diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 25cd1c693..c90456c24 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
     "node-cron": "^2.0.3",
+    "on-finished": "^2.4.1",
     "portfinder": "^1.0.28",
     "simple-encryptor": "^4.0.0",
     "ssh2": "^1.11.0",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/main.js b/packages/api/src/main.js
index ead1c4350..eec93c02a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/main.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/main.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const plugins = require('./controllers/plugins');
 const files = require('./controllers/files');
 const scheduler = require('./controllers/scheduler');
 const queryHistory = require('./controllers/queryHistory');
+const onFinished = require('on-finished');
 
 const { rundir } = require('./utility/directories');
 const platformInfo = require('./utility/platformInfo');
@@ -63,7 +64,10 @@ function start() {
 
     // Tell the client to retry every 10 seconds if connectivity is lost
     res.write('retry: 10000\n\n');
-    socket.setSseResponse(res);
+    socket.addSseResponse(res);
+    onFinished(req, () => {
+      socket.removeSseResponse(res);
+    });
   });
 
   app.use(bodyParser.json({ limit: '50mb' }));
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/socket.js b/packages/api/src/utility/socket.js
index 34723ade1..5b519f107 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/socket.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/socket.js
@@ -1,36 +1,33 @@
-let sseResponse = null;
+const _ = require('lodash');
+
+const sseResponses = [];
 let electronSender = null;
-let init = [];
+let pingConfigured = false;
 
 module.exports = {
-  setSseResponse(value) {
-    sseResponse = value;
-    setInterval(() => this.emit('ping'), 29 * 1000);
+  ensurePing() {
+    if (!pingConfigured) {
+      setInterval(() => this.emit('ping'), 29 * 1000);
+      pingConfigured = true;
+    }
+  },
+  addSseResponse(value) {
+    sseResponses.push(value);
+    this.ensurePing();
+  },
+  removeSseResponse(value) {
+    _.remove(sseResponses, x => x == value);
   },
   setElectronSender(value) {
     electronSender = value;
+    this.ensurePing();
   },
   emit(message, data) {
     if (electronSender) {
-      if (init.length > 0) {
-        for (const item of init) {
-          electronSender.send(item.message, item.data == null ? null : item.data);
-        }
-        init = [];
-      }
       electronSender.send(message, data == null ? null : data);
-    } else if (sseResponse) {
-      if (init.length > 0) {
-        for (const item of init) {
-          sseResponse.write(
-            `event: ${item.message}\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(item.data == null ? null : item.data)}\n\n`
-          );
-        }
-        init = [];
-      }
-      sseResponse.write(`event: ${message}\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(data == null ? null : data)}\n\n`);
-    } else {
-      init.push([{ message, data }]);
+    }
+    for (const res of sseResponses) {
+      res.write(`event: ${message}\ndata: ${JSON.stringify(data == null ? null : data)}\n\n`);
     }
   },
   emitChanged(key) {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ef005b6ce..0bf59659a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8257,6 +8257,13 @@ object.pick@^1.3.0:
   dependencies:
     isobject "^3.0.1"
 
+on-finished@^2.4.1:
+  version "2.4.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/on-finished/-/on-finished-2.4.1.tgz#58c8c44116e54845ad57f14ab10b03533184ac3f"
+  integrity sha512-oVlzkg3ENAhCk2zdv7IJwd/QUD4z2RxRwpkcGY8psCVcCYZNq4wYnVWALHM+brtuJjePWiYF/ClmuDr8Ch5+kg==
+  dependencies:
+    ee-first "1.1.1"
+
 on-finished@~2.3.0:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/on-finished/-/on-finished-2.3.0.tgz#20f1336481b083cd75337992a16971aa2d906947"