diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/blocking.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/blocking.js
index afc315896f40..54adb99fc95c 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/blocking.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/blocking.js
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ export default function(EventSource, backoff = create5xxBackoff()) {
    */
   return class extends EventSource {
     constructor(source, configuration = {}) {
+      const { currentEvent, ...config } = configuration;
       super(configuration => {
         const { createEvent, ...superConfiguration } = configuration;
         return source
-          .apply(this, [superConfiguration])
+          .apply(this, [superConfiguration, this])
           .catch(backoff)
           .then(result => {
             if (result instanceof Error) {
@@ -103,7 +104,19 @@ export default function(EventSource, backoff = create5xxBackoff()) {
             this.previousEvent = this.currentEvent;
             return throttledResolve(result);
           });
-      }, configuration);
+      }, config);
+      if (typeof currentEvent !== 'undefined') {
+        this.currentEvent = currentEvent;
+      }
+      // only on initialization
+      // if we already have an currentEvent set via configuration
+      // dispatch the event so things are populated immediately
+      this.addEventListener('open', e => {
+        const currentEvent = e.target.getCurrentEvent();
+        if (typeof currentEvent !== 'undefined') {
+          this.dispatchEvent(currentEvent);
+        }
+      });
     }
     // if we are having these props, at least make getters
     getCurrentEvent() {
diff --git a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/callable.js b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/callable.js
index 7f5fe9fe24c4..17e0e0b0baf6 100644
--- a/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/callable.js
+++ b/ui-v2/app/utils/dom/event-source/callable.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const defaultRunner = function(target, configuration, isClosed) {
   }
   // TODO Consider wrapping this is a promise for none thenable returns
   return target.source
-    .bind(target)(configuration)
+    .bind(target)(configuration, target)
     .then(function(res) {
       return defaultRunner(target, configuration, isClosed);
     });
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default function(
       this.readyState = 2;
       this.source =
         typeof source !== 'function'
-          ? function(configuration) {
+          ? function(configuration, target) {
               this.close();
               return P.resolve();
             }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default function(
       P.resolve()
         .then(() => {
           // if we are already closed, don't do anything
-          if (this.readyState !== 0) {
+          if (this.readyState > 1) {
             return;
           }
           this.readyState = 1; // open
@@ -68,13 +68,14 @@ export default function(
     close() {
       // additional readyState 3 = CLOSING
       switch (this.readyState) {
-        case 0: // CONNECTING
         case 2: // CLOSED
-          this.readyState = 2; // CLOSED
+          // it's already CLOSED , do nothing
           break;
         default:
           this.readyState = 3; // CLOSING
       }
+      // non-standard
+      return this;
     }
   };
 }