diff --git a/front/deviceDetails.php b/front/deviceDetails.php
index 8d77e17c..b0c89e0d 100755
--- a/front/deviceDetails.php
+++ b/front/deviceDetails.php
@@ -1459,6 +1459,9 @@ function setDeviceData (direction='', refreshCallback='') {
     window.onbeforeunload = null;
     somethingChanged      = false;
 
+    // refresh API
+    updateApi()
+
     // Callback fuction
     if (typeof refreshCallback == 'function') {
       refreshCallback(direction);
@@ -1466,6 +1469,25 @@ function setDeviceData (direction='', refreshCallback='') {
   });
 }
 
+// --------------------------------------------------------
+// Calls a backend function to add a front-end event to an execution queue
+function updateApi()
+{
+
+  // value has to be in format event|param. e.g. run|ARPSCAN
+  action = `update_api|devices`
+
+  $.ajax({
+    method: "POST",
+    url: "php/server/util.php",
+    data: { function: "addToExecutionQueue", action: action  },
+    success: function(data, textStatus) {
+        console.log(data)
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function askSkipNotifications () {
   // Check MAC
@@ -1632,36 +1654,10 @@ function deleteDevice () {
 
   // Deactivate controls
   $('#panDetails :input').attr('disabled', true);
+
+  // refresh API
+  updateApi()
 }
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function askDeleteDevice () {
-  // Check MAC
-  if (mac == '') {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Ask delete device
-  showModalWarning ('Delete Device', 'Are you sure you want to delete this device?<br>(maybe you prefer to archive it)',
-    '<?= lang('Gen_Cancel');?>', '<?= lang('Gen_Delete');?>', 'deleteDevice');
-}
-
-
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-function deleteDevice () {
-  // Check MAC
-  if (mac == '') {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // Delete device
-  $.get('php/server/devices.php?action=deleteDevice&mac='+ mac, function(msg) {
-    showMessage (msg);
-  });
-
-  // Deactivate controls
-  $('#panDetails :input').attr('disabled', true);
-}
-
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function getSessionsPresenceEvents () {
diff --git a/front/devices.php b/front/devices.php
index fa910ffb..026a770a 100755
--- a/front/devices.php
+++ b/front/devices.php
@@ -288,7 +288,12 @@ function main () {
           initializeDatatable();
 
           // query data
-          getDevicesTotals();          
+          getDevicesTotals();      
+          
+          // check if dat outdated and show spinner if so
+          handleLoadingDialog()
+
+
         });
       });
     });
@@ -390,7 +395,7 @@ function initializeDatatable (status) {
     }    
   }
 
-  $.get('api/table_devices.json', function(result) {           
+  $.get('api/table_devices.json?nocache=' + Date.now(), function(result) {           
     
     // Filter the data based on deviceStatus
     var filteredData = filterDataByStatus(result.data, deviceStatus);
@@ -641,21 +646,26 @@ function getDevicesTotals () {
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 function handleLoadingDialog()
 {
-  $.get('api/app_state.json?nocache=' + Date.now(), function(appState) {   
+  $.get('log/execution_queue.log?nocache=' + Date.now(), function(data) {   
     
-    console.log(appState["showSpinner"])
-    if(appState["showSpinner"])
+
+    console.log(data)
+    console.log("hree")
+
+    if(data.includes("update_api|devices"))
     { 
-      showSpinner("settings_old")
+      spinnerShown = true;
+      showSpinner("devices_old")
 
       setTimeout("handleLoadingDialog()", 1000);
 
-    } else
+    } else if ($("#loadingSpinner").is(":visible"))
     {
-      hideSpinner()        
+      hideSpinner();     
+      location.reload();    
     }      
 
-    })
+  })
 
 }
 
diff --git a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
index 83059c5c..bfd5855f 100755
--- a/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
+++ b/front/php/templates/language/en_us.json
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@
             "settings_missing" : "Not all settings loaded, refresh the page! This is probably caused by a high load on the database or app startup sequence.",
             "settings_missing_block" : "You can not save your settings without specifying all setting keys. Refresh the page. This is probably caused by a high load on the database.",
             "settings_old" : "Importing settings and re-initializing...",
+            "devices_old" : "Refreshing...",
             "settings_saved" : "<br/>Settings saved to the <code>pialert.conf</code> file.<br/><br/>A time-stamped backup of the previous file created. <br/><br/> Reloading...<br/>",        
             "settings_system_label" : "System",        
             "settings_core_label" : "Core",   
diff --git a/pialert/plugin.py b/pialert/plugin.py
index ca837cf3..dbfa41f2 100755
--- a/pialert/plugin.py
+++ b/pialert/plugin.py
@@ -750,6 +750,9 @@ def check_and_run_user_event(db, pluginsState):
             pluginsState = handle_test(param, db, pluginsState)
         if event == 'run':
             pluginsState = handle_run(param, db, pluginsState)
+        if event == 'update_api':
+            # update API endpoints
+            update_api(db, False, param.split(','))  
 
     # Clear the log file
     open(logFile, "w").close()