+          .setOuterContainer(board_node)
+          .setFindItemsHandler(JX.bind(this, this._findCardsInColumn, column))
+          .setCanDragX(true);
+
+        // TODO: Restore these behaviors.
+        // list.listen('didSend', JX.bind(list, onupdate, cols[ii]));
+        // list.listen('didReceive', JX.bind(list, onupdate, cols[ii]));
+        // onupdate(cols[ii]);
+
+        list.listen('didDrop', JX.bind(this, this._onmovecard, list));
+
+        // TODO: Restore these behaviors.
+        // list.listen('didBeginDrag', JX.bind(null, onbegindrag));
+        // list.listen('didEndDrag', JX.bind(null, onenddrag));
+
+        lists.push(list);
+      }
+
+      for (ii = 0; ii < lists.length; ii++) {
+        lists[ii].setGroup(lists);
+      }
+    },
+
+    _findBoardColumns: function(board_node) {
+      return JX.DOM.scry(board_node, 'ul', 'project-column');
+    },
+
+    _findCardsInColumn: function(column_node) {
+      return JX.DOM.scry(column_node, 'li', 'project-card');
+    },
+
+    _onmovecard: function(list, item, after_node) {
+      list.lock();
+      JX.DOM.alterClass(item, 'drag-sending', true);
+
+      var item_phid = JX.Stratcom.getData(item).objectPHID;
+      var data = {
+        objectPHID: item_phid,
+        columnPHID: JX.Stratcom.getData(list.getRootNode()).columnPHID
+      };
+
+      if (after_node) {
+        data.afterPHID = JX.Stratcom.getData(after_node).objectPHID;
+      }
+
+      var before_node = item.nextSibling;
+      if (before_node) {
+        var before_phid = JX.Stratcom.getData(before_node).objectPHID;
+        if (before_phid) {
+          data.beforePHID = before_phid;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // TODO: This should be managed per-board.
+      var config = this._getConfig();
+      data.order = config.order;
+
+      new JX.Workflow(config.moveURI, data)
+        .setHandler(JX.bind(this, this._oncardupdate, item, list))
+        .start();
+    },
+
+    _oncardupdate: function(item, list, response) {
+      list.unlock();
+      JX.DOM.alterClass(item, 'drag-sending', false);
+      JX.DOM.replace(item, JX.$H(response.task));
     }
 
   }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/projects/behavior-project-boards.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/projects/behavior-project-boards.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/application/projects/behavior-project-boards.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/application/projects/behavior-project-boards.js
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 
 JX.behavior('project-boards', function(config, statics) {
 
-  function finditems(col) {
-    return JX.DOM.scry(col, 'li', 'project-card');
-  }
 
   function onupdate(col) {
     var data = JX.Stratcom.getData(col);
@@ -64,15 +61,6 @@
     }
   }
 
-  function onresponse(response, item, list) {
-    list.unlock();
-    JX.DOM.alterClass(item, 'drag-sending', false);
-    JX.DOM.replace(item, JX.$H(response.task));
-  }
-
-  function getcolumns() {
-    return JX.DOM.scry(JX.$(statics.boardID), 'ul', 'project-column');
-  }
 
   function colsort(u, v) {
     var ud = JX.Stratcom.getData(u).sort || [];
@@ -126,56 +114,6 @@
     getcontainer().style.minHeight = '';
   }
 
-  function ondrop(list, item, after) {
-    list.lock();
-    JX.DOM.alterClass(item, 'drag-sending', true);
-
-    var item_phid = JX.Stratcom.getData(item).objectPHID;
-    var data = {
-      objectPHID: item_phid,
-      columnPHID: JX.Stratcom.getData(list.getRootNode()).columnPHID
-    };
-
-    var after_phid = null;
-    var items = finditems(list.getRootNode());
-    if (after) {
-      after_phid = JX.Stratcom.getData(after).objectPHID;
-      data.afterPHID = after_phid;
-    }
-    var ii;
-    var ii_item;
-    var ii_item_phid;
-    var ii_prev_item_phid = null;
-    var before_phid = null;
-    for (ii = 0; ii < items.length; ii++) {
-      ii_item = items[ii];
-      ii_item_phid = JX.Stratcom.getData(ii_item).objectPHID;
-      if (ii_item_phid == item_phid) {
-        // skip the item we just dropped
-        continue;
-      }
-      // note this handles when there is no after phid - we are at the top of
-      // the list - quite nicely
-      if (ii_prev_item_phid == after_phid) {
-        before_phid = ii_item_phid;
-        break;
-      }
-      ii_prev_item_phid = ii_item_phid;
-    }
-    if (before_phid) {
-      data.beforePHID = before_phid;
-    }
-
-    data.order = statics.order;
-
-    var workflow = new JX.Workflow(statics.moveURI, data)
-      .setHandler(function(response) {
-        onresponse(response, item, list);
-      });
-
-    workflow.start();
-  }
-
   function onedit(column, r) {
     var new_card = JX.$H(r.tasks).getNode();
     var new_data = JX.Stratcom.getData(new_card);
@@ -226,35 +164,6 @@
     statics.createURI = update_config.createURI;
   }
 
-  function init_board() {
-    var lists = [];
-    var ii;
-    var cols = getcolumns();
-
-    for (ii = 0; ii < cols.length; ii++) {
-      var list = new JX.DraggableList('project-card', cols[ii])
-        .setFindItemsHandler(JX.bind(null, finditems, cols[ii]))
-        .setOuterContainer(JX.$(config.boardID))
-        .setCanDragX(true);
-
-      list.listen('didSend', JX.bind(list, onupdate, cols[ii]));
-      list.listen('didReceive', JX.bind(list, onupdate, cols[ii]));
-
-      list.listen('didDrop', JX.bind(null, ondrop, list));
-
-      list.listen('didBeginDrag', JX.bind(null, onbegindrag));
-      list.listen('didEndDrag', JX.bind(null, onenddrag));
-
-      lists.push(list);
-
-      onupdate(cols[ii]);
-    }
-
-    for (ii = 0; ii < lists.length; ii++) {
-      lists[ii].setGroup(lists);
-    }
-  }
-
   function setup() {
 
     JX.Stratcom.listen(
@@ -346,9 +255,6 @@
           statics.boardID = new_config.boardID;
         }
         update_statics(new_config);
-        if (data.fromServer) {
-          init_board();
-        }
       });
 
     return true;
@@ -359,7 +265,6 @@
     var current_page_id = JX.Quicksand.getCurrentPageID();
     statics.boardConfigCache = {};
     statics.boardConfigCache[current_page_id] = config;
-    init_board();
     statics.setup = setup();
   }