diff --git a/static/js/dss/apps/notifications/views/notificationsListView.coffee b/static/js/dss/apps/notifications/views/notificationsListView.coffee
index 28ecd3b..0cf4a42 100644
--- a/static/js/dss/apps/notifications/views/notificationsListView.coffee
+++ b/static/js/dss/apps/notifications/views/notificationsListView.coffee
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
             notificationCount: "#notification-count"
 
         initialize: =>
+            @listenTo App.vent, "model:notification:new", @initialize
             #quick and dirty check to see if user is logged in
             @collection = new App.NotificationApp.Models.NotificationCollection
             @collection.fetch(
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
                 $(@ui.notificationCount).text(newCount + " new notifications")
                 $(@ui.notificationCountBadge).show()
                 $(@ui.notificationCountBadge).addClass('animate pulse')
+                console.log("Animating bell")
                 $('#notification-icon', @el).addClass('icon-animated-bell')
 
                 $(@ui.notificationCountBadge).text(newCount)
diff --git a/static/js/dss/lib/realtimeController.coffee b/static/js/dss/lib/realtimeController.coffee
index 36a5592..336ac79 100644
--- a/static/js/dss/lib/realtimeController.coffee
+++ b/static/js/dss/lib/realtimeController.coffee
@@ -8,25 +8,10 @@
                 @socket.on "connect", ->
                     console.log("RealtimeController: Socket connected")
 
-                @socket.on "message", (message) ->
-                    alert(message)
-
-                @socket.on "server-session", (session) =>
-                    if session
-                        console.log("RealtimeController: Connected " + sessionId)
-                        sessionId = session['sessionId']
-                        @registerSessionWithServer sessionId
-                    else
-                        console.log("RealtimeController: Can't read sessionId from socket")
-
-                @socket.on "activity", (data) =>
-                    console.log("RealtimeController: activity " + data['message'])
-                    utils.showMessage("New activity", data['message'])
-                    vent.trigger("model:activity:new", data['message'])
-
                 @socket.on "notification", (data) =>
                     console.log("RealtimeController: notification " + data['message'])
-                    vent.trigger("model:notification:new", data['message'])
+                    utils.showMessage("New activity", data['message'])
+                    App.vent.trigger("model:notification:new", data['message'])
             else
                 console.log("Realtime server unavailable")