diff --git a/red/api/comms.js b/red/api/comms.js
index ba64f7a38..49fb669c2 100644
--- a/red/api/comms.js
+++ b/red/api/comms.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function handleStatus(event) {
     publish("status/"+event.id,event.status,true);
 }
 function handleRuntimeEvent(event) {
-    publish("notification/"+event.id,event,event.hasOwnProperty('text'));
+    publish("notification/"+event.id,event,true);
 }
 function init(_server,runtime) {
     server = _server;
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/flows/index.js b/red/runtime/nodes/flows/index.js
index 234d9e30c..b0358235e 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/flows/index.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/flows/index.js
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ function start(type,diff,muteLog) {
         }
     }
     events.emit("nodes-started");
+    events.emit("runtime-event",{id:"runtime-state"});
+
     if (!muteLog) {
         if (diff) {
             log.info(log._("nodes.flows.started-modified-"+type));