diff --git a/src/app/core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service.ts
index 99c2f51117..b9c7e9ee54 100644
--- a/src/app/core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { followLink } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { FindListOptions } from '../data/request.models';
 import { RequestParam } from '../cache/models/request-param.model';
 import { HttpOptions } from '../dspace-rest/dspace-rest.service';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData } from '../shared/operators';
 
 /**
  * The service handling all REST requests for ClaimedTask
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import { HttpOptions } from '../dspace-rest/dspace-rest.service';
 @dataService(CLAIMED_TASK)
 export class ClaimedTaskDataService extends TasksService<ClaimedTask> {
 
-  protected responseMsToLive = 10 * 1000;
+  protected responseMsToLive = 1000;
 
   /**
    * The endpoint link name
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ export class ClaimedTaskDataService extends TasksService<ClaimedTask> {
    *    Emit the server response
    */
   public claimTask(scopeId: string, poolTaskHref: string): Observable<ProcessTaskResponse> {
+    console.log('==========================================');
+    console.log('User ClaimTask request for:', scopeId, poolTaskHref);
     const options: HttpOptions = Object.create({});
     let headers = new HttpHeaders();
     headers = headers.append('Content-Type', 'text/uri-list');
@@ -98,6 +101,8 @@ export class ClaimedTaskDataService extends TasksService<ClaimedTask> {
    *    Emit the server response
    */
   public returnToPoolTask(scopeId: string): Observable<ProcessTaskResponse> {
+    console.log('==========================================');
+    console.log('User ReturnToPool request for:', scopeId);
     return this.deleteById(this.linkPath, scopeId, this.makeHttpOptions());
   }
 
@@ -109,11 +114,13 @@ export class ClaimedTaskDataService extends TasksService<ClaimedTask> {
    *    The server response
    */
   public findByItem(uuid: string): Observable<RemoteData<ClaimedTask>> {
+    console.log('claimedTaskService findByItem', uuid);
     const options = new FindListOptions();
     options.searchParams = [
       new RequestParam('uuid', uuid)
     ];
-    return this.searchTask('findByItem', options, followLink('workflowitem'));
+    return this.searchTask('findByItem', options, followLink('workflowitem'))
+      .pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteData());
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/tasks/pool-task-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/tasks/pool-task-data.service.ts
index 78348d428f..26eb3e6dad 100644
--- a/src/app/core/tasks/pool-task-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/tasks/pool-task-data.service.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
 import { followLink } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { FindListOptions } from '../data/request.models';
 import { RequestParam } from '../cache/models/request-param.model';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteData } from '../shared/operators';
 
 /**
  * The service handling all REST requests for PoolTask
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export class PoolTaskDataService extends TasksService<PoolTask> {
    */
   protected linkPath = 'pooltasks';
 
-  protected responseMsToLive = 10 * 1000;
+  protected responseMsToLive = 1000;
 
   /**
    * Initialize instance variables
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ export class PoolTaskDataService extends TasksService<PoolTask> {
     options.searchParams = [
       new RequestParam('uuid', uuid)
     ];
-    return this.searchTask('findByItem', options, followLink('workflowitem'));
+    return this.searchTask('findByItem', options, followLink('workflowitem'))
+      .pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteData());
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/tasks/tasks.service.ts b/src/app/core/tasks/tasks.service.ts
index ed58eb920e..8032238c45 100644
--- a/src/app/core/tasks/tasks.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/tasks/tasks.service.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from '../data/request.models';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { ProcessTaskResponse } from './models/process-task-response';
-import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../shared/operators';
+import {getFirstCompletedRemoteData, getFirstSucceededRemoteData} from '../shared/operators';
 import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
 import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@ export abstract class TasksService<T extends CacheableObject> extends DataServic
     const hrefObs = this.getSearchByHref(searchMethod, options, ...linksToFollow);
     return hrefObs.pipe(
       find((href: string) => hasValue(href)),
-      switchMap((href) => this.findByHref(href))
+      switchMap((href) => this.findByHref(href).pipe(
+        getFirstSucceededRemoteData(),
+        tap(() => {
+        this.requestService.setStaleByHrefSubstring(searchMethod)
+      }))),
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/abstract/claimed-task-actions-abstract.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/abstract/claimed-task-actions-abstract.component.ts
index b9a424c57f..6b3bf0a20b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/abstract/claimed-task-actions-abstract.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/abstract/claimed-task-actions-abstract.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Injector } from '@angular/core';
+import {Injector, OnDestroy} from '@angular/core';
 import { ClaimedTask } from '../../../../core/tasks/models/claimed-task-object.model';
 import { ClaimedTaskDataService } from '../../../../core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service';
 import { DSpaceObject} from '../../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { RequestService} from '../../../../core/data/request.service';
 import { Observable} from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteData} from '../../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { WorkflowItem} from '../../../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
-import { switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {switchMap, take} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { CLAIMED_TASK } from '../../../../core/tasks/models/claimed-task-object.resource-type';
 import { getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent } from '../../mydspace-reloadable-ac
  * - Add a @rendersWorkflowTaskOption annotation to your component providing the same enum value
  * - Optionally overwrite createBody if the request body requires more than just the option
  */
-export abstract class ClaimedTaskActionsAbstractComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent<ClaimedTask, ClaimedTaskDataService> {
+export abstract class ClaimedTaskActionsAbstractComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent<ClaimedTask, ClaimedTaskDataService> implements OnDestroy {
 
   /**
    * The workflow task option the child component represents
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export abstract class ClaimedTaskActionsAbstractComponent extends MyDSpaceReload
    */
   itemUuid: string;
 
+  subs = [];
+
   protected constructor(protected injector: Injector,
                         protected router: Router,
                         protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ export abstract class ClaimedTaskActionsAbstractComponent extends MyDSpaceReload
    * Submit the action on the claimed object.
    */
   submitTask() {
-    this.startActionExecution().subscribe();
+    this.subs.push(this.startActionExecution().pipe(take(1)).subscribe());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -82,13 +84,17 @@ export abstract class ClaimedTaskActionsAbstractComponent extends MyDSpaceReload
     if (!(this.object as any).workflowitem) {
       return;
     }
-    this.object.workflowitem.pipe(
+    this.subs.push(this.object.workflowitem.pipe(
       getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
       switchMap((workflowItem: WorkflowItem) => workflowItem.item.pipe(getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload())
       ))
       .subscribe((item: Item) => {
         this.itemUuid = item.uuid;
-      })
+      }));
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    this.subs.forEach((sub) => sub.unsubscribe());
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.ts
index c82154af09..ae801c7586 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/claimed-task-actions.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Component, Injector, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, Injector, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { filter, map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { ClaimedTaskDataService } from '../../../core/tasks/claimed-task-data.service';
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { WORKFLOW_TASK_OPTION_RETURN_TO_POOL } from './return-to-pool/claimed-ta
   styleUrls: ['./claimed-task-actions.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './claimed-task-actions.component.html',
 })
-export class ClaimedTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<ClaimedTask, ClaimedTaskDataService> implements OnInit {
+export class ClaimedTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<ClaimedTask, ClaimedTaskDataService> implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   /**
    * The ClaimedTask object
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ export class ClaimedTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Claime
     this.object = object;
     this.workflowitem$ = (this.object.workflowitem as Observable<RemoteData<WorkflowItem>>).pipe(
       filter((rd: RemoteData<WorkflowItem>) => ((!rd.isRequestPending) && isNotUndefined(rd.payload))),
-      map((rd: RemoteData<WorkflowItem>) => rd.payload));
+      map((rd: RemoteData<WorkflowItem>) => rd.payload),
+      take(1));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -99,4 +100,8 @@ export class ClaimedTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceActionsComponent<Claime
     this.actionRD$ = object.action;
   }
 
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    console.log('Destroy of ClaimedTaskActionComponent', this.object)
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/return-to-pool/claimed-task-actions-return-to-pool.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/return-to-pool/claimed-task-actions-return-to-pool.component.ts
index f875263703..7e70495bf9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/return-to-pool/claimed-task-actions-return-to-pool.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/claimed-task/return-to-pool/claimed-task-actions-return-to-pool.component.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { RequestService } from '../../../../core/data/request.service';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { PoolTaskDataService } from '../../../../core/tasks/pool-task-data.service';
+import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { tap } from 'rxjs/internal/operators/tap';
 
 export const WORKFLOW_TASK_OPTION_RETURN_TO_POOL = 'return_to_pool';
 
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ export class ClaimedTaskActionsReturnToPoolComponent extends ClaimedTaskActionsA
   }
 
   reloadObjectExecution(): Observable<RemoteData<DSpaceObject> | DSpaceObject> {
-    return this.poolTaskService.findByItem(this.itemUuid);
+    return this.poolTaskService.findByItem(this.itemUuid).pipe(take(1), tap((value) => {
+      console.log('The new PoolTask (found by item) is:', value);
+    }));
   }
 
   actionExecution(): Observable<any> {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions.ts
index 373cab9d35..2307f8a430 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-actions.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ export abstract class MyDSpaceActionsComponent<T extends DSpaceObject, TService
    * Refresh current page
    */
   reload(): void {
+    debugger;
+
     this.router.navigated = false;
     const url = decodeURIComponent(this.router.url);
     // override the route reuse strategy
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ export abstract class MyDSpaceActionsComponent<T extends DSpaceObject, TService
    * Override the target object with a refreshed one
    */
   refresh(): void {
+    debugger;
+
     // find object by id
     this.objectDataService.findById(this.object.id).pipe(
       find((rd: RemoteData<T>) => rd.hasSucceeded)
@@ -115,6 +119,8 @@ export abstract class MyDSpaceActionsComponent<T extends DSpaceObject, TService
    *    true on success, false otherwise
    */
   handleActionResponse(result: boolean): void {
+    debugger;
+
     if (result) {
       this.reload();
       this.notificationsService.success(null,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-reloadable-actions.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-reloadable-actions.ts
index 14928f156c..05585101e6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-reloadable-actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/mydspace-reloadable-actions.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { ProcessTaskResponse } from '../../core/tasks/models/process-task-respon
 import { getFirstCompletedRemoteData } from '../../core/shared/operators';
 import { getSearchResultFor } from '../search/search-result-element-decorator';
 import { MyDSpaceActionsComponent } from './mydspace-actions';
+import {Subscription} from 'rxjs/internal/Subscription';
 
 /**
  * Abstract class for all different representations of mydspace actions
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export abstract class MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent<T extends DSpaceObject,
   ngOnInit() {
     this.initReloadAnchor();
     this.initObjects(this.object);
+    console.log('OnInit ReloadableAction', this.object, this);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.ts
index 2a72d1a549..f36883b05f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/mydspace-actions/pool-task/pool-task-actions.component.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Component, Injector, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import {Component, Injector, Input, OnDestroy} from '@angular/core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { filter, map, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {filter, map, switchMap, take} from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { WorkflowItem } from '../../../core/submission/models/workflowitem.model';
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent } from '../mydspace-reloadable-actions';
 import { ProcessTaskResponse } from '../../../core/tasks/models/process-task-response';
+import { tap } from 'rxjs/internal/operators/tap';
 
 /**
  * This component represents mydspace actions related to PoolTask object.
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import { ProcessTaskResponse } from '../../../core/tasks/models/process-task-res
   styleUrls: ['./pool-task-actions.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './pool-task-actions.component.html',
 })
-export class PoolTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent<PoolTask, PoolTaskDataService> {
+export class PoolTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent<PoolTask, PoolTaskDataService> implements OnDestroy {
 
   /**
    * The PoolTask object
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ export class PoolTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent
    */
   public itemUuid: string;
 
+  subs = [];
+
   /**
    * Initialize instance variables
    *
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ export class PoolTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent
    * Claim the task.
    */
   claim() {
-    this.startActionExecution().subscribe();
+    this.subs.push(this.startActionExecution().pipe(take(1)).subscribe());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -81,7 +84,8 @@ export class PoolTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent
     this.object = object;
     this.workflowitem$ = (this.object.workflowitem as Observable<RemoteData<WorkflowItem>>).pipe(
       filter((rd: RemoteData<WorkflowItem>) => ((!rd.isRequestPending) && isNotUndefined(rd.payload))),
-      map((rd: RemoteData<WorkflowItem>) => rd.payload));
+      map((rd: RemoteData<WorkflowItem>) => rd.payload),
+      take(1));
   }
 
   actionExecution(): Observable<ProcessTaskResponse> {
@@ -92,7 +96,9 @@ export class PoolTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent
   }
 
   reloadObjectExecution(): Observable<RemoteData<DSpaceObject> | DSpaceObject> {
-    return this.claimedTaskService.findByItem(this.itemUuid);
+    return this.claimedTaskService.findByItem(this.itemUuid).pipe(take(1), tap((value) => {
+      console.log('The new ClaimTask (found by item) is:', value);
+    }));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -108,4 +114,9 @@ export class PoolTaskActionsComponent extends MyDSpaceReloadableActionsComponent
     })
   }
 
+  ngOnDestroy() {
+    this.subs.forEach((sub) => sub.unsubscribe());
+    console.log('Destroy of PoolTaskActionsComponent', this.object)
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.ts
index 175bdebbab..ee64c63ca5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object/listable-object-component-loader.component.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ export class ListableObjectComponentLoaderComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy
     if ((componentRef.instance as any).reloadedObject) {
       this.subs.push((componentRef.instance as any).reloadedObject.subscribe((reloadedObject: DSpaceObject) => {
         if (reloadedObject) {
+          console.log('Reloaded Object from/to', this.object, reloadedObject);
+          this.object = reloadedObject;
           this.instantiateComponent(reloadedObject);
         }
       }));