diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/index.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/index.js
index 668ce29335bb..0a431ea59bd3 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/index.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import proxyFactory from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/proxy';
 import firstResolverFactory from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/resolver';
 
 import CallableEventSourceFactory from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/callable';
-import ReopenableEventSourceFactory from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/reopenable';
+import OpenableEventSourceFactory from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/openable';
 import BlockingEventSourceFactory from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/blocking';
 import StorageEventSourceFactory from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/storage';
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ switch (env('CONSUL_UI_REALTIME_RUNNER')) {
 
 // All The EventSource-i
 export const CallableEventSource = CallableEventSourceFactory(EventTarget, Promise, runner);
-export const ReopenableEventSource = ReopenableEventSourceFactory(CallableEventSource);
-export const BlockingEventSource = BlockingEventSourceFactory(ReopenableEventSource);
+export const OpenableEventSource = OpenableEventSourceFactory(CallableEventSource);
+export const BlockingEventSource = BlockingEventSourceFactory(OpenableEventSource);
 export const StorageEventSource = StorageEventSourceFactory(EventTarget, Promise);
 
 // various utils
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/reopenable.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/openable.js
similarity index 94%
rename from ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/reopenable.js
rename to ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/openable.js
index c1f362c5de4c..c2ae8afe844f 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/reopenable.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/openable.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default function(eventSource = EventSource) {
       super(...arguments);
       this.configuration = configuration;
     }
-    reopen() {
+    open() {
       switch (this.readyState) {
         case 3: // CLOSING
           this.readyState = 1;
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default function(eventSource = EventSource) {
           eventSource.apply(this, [this.source, this.configuration]);
           break;
       }
+      return this;
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/proxy.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/proxy.js
index 19f0d3d5cb04..bc3627aeda99 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/proxy.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/proxy.js
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export default function(ObjProxy, ArrProxy, createListeners) {
       close: function() {
         return source.close(...arguments);
       },
-      reopen: function() {
-        return source.reopen(...arguments);
+      open: function() {
+        return source.open(...arguments);
       },
       willDestroy: function() {
         this.listeners.remove();
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/resolver.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/resolver.js
index a5984295aa78..fcab163506e4 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/resolver.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/resolver.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export default function(P = Promise) {
     if (current != null) {
       // immediately resolve if we have previous cached data
       return P.resolve(current.data).then(function(cached) {
-        source.reopen();
+        source.open();
         return cached;
       });
     }
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/storage.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/storage.js
index b5cba3b618b0..26f2ab48b98e 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/storage.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/storage.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function(EventTarget, P = Promise) {
       this.configuration = configuration;
       this.configuration.cursor = 1;
       this.dispatcher = configuration.dispatcher;
-      this.reopen();
+      this.open();
     }
     dispatchEvent() {
       if (this.readyState === 1) {
diff --git a/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/index-test.js b/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/index-test.js
index 0e99418ebeda..97ef95f9f54f 100644
--- a/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/index-test.js
+++ b/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/index-test.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   cache,
   resolve,
   CallableEventSource,
-  ReopenableEventSource,
+  OpenableEventSource,
   BlockingEventSource,
   StorageEventSource,
 } from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/index';
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module('Unit | Utility | dom/event source/index');
 test('it works', function(assert) {
   // All The EventSource
   assert.ok(typeof CallableEventSource === 'function');
-  assert.ok(typeof ReopenableEventSource === 'function');
+  assert.ok(typeof OpenableEventSource === 'function');
   assert.ok(typeof BlockingEventSource === 'function');
   assert.ok(typeof StorageEventSource === 'function');
 
diff --git a/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/reopenable-test.js b/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/openable-test.js
similarity index 62%
rename from ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/reopenable-test.js
rename to ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/openable-test.js
index 493669014082..3ed01a2b2377 100644
--- a/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/reopenable-test.js
+++ b/ui-v2/tests/unit/utils/dom/event-source/openable-test.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import domEventSourceReopenable from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/reopenable';
+import domEventSourceOpenable from 'consul-ui/utils/dom/event-source/openable';
 import { module } from 'qunit';
 import test from 'ember-sinon-qunit/test-support/test';
 
-module('Unit | Utility | dom/event-source/reopenable');
+module('Unit | Utility | dom/event-source/openable');
 
 const createEventSource = function() {
   return class {
@@ -17,30 +17,30 @@ const createEventSource = function() {
     close() {}
   };
 };
-test('it creates an Reopenable class implementing EventSource', function(assert) {
+test('it creates an Openable class implementing EventSource', function(assert) {
   const EventSource = createEventSource();
-  const ReopenableEventSource = domEventSourceReopenable(EventSource);
-  assert.ok(ReopenableEventSource instanceof Function);
-  const source = new ReopenableEventSource(function() {});
+  const OpenableEventSource = domEventSourceOpenable(EventSource);
+  assert.ok(OpenableEventSource instanceof Function);
+  const source = new OpenableEventSource(function() {});
   assert.ok(source instanceof EventSource);
 });
 test('it reopens the event source when reopen is called', function(assert) {
   const callable = this.stub();
   const EventSource = createEventSource();
-  const ReopenableEventSource = domEventSourceReopenable(EventSource);
-  const source = new ReopenableEventSource(callable);
+  const OpenableEventSource = domEventSourceOpenable(EventSource);
+  const source = new OpenableEventSource(callable);
   assert.equal(source.readyState, 1);
   // first automatic EventSource `open`
   assert.ok(callable.calledOnce);
   source.readyState = 3;
-  source.reopen();
+  source.open();
   // still only called once as it hasn't completely closed yet
   // therefore is just opened by resetting the readyState
   assert.ok(callable.calledOnce);
   assert.equal(source.readyState, 1);
   // properly close the source
   source.readyState = 2;
-  source.reopen();
-  // this time it is reopened via a recall of the callable
+  source.open();
+  // this time it is opened via a recall of the callable
   assert.ok(callable.calledTwice);
 });