diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
index e7f5d962a3..b145692500 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
     scope.playsMaxRows = 200;
 
     scope.liveEventProcessing = true;  // control play/pause state of event processing
+    scope.pauseLiveEvents = false;
 
     scope.job_status = {};
     scope.job_id = job_id;
@@ -653,23 +654,23 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
     }, 500));
 
     scope.selectPlay = function(id) {
-        if (!scope.liveEventProcessing) {
-            scope.auto_scroll_plays = false;
-            SelectPlay({
-                scope: scope,
-                id: id
-            });
+        if (scope.liveEventProcessing) {
+            scope.pauseLiveEvents = true;
         }
+        SelectPlay({
+            scope: scope,
+            id: id
+        });
     };
 
     scope.selectTask = function(id) {
-        if (!scope.liveEventProcessing) {
-            scope.auto_scroll_tasks = false;
-            SelectTask({
-                scope: scope,
-                id: id
-            });
+        if (scope.liveEventProcessing) {
+            scope.pauseLiveEvents = true;
         }
+        SelectTask({
+            scope: scope,
+            id: id
+        });
     };
 
     scope.toggleSummary = function(hide) {
@@ -893,7 +894,7 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
 
     scope.playsScrollDown = function() {
         // check for more plays when user scrolls to bottom of play list...
-        if ((!scope.liveEventProcessing) && scope.next_plays) {
+        if (((!scope.liveEventProcessing) || (scope.liveEventProcessing && scope.pauseLiveEvents)) && scope.next_plays) {
             $('#playsMoreRows').fadeIn();
             Rest.setUrl(scope.next_plays);
             Rest.get()
@@ -950,14 +951,14 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
                 })
                 .error( function(data, status) {
                     ProcessErrors(scope, data, status, null, { hdr: 'Error!',
-                        msg: 'Call to ' + url + '. GET returned: ' + status });
+                        msg: 'Call to ' + scope.next_plays + '. GET returned: ' + status });
                 });
         }
     };
 
     scope.tasksScrollDown = function() {
         // check for more tasks when user scrolls to bottom of task list...
-        if ((!scope.liveEventProcessing) && scope.next_tasks) {
+        if (((!scope.liveEventProcessing) || (scope.liveEventProcessing && scope.pauseLiveEvents)) && scope.next_tasks) {
             $('#tasksMoreRows').fadeIn();
             Rest.setUrl(scope.next_tasks);
             Rest.get()
@@ -1020,14 +1021,14 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
                 .error(function(data, status) {
                     $('#tasksMoreRows').fadeOut(400);
                     ProcessErrors(scope, data, status, null, { hdr: 'Error!',
-                        msg: 'Call to ' + url + '. GET returned: ' + status });
+                        msg: 'Call to ' + scope.next_tasks + '. GET returned: ' + status });
                 });
         }
     };
 
     scope.hostResultsScrollDown = function() {
         // check for more hosts when user scrolls to bottom of host results list...
-        if (!scope.liveEventProcessing && scope.next_host_results) {
+        if (((!scope.liveEventProcessing) || (scope.liveEventProcessing && scope.pauseLiveEvents)) && scope.next_host_results) {
             $('#hostResultsMoreRows').fadeIn();
             Rest.setUrl(scope.next_host_results);
             Rest.get()
@@ -1083,14 +1084,14 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
                 .error(function(data, status) {
                     $('#hostResultsMoreRows').fadeOut(400);
                     ProcessErrors(scope, data, status, null, { hdr: 'Error!',
-                        msg: 'Call to ' + url + '. GET returned: ' + status });
+                        msg: 'Call to ' + scope.next_host_results + '. GET returned: ' + status });
                 });
         }
     };
 
     scope.hostSummariesScrollDown = function() {
         // check for more hosts when user scrolls to bottom of host summaries list...
-        if ((!scope.liveEventProcessing) && scope.next_host_summaries) {
+        if (((!scope.liveEventProcessing) || (scope.liveEventProcessing && scope.pauseLiveEvents)) && scope.next_host_summaries) {
             Rest.setUrl(scope.next_host_summaries);
             Rest.get()
                 .success(function(data) {
@@ -1117,7 +1118,7 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
                 .error(function(data, status) {
                     $('#hostSummariesMoreRows').fadeOut();
                     ProcessErrors(scope, data, status, null, { hdr: 'Error!',
-                        msg: 'Call to ' + url + '. GET returned: ' + status });
+                        msg: 'Call to ' + scope.next_host_summaries + '. GET returned: ' + status });
                 });
         }
     };
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/JobDetail.js b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/JobDetail.js
index d3cc166d03..c77b1b25bd 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/JobDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/helpers/JobDetail.js
@@ -1142,7 +1142,6 @@ function($rootScope, $log, UpdatePlayStatus, UpdateHostStatus, AddHostResult, Ge
                 filteredListX[key] = plays[key];
             }
         }
-
         if (scope.search_play_name) {
             for (key in plays) {
                 if (filteredListX[key].name.indexOf(scope.search_play_name) > 0) {
@@ -1176,10 +1175,14 @@ function($rootScope, $log, UpdatePlayStatus, UpdateHostStatus, AddHostResult, Ge
             result.push(filteredListB[newKeys[idx]]);
             idx++;
         }
-        scope.plays = result;
-        if (scope.liveEventProcessing) {
-            $('#plays-table-detail').scrollTop($('#plays-table-detail').prop("scrollHeight"));
-        }
+        setTimeout( function() {
+            scope.$apply( function() {
+                scope.plays = result;
+                if (scope.liveEventProcessing) {
+                    $('#plays-table-detail').scrollTop($('#plays-table-detail').prop("scrollHeight"));
+                }
+            });
+        });
     };
 }])
 
@@ -1247,10 +1250,15 @@ function($rootScope, $log, UpdatePlayStatus, UpdateHostStatus, AddHostResult, Ge
             }
         }
 
-        scope.tasks = result;
-        if (scope.liveEventProcessing) {
-            $('#tasks-table-detail').scrollTop($('#tasks-table-detail').prop("scrollHeight"));
-        }
+        setTimeout( function() {
+            scope.$apply( function() {
+                scope.tasks = result;
+                if (scope.liveEventProcessing) {
+                    $('#tasks-table-detail').scrollTop($('#tasks-table-detail').prop("scrollHeight"));
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
     };
 }])
 
@@ -1305,10 +1313,16 @@ function($rootScope, $log, UpdatePlayStatus, UpdateHostStatus, AddHostResult, Ge
                 idx++;
             }
         }
-        scope.hostResults = result;
-        if (scope.liveEventProcessing) {
-            $('#hosts-table-detail').scrollTop($('#hosts-table-detail').prop("scrollHeight"));
-        }
+
+        setTimeout( function() {
+            scope.$apply( function() {
+                scope.hostResults = result;
+                if (scope.liveEventProcessing) {
+                    $('#hosts-table-detail').scrollTop($('#hosts-table-detail').prop("scrollHeight"));
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
     };
 }])
 
@@ -1362,7 +1376,11 @@ function($rootScope, $log, UpdatePlayStatus, UpdateHostStatus, AddHostResult, Ge
                 idx++;
             }
         }
-        scope.hosts = result;
+        setTimeout( function() {
+            scope.$apply( function() {
+                scope.hosts = result;
+            });
+        });
     };
 }])
 
@@ -1371,9 +1389,12 @@ function($rootScope, $log, UpdatePlayStatus, UpdateHostStatus, AddHostResult, Ge
     return function(params) {
         var scope = params.scope;
 
-        DrawPlays({ scope: scope });
-        DrawTasks({ scope: scope });
-        DrawHostResults({ scope: scope });
+        if (!scope.pauseLiveEvents) {
+            DrawPlays({ scope: scope });
+            DrawTasks({ scope: scope });
+            DrawHostResults({ scope: scope });
+        }
+
         DrawHostSummaries({ scope: scope });
 
         if (scope.host_summary.total > 0) {