diff --git a/frontend/src/common/config.js b/frontend/src/common/config.js
index 863258163..e0e9c1edb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/common/config.js
+++ b/frontend/src/common/config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Api from "common/api";
+import Event from "pubsub-js";
 
 class Config {
     /**
@@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ class Config {
 
         this.values = values;
 
-        // this.setValues(JSON.parse(this.storage.getItem(this.storage_key)));
-        // this.setValues(values);
+        this.subscriptionId = Event.subscribe('config.updated', (ev, data) => this.setValues(data));
     }
 
     setValues(values) {
-        if(!values) return;
+        if (!values) return;
 
-        for(let key in values) {
-            if(values.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+        for (let key in values) {
+            if (values.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
                 this.setValue(key, values[key]);
             }
         }
@@ -52,14 +51,6 @@ class Config {
 
         return this;
     }
-
-    pullFromServer() {
-        return Api.get("config").then(
-            (result) => {
-                this.setValues(result.data);
-            }
-        );
-    }
 }
 
 export default Config;
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/library/import.vue b/frontend/src/pages/library/import.vue
index 04d296341..b941956e0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/library/import.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/library/import.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+    import Alert from "common/alert";
     import Event from "pubsub-js";
 
     export default {
@@ -55,12 +56,12 @@
                 this.$api.post('import').then(function () {
                     ctx.busy = false;
                     ctx.completed = 100;
-                    this.fileName = '';
+                    ctx.fileName = '';
                 }).catch(function () {
-                    this.$alert.error("Import failed");
+                    Alert.error("Import failed");
                     ctx.busy = false;
                     ctx.completed = 0;
-                    this.fileName = '';
+                    ctx.fileName = '';
                 });
             },
             handleEvent(ev, data) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/library/index.vue b/frontend/src/pages/library/index.vue
index 171706e94..9306314cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/library/index.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/library/index.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
+    import Alert from "common/alert";
     import Event from "pubsub-js";
 
     export default {
@@ -55,12 +56,12 @@
                 this.$api.post('index').then(function () {
                     ctx.busy = false;
                     ctx.completed = 100;
-                    this.fileName = '';
+                    ctx.fileName = '';
                 }).catch(function () {
-                    this.$alert.error("Indexing failed");
+                    Alert.error("Indexing failed");
                     ctx.busy = false;
                     ctx.completed = 0;
-                    this.fileName = '';
+                    ctx.fileName = '';
                 });
             },
             handleEvent(ev, data) {
diff --git a/frontend/tests/unit/common/config_test.js b/frontend/tests/unit/common/config_test.js
index df65fc8bb..e72e11f71 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/unit/common/config_test.js
+++ b/frontend/tests/unit/common/config_test.js
@@ -53,18 +53,4 @@ describe("common/config", () => {
         const result = config.getValue("city");
         assert.equal(result, "Berlin");
     });
-
-    it("should pull from server",  async() => {
-        mock.onGet("config").reply(200,  {fromServer: "yes"});
-        const storage = window.localStorage;
-        const values = {name: "testConfig", year: "2300"};
-
-        const config = new Config(storage, values);
-        const result = config.getValues();
-        assert.equal(result.name, "testConfig");
-        assert.equal(config.values.fromServer, undefined);
-        await config.pullFromServer();
-        assert.equal(config.values.fromServer, "yes");
-        mock.reset();
-    });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/internal/api/import.go b/internal/api/import.go
index c072be3d6..042923e31 100644
--- a/internal/api/import.go
+++ b/internal/api/import.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func Import(router *gin.RouterGroup, conf *config.Config) {
 
 		event.Success(fmt.Sprintf("import completed in %d s", elapsed))
 		event.Publish("import.completed", event.Data{"path": path, "seconds": elapsed})
+		event.Publish("config.updated", event.Data(conf.ClientConfig()))
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": fmt.Sprintf("import completed in %d s", elapsed)})
 	})
diff --git a/internal/api/index.go b/internal/api/index.go
index 9e6dcc0b0..962d814d7 100644
--- a/internal/api/index.go
+++ b/internal/api/index.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func Index(router *gin.RouterGroup, conf *config.Config) {
 
 		event.Success(fmt.Sprintf("indexing completed in %d s", elapsed))
 		event.Publish("index.completed", event.Data{"path": path, "seconds": elapsed})
+		event.Publish("config.updated", event.Data(conf.ClientConfig()))
 
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": fmt.Sprintf("indexing completed in %d s", elapsed)})
 	})
diff --git a/internal/api/websocket.go b/internal/api/websocket.go
index c4266909b..15b5185a7 100644
--- a/internal/api/websocket.go
+++ b/internal/api/websocket.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func wsReader(ws *websocket.Conn) {
 
 func wsWriter(ws *websocket.Conn, conf *config.Config) {
 	pingTicker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Second)
-	s := event.Subscribe("index.*", "alert.*")
+	s := event.Subscribe("index.*", "upload.*", "import.*", "alert.*", "config.*")
 
 	defer func() {
 		pingTicker.Stop()