diff --git a/bazarr/app/signalr_client.py b/bazarr/app/signalr_client.py
index 4b618757d..5ce8ab401 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/signalr_client.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/signalr_client.py
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ def dispatcher(data):
 
         if topic == 'series':
             logging.debug(f'Event received from Sonarr for series: {series_title} ({series_year})')
-            update_one_series(series_id=media_id, action=action)
+            update_one_series(series_id=media_id, action=action, send_event=False)
             if episodesChanged:
                 # this will happen if a season monitored status is changed.
-                sync_episodes(series_id=media_id, send_event=True)
+                sync_episodes(series_id=media_id, send_event=False)
         elif topic == 'episode':
             logging.debug(f'Event received from Sonarr for episode: {series_title} ({series_year}) - '
                           f'S{season_number:0>2}E{episode_number:0>2} - {episode_title}')
diff --git a/bazarr/sonarr/sync/series.py b/bazarr/sonarr/sync/series.py
index bfabe2158..6e975b80c 100644
--- a/bazarr/sonarr/sync/series.py
+++ b/bazarr/sonarr/sync/series.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def update_one_series(series_id, action):
         except IntegrityError as e:
             logging.error(f"BAZARR cannot update series {series['path']} because of {e}")
         else:
-            sync_episodes(series_id=int(series_id), send_event=True)
+            sync_episodes(series_id=int(series_id), send_event=False)
             event_stream(type='series', action='update', payload=int(series_id))
             logging.debug('BAZARR updated this series into the database:{}'.format(path_mappings.path_replace(
                 series['path'])))
diff --git a/frontend/src/modules/task/index.ts b/frontend/src/modules/task/index.ts
index 7e09a0804..eb39e9e87 100644
--- a/frontend/src/modules/task/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/modules/task/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { notification } from "./notification";
 class TaskDispatcher {
   private running: boolean;
   private tasks: Record<string, Task.Callable[]> = {};
-  private progress: Record<string, Site.Progress> = {};
+  private progress: Record<string, boolean> = {};
 
   constructor() {
     this.running = false;
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ class TaskDispatcher {
       // TODO: FIX ME!
       item.value += 1;
 
-      if (item.value >= item.count && this.progress[item.id] !== undefined) {
+      if (item.value >= item.count && this.progress[item.id]) {
         updateNotification(notification.progress.end(item.id, item.header));
         delete this.progress[item.id];
-      } else if (item.value > 1 && this.progress[item.id] !== undefined) {
+      } else if (item.value > 1 && this.progress[item.id]) {
         updateNotification(
           notification.progress.update(
             item.id,
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ class TaskDispatcher {
             item.count
           )
         );
-      } else {
+      } else if (item.value > 1 && this.progress[item.id] === undefined) {
         showNotification(notification.progress.pending(item.id, item.header));
-        this.progress[item.id] = item;
-        setTimeout(() => this.updateProgress(items), 1000);
+        this.progress[item.id] = true;
+        setTimeout(() => this.updateProgress([item]), 1000);
       }
     });
   }