diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.html b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.html
index 0be1787854..f66095b004 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.html
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@
   <ds-error *ngIf="(collectionData | async)?.hasFailed" message="{{'error.collection' | translate}}"></ds-error>
   <ds-loading *ngIf="(collectionData | async)?.isLoading" message="{{'loading.collection' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
   <br>
-  <div *ngIf="itemData?.hasSucceeded" @fadeIn>
+  <div *ngIf="(itemData | async)?.hasSucceeded" @fadeIn>
     <h2>{{'collection.page.browse.recent.head' | translate}}</h2>
     <ds-object-list
       [config]="paginationConfig"
       [sortConfig]="sortConfig"
-      [objects]="itemData"
+      [objects]="(itemData | async)"
       [hideGear]="false"
       (paginationChange)="onPaginationChange($event)">
     </ds-object-list>
   </div>
-  <ds-error *ngIf="itemData?.hasFailed" message="{{'error.recent-submissions' | translate}}"></ds-error>
-  <ds-loading *ngIf="!itemData || itemData.isLoading" message="{{'loading.recent-submissions' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
+  <ds-error *ngIf="(itemData | async)?.hasFailed" message="{{'error.recent-submissions' | translate}}"></ds-error>
+  <ds-loading *ngIf="!(itemData | async) || (itemData | async).isLoading" message="{{'loading.recent-submissions' | translate}}"></ds-loading>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.ts
index 2ca547dada..cec4e8b497 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/collection-page.component.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../shared/pagination/pagination-comp
 })
 export class CollectionPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   collectionData: Observable<RemoteData<Collection>>;
-  itemData: RemoteData<Item[]>;
+  itemData: Observable<RemoteData<Item[]>>;
   logoData: Observable<RemoteData<Bitstream>>;
   paginationConfig: PaginationComponentOptions;
   sortConfig: SortOptions;
@@ -87,14 +87,12 @@ export class CollectionPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   updatePage(searchOptions) {
-    this.subs.push(this.itemDataService.findAll({
+    this.itemData = this.itemDataService.findAll({
       scopeID: this.collectionId,
       currentPage: searchOptions.pagination.currentPage,
       elementsPerPage: searchOptions.pagination.pageSize,
       sort: searchOptions.sort
-    }).subscribe((rd: RemoteData<Item[]>) => {
-      this.itemData = rd;
-    }));
+    });
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 435b44b933..41baedc842 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   Component,
+  HostListener,
   Inject,
-  ViewEncapsulation,
   OnInit,
-  HostListener, SimpleChanges, OnChanges
+  ViewEncapsulation
 } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
-
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 
-import { TransferState } from '../modules/transfer-state/transfer-state';
-import { HostWindowState } from './shared/host-window.reducer';
-import { HostWindowResizeAction } from './shared/host-window.actions';
-import { NativeWindowRef, NativeWindowService } from './shared/window.service';
-import { MetadataService } from './core/metadata/metadata.service';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../config';
 
+import { TransferState } from '../modules/transfer-state/transfer-state';
+import { MetadataService } from './core/metadata/metadata.service';
+import { HostWindowResizeAction } from './shared/host-window.actions';
+import { HostWindowState } from './shared/host-window.reducer';
+import { NativeWindowRef, NativeWindowService } from './shared/window.service';
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-app',
   templateUrl: './app.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./app.component.scss'],
-  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default,
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None
 })
-export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
+export class AppComponent implements OnInit {
 
   constructor(
     @Inject(GLOBAL_CONFIG) public config: GlobalConfig,
@@ -71,9 +71,4 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
     );
   }
 
-  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
-    console.log('AppComponent: onchanges called', changes);
-  }
-
-
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/remote-data.ts b/src/app/core/data/remote-data.ts
index a832759632..d8a2f79e66 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/remote-data.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/remote-data.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
-
 import { PageInfo } from '../shared/page-info.model';
+import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 
 export enum RemoteDataState {
   RequestPending = 'RequestPending',
@@ -26,13 +25,13 @@ export class RemoteData<T> {
   }
 
   get state(): RemoteDataState {
-    if (this.isSuccessFul === true) {
+    if (this.isSuccessFul === true && hasValue(this.payload)) {
       return RemoteDataState.Success
     } else if (this.isSuccessFul === false) {
       return RemoteDataState.Failed
     } else if (this.requestPending === true) {
       return RemoteDataState.RequestPending
-    } else if (this.responsePending === true || this.isSuccessFul === undefined) {
+    } else {
       return RemoteDataState.ResponsePending
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
index 6109e7b45c..3036c7be21 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/request.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { MemoizedSelector, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { createSelector, MemoizedSelector, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
@@ -9,17 +9,24 @@ import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { DSOSuccessResponse, RestResponse } from '../cache/response-cache.models';
 import { ResponseCacheEntry } from '../cache/response-cache.reducer';
 import { ResponseCacheService } from '../cache/response-cache.service';
-import { CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
+import { coreSelector, CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
 import { keySelector } from '../shared/selectors';
 import { RequestConfigureAction, RequestExecuteAction } from './request.actions';
 import { RestRequest } from './request.models';
 
-import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
+import { RequestEntry, RequestState } from './request.reducer';
 
 function entryFromHrefSelector(href: string): MemoizedSelector<CoreState, RequestEntry> {
   return keySelector<RequestEntry>('data/request', href);
 }
 
+export function requestStateSelector(): MemoizedSelector<CoreState, RequestState> {
+  return createSelector(coreSelector, (state: CoreState) => {
+    return state['data/request'] as RequestState;
+  });
+}
+
+
 @Injectable()
 export class RequestService {
   private requestsOnTheirWayToTheStore: string[] = [];
@@ -54,7 +61,6 @@ export class RequestService {
 
   configure<T extends CacheableObject>(request: RestRequest): void {
     let isCached = this.objectCache.hasBySelfLink(request.href);
-    // console.log('request.href', request.href);
     if (!isCached && this.responseCache.has(request.href)) {
       const [successResponse, errorResponse] = this.responseCache.get(request.href)
         .take(1)
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/hal-endpoint.service.ts b/src/app/core/shared/hal-endpoint.service.ts
index 61f528d714..fa11fed308 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/hal-endpoint.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/hal-endpoint.service.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export abstract class HALEndpointService {
     const request = new RootEndpointRequest(this.EnvConfig);
     this.requestService.configure(request);
     return this.responseCache.get(request.href)
-      // .do((entry: ResponseCacheEntry) => console.log('entry.response', entry.response))
       .map((entry: ResponseCacheEntry) => entry.response)
       .filter((response: RootSuccessResponse) => isNotEmpty(response) && isNotEmpty(response.endpointMap))
       .map((response: RootSuccessResponse) => response.endpointMap)
diff --git a/src/modules/app/server-app.module.ts b/src/modules/app/server-app.module.ts
index d97c13a7bb..eaac592dff 100644
--- a/src/modules/app/server-app.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/app/server-app.module.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,16 @@ export function boot(cache: TransferState, appRef: ApplicationRef, store: Store<
   // authentication mechanism goes here
   return () => {
     appRef.isStable.filter((stable: boolean) => stable).first().subscribe(() => {
-      cache.inject();
-    });
+      // isStable == true doesn't guarantee that all dispatched actions have been
+      // processed yet. So in those cases the store snapshot wouldn't be complete
+      // and a rehydrate would leave the app in a broken state
+      //
+      // This setTimeout without delay schedules the cache.inject() to happen ASAP
+      // after everything that's already scheduled, and it solves that problem.
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        cache.inject();
+      }, 0);
+      });
   };
 }