diff --git a/src/API/Status.vala b/src/API/Status.vala
index ed79c51..a250cad 100644
--- a/src/API/Status.vala
+++ b/src/API/Status.vala
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class Tootle.API.Status : GLib.Object {
         new Request.DELETE (@"/api/v1/statuses/$id")
         	.with_account (accounts.active)
         	.then ((sess, msg) => {
-        	    streams.status_removed (id);
+        	    streams.force_delete (id);
         	    cb (sess, msg);
         	})
             .on_error ((status, reason) => err (status, reason))
diff --git a/src/InstanceAccount.vala b/src/InstanceAccount.vala
index 6532ed7..5d21981 100644
--- a/src/InstanceAccount.vala
+++ b/src/InstanceAccount.vala
@@ -133,35 +133,32 @@ public class Tootle.InstanceAccount : API.Account, IStreamListener {
         if (settings.notifications)
             app.send_notification (app.application_id + ":" + obj.id.to_string (), notification);
 
-        if (is_current ())
-            streams.notification (obj);
-
         if (obj.kind == API.NotificationType.WATCHLIST) {
             cached_notifications.add (obj);
             accounts.save ();
         }
     }
 
-    public override void on_status_removed (int64 id) {
-        if (is_current ())
-            streams.status_removed (id);
-    }
+    // public override void on_status_removed (int64 id) {
+    //     if (is_current ())
+    //         streams.force_delete (id);
+    // }
 
-    public override void on_status_added (API.Status status) {
-        if (!is_current ())
-            return;
+    // public override void on_status_added (API.Status status) {
+    //     if (!is_current ())
+    //         return;
 
-        // watchlist.users.@foreach (item => {
-        // 	var acct = status.account.acct;
-        //     if (item == acct || item == "@" + acct) {
-        //         var obj = new API.Notification (-1);
-        //         obj.kind = API.NotificationType.WATCHLIST;
-        //         obj.account = status.account;
-        //         obj.status = status;
-        //         on_notification (obj);
-        //     }
-        //     return true;
-        // });
-    }
+    //     watchlist.users.@foreach (item => {
+    //     	var acct = status.account.acct;
+    //         if (item == acct || item == "@" + acct) {
+    //             var obj = new API.Notification (-1);
+    //             obj.kind = API.NotificationType.WATCHLIST;
+    //             obj.account = status.account;
+    //             obj.status = status;
+    //             on_notification (obj);
+    //         }
+    //         return true;
+    //     });
+    // }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Services/Streams.vala b/src/Services/Streams.vala
index 6f10208..6854d8e 100644
--- a/src/Services/Streams.vala
+++ b/src/Services/Streams.vala
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-using GLib;
 using Soup;
 using Gee;
 
 public class Tootle.Streams : Object {
 
-	public signal void notification (API.Notification n);
-	public signal void status_removed (int64 id);
-
 	protected HashTable<string, Connection> connections {
 		get;
 		set;
@@ -34,7 +30,7 @@ public class Tootle.Streams : Object {
 		}
 
 		public bool start () {
-			//info (@"Opening stream: $name");
+			info (@"Opening stream: $name");
 			network.session.websocket_connect_async.begin (msg, null, null, null, (obj, res) => {
 				socket = network.session.websocket_connect_async.end (res);
 				socket.error.connect (on_error);
@@ -69,10 +65,11 @@ public class Tootle.Streams : Object {
 
 		void on_closed () {
 			if (!closing) {
-				warning (@"CLOSED: $name. Reconnecting in $timeout seconds.");
+				warning (@"DISCONNECTED: $name. Reconnecting in $timeout seconds.");
 				GLib.Timeout.add_seconds (timeout, start);
 				timeout = int.min (timeout*2, 30);
 			}
+			warning (@"Closing stream: $name");
 		}
 
 		void on_message (int i, Bytes bytes) {
@@ -134,44 +131,54 @@ public class Tootle.Streams : Object {
 		if (!settings.live_updates)
 			return;
 
-		string event;
+		string e;
 		Json.Object root;
-		decode (bytes, out event, out root);
+		decode (bytes, out e, out root);
 
 		// c.subscribers.@foreach (s => {
-		// 	warning ("%s: %s for %s", c.name, event, get_subscriber_name (s));
+		// 	warning ("%s: %s for %s", c.name, e, get_subscriber_name (s));
 		// 	return false;
 		// });
 
-		switch (event) {
+		switch (e) {
 			case "update":
-				var entity = new API.Status (sanitize (root));
+				var obj = new API.Status (sanitize (root));
 				c.subscribers.@foreach (s => {
-					if (s.accepts (ref event))
-						s.on_status_added (entity);
-					return false;
+					if (s.accepts (ref e))
+						s.on_status_added (obj);
+					return true;
 				});
 				break;
 			case "delete":
 				var id = int64.parse (root.get_string_member ("payload"));
 				c.subscribers.@foreach (s => {
-					if (s.accepts (ref event))
+					if (s.accepts (ref e))
 						s.on_status_removed (id);
-					return false;
+					return true;
 				});
 				break;
 			case "notification":
-				var entity = new API.Notification (sanitize (root));
+				var obj = new API.Notification (sanitize (root));
 				c.subscribers.@foreach (s => {
-					if (s.accepts (ref event))
-						s.on_notification (entity);
-					return false;
+					if (s.accepts (ref e))
+						s.on_notification (obj);
+					return true;
 				});
 				break;
 			default:
-				warning (@"Unknown websocket event: \"$event\". Ignoring.");
+				warning (@"Unknown websocket event: \"$e\". Ignoring.");
 				break;
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void force_delete (int64 id) {
+		warning (@"Force removing status id $id");
+		connections.get_values ().@foreach (c => {
+			c.subscribers.@foreach (s => {
+				s.on_status_removed (id);
+				return false;
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Views/Notifications.vala b/src/Views/Notifications.vala
index d470c22..f2b146a 100644
--- a/src/Views/Notifications.vala
+++ b/src/Views/Notifications.vala
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 using Gtk;
 using Gdk;
 
-public class Tootle.Views.Notifications : Views.Base, IAccountListener {
+public class Tootle.Views.Notifications : Views.Base, IAccountListener, IStreamListener { //TODO: make this a timeline
 
     protected InstanceAccount? account = null;
     protected int64 last_id = 0;
     protected bool force_dot = false;
 
+    protected string? stream;
+
     public Notifications () {
         app.refresh.connect (on_refresh);
         status_button.clicked.connect (on_refresh);
-        streams.notification.connect (prepend);
         connect_account ();
     }
+    ~Notifications () {
+        streams.unsubscribe (stream, this);
+    }
 
     private bool has_unread () {
         if (account == null)
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ public class Tootle.Views.Notifications : Views.Base, IAccountListener {
 
     public virtual void on_account_changed (InstanceAccount? acc) {
         account = acc;
+		streams.unsubscribe (stream, this);
         if (account == null) {
 		    last_id = 0;
 		    force_dot = false;
@@ -92,10 +97,24 @@ public class Tootle.Views.Notifications : Views.Base, IAccountListener {
         else {
 		    last_id = account.last_seen_notification;
 		    force_dot = account.has_unread_notifications;
+		    streams.subscribe (get_stream_url (), this, out stream);
 		}
 		on_refresh ();
     }
 
+    public virtual string? get_stream_url () {
+        return account != null ? @"$(account.instance)/api/v1/streaming/?stream=user&access_token=$(account.token)" : null;
+    }
+
+    public override bool accepts (ref string event) {
+		warning (event);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+    public override void on_notification (API.Notification n) {
+        prepend (n);
+    }
+
     public bool request () {
         if (account != null) {
             account.cached_notifications.@foreach (notification => {
diff --git a/src/Views/Timeline.vala b/src/Views/Timeline.vala
index fcd5c64..cfe91de 100644
--- a/src/Views/Timeline.vala
+++ b/src/Views/Timeline.vala
@@ -132,14 +132,6 @@ public class Tootle.Views.Timeline : Views.Base, IAccountListener, IStreamListen
         on_refresh ();
     }
 
-    protected override bool accepts (ref string event) {
-        var allowed_public = true;
-        if (is_public)
-            allowed_public = settings.live_updates_public;
-
-        return settings.live_updates && allowed_public;
-    }
-
     protected override void on_bottom_reached () {
         if (is_last_page) {
             info ("Last page reached");
@@ -148,4 +140,20 @@ public class Tootle.Views.Timeline : Views.Base, IAccountListener, IStreamListen
         request ();
     }
 
+    public override bool accepts (ref string event) {
+        var allowed_public = true;
+        if (is_public)
+            allowed_public = settings.live_updates_public;
+
+        return settings.live_updates && allowed_public;
+    }
+
+    public override void on_status_removed (int64 id) {
+        content.get_children ().@foreach (w => {
+            var sw = w as Widgets.Status;
+            if (sw.status.id == id)
+                sw.destroy ();
+        });
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/Notification.vala b/src/Widgets/Notification.vala
index 0984d25..19233bf 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/Notification.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/Notification.vala
@@ -25,10 +25,4 @@ public class Tootle.Widgets.Notification : Widgets.Status {
         header_label.label = kind.get_desc (notification.account);
     }
 
-	protected override void on_status_removed (int64 id) {
-        if (id == notification.status.id)
-            notification.dismiss ();
-        base.on_status_removed (id);
-	}
-
 }
diff --git a/src/Widgets/Status.vala b/src/Widgets/Status.vala
index e1e02de..bf13357 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/Status.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/Status.vala
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ public class Tootle.Widgets.Status : EventBox {
 
     construct {
         button_press_event.connect (on_clicked);
-        streams.status_removed.connect (on_status_removed);
         content.activate_link.connect (on_toggle_spoiler);
         notify["kind"].connect (on_kind_changed);
 
@@ -157,15 +156,9 @@ public class Tootle.Widgets.Status : EventBox {
 
     ~Status () {
         button_press_event.disconnect (on_clicked);
-        streams.status_removed.disconnect (on_status_removed);
         notify["kind"].disconnect (on_kind_changed);
     }
 
-	protected virtual void on_status_removed (int64 id) {
-        if (id == status.id)
-            destroy ();
-	}
-
     protected bool on_toggle_spoiler (string uri) {
         if (uri == "tootle://toggle") {
             revealer.reveal_child = !revealer.reveal_child;