diff --git a/src/views/GeneralReception.vue b/src/views/GeneralReception.vue
index ba81123b7..76603870e 100644
--- a/src/views/GeneralReception.vue
+++ b/src/views/GeneralReception.vue
@@ -298,12 +298,18 @@ export default {
     // printEnabled is used to disable the print button if there are no barcodes to print
     printEnabled: ({ printerName, printBarcodes }) => printerName && printBarcodes,
   },
-  // Refetches the data when the barcodes field is changed
   watch: {
+    // Refetches the data when the barcodes field is changed
     barcodes: {
       handler: 'debounceBarcodeFetch',
       immediate: true,
     },
+    // Refetches the data when a request option changes as it may require information from sequencescape
+    requestOptions: {
+      handler: 'debounceBarcodeFetch',
+      deep: true,
+      immediate: true,
+    },
   },
   methods: {
     clearModal() {