diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Home.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Home.js
index 55e142b976..932ce78f02 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Home.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/Home.js
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ function Home($scope, $compile, $routeParams, $rootScope, $location, Wait, Dashb
         refresh: {
             mode: 'all',
             awToolTip: "Refresh the page",
-            ngClick: "refresh()"
-        },
-        stream: {
-            ngClick: "showActivity()",
-            awToolTip: "View Activity Stream",
-            mode: 'all'
+            ngClick: "refresh()",
+            ngShow:"socketStatus == 'error'"
         }
+        // stream: {
+        //     ngClick: "showActivity()",
+        //     awToolTip: "View Activity Stream",
+        //     mode: 'all'
+        // }
     };
 
     html = Button({
@@ -38,11 +39,11 @@ function Home($scope, $compile, $routeParams, $rootScope, $location, Wait, Dashb
         toolbar: true
     });
 
-    html += Button({
-        btn: buttons.stream,
-        action: 'stream',
-        toolbar: true
-    });
+    // html += Button({
+    //     btn: buttons.stream,
+    //     action: 'stream',
+    //     toolbar: true
+    // });
 
     e = angular.element(document.getElementById('home-list-actions'));
     e.html(html);
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ function Home($scope, $compile, $routeParams, $rootScope, $location, Wait, Dashb
         nv.dev=false;
 
         var winHeight = $(window).height(),
-        available_height = winHeight - $('#main-menu-container .navbar').outerHeight() - $('#count-container').outerHeight() - 80;
+        available_height = winHeight - $('#main-menu-container .navbar').outerHeight() - $('#count-container').outerHeight() - 93;
         $('.graph-container').height(available_height/2);
         // chart.update();
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ function Home($scope, $compile, $routeParams, $rootScope, $location, Wait, Dashb
             });
         }
         else{
-            $('#dash-host-count-graph').replaceWith("<div id='dash-host-count-graph' class='left-side col-sm-12 col-xs-12'></div>");
+            $('#dash-host-count-graph').remove(); //replaceWith("<div id='dash-host-count-graph' class='left-side col-sm-12 col-xs-12'></div>");
         }
 
 
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
index ec3986b202..3d4ce52bc9 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobDetail.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
                 if ($rootScope.jobDetailInterval) {
                     window.clearInterval($rootScope.jobDetailInterval);
                 }
-                $scope.$emit('LoadJob');
+                $scope.$emit('LoadJob'); //this is what is used for the refresh
             }
         }
     });
@@ -1135,6 +1135,9 @@ function JobDetailController ($location, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routePar
             status: status
         });
     };
+    scope.refresh = function(){
+        $scope.$emit('LoadJob');
+    };
 
     scope.editHost = function(id) {
         HostsEdit({
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
index 3aab816ac4..6704998d1c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/controllers/JobStdout.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ function JobStdoutController ($log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeParams,
         if (event_queue > 0) {
             // events happened since the last check
             $log.debug('checking for stdout...');
-            if (loaded_sections.length === 0) {
+            if (loaded_sections.length === 0) { ////this if statement for refresh
                 $log.debug('calling LoadStdout');
                 $scope.$emit('LoadStdout');
             }
@@ -159,6 +159,16 @@ function JobStdoutController ($log, $rootScope, $scope, $compile, $routeParams,
                 msg: 'Failed to retrieve job: ' + job_id + '. GET returned: ' + status });
         });
 
+    $scope.refresh = function(){
+        if (loaded_sections.length === 0) { ////this if statement for refresh
+            $log.debug('calling LoadStdout');
+            $scope.$emit('LoadStdout');
+        }
+        else if (live_event_processing) {
+            $log.debug('calling getNextSection');
+            getNextSection();
+        }
+    };
 
     $scope.stdOutScrollToTop = function() {
         // scroll up or back in time toward the beginning of the file
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/js/widgets/JobStatusGraph.js b/awx/ui/static/js/widgets/JobStatusGraph.js
index a0b78af553..92783e1e72 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/js/widgets/JobStatusGraph.js
+++ b/awx/ui/static/js/widgets/JobStatusGraph.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ angular.module('JobStatusGraphWidget', ['RestServices', 'Utilities'])
                                             ;
 
                                     chart.xAxis
-                                        .axisLabel("Time").showMaxMin(true)
+                                        .axisLabel("Time")//.showMaxMin(true)
                                         .tickFormat(function(d) {
                                         var dx = graphData[0].values[d] && graphData[0].values[d].x || 0;
                                         return dx ? d3.time.format(timeFormat)(new Date(Number(dx+'000'))) : '';
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ angular.module('JobStatusGraphWidget', ['RestServices', 'Utilities'])
                                             .datum(graphData).transition()
                                             .attr('width', width)
                                             .attr('height', height)
-                                            .duration(500)
+                                            .duration(1000)
                                             .call(chart)
                                             .style({
                                                 // 'width': width,
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/partials/home.html b/awx/ui/static/partials/home.html
index 3faf398429..825103ded0 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/partials/home.html
+++ b/awx/ui/static/partials/home.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 
 <div class="tab-pane" id="home">
    <div ng-cloak id="htmlTemplate" style="padding:10px">
-      <!--<div id="refresh-row" class="row">
-         <div class="col-lg-12">
-            <div id="home-list-actions" class="list-actions pull-right"></div>
+      <div id="refresh-row" class="row">
+            <div class="col-lg-12">
+            <div id="home-list-actions" class="list-actions pull-right">
+                <!-- <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-primary ng-hide" ng-click="refreshJobs()" id="refresh_btn" aw-tool-tip="Refresh the page" data-placement="top" ng-show="socketStatus == 'error'" data-original-title="" title=""><i class="fa fa-refresh fa-lg"></i> </button></div> -->
          </div>
       </div>
--->
 
       <div class="row">
          <div id="dash-counts" class="col-sm-12 col-xs-12"></div>
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/partials/job_detail.html b/awx/ui/static/partials/job_detail.html
index 118e655026..3d10cde60d 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/partials/job_detail.html
+++ b/awx/ui/static/partials/job_detail.html
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
                     <div class="row">
                         <div class="col-md-12 text-right">
                             <a href="/#/jobs/{{ job_id }}/stdout" id="view-stdout-button" target="_blank" type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs" aw-tool-tip="View standard out. Opens in new tab or window." data-placement="top"><i class="fa fa-external-link"></i></a>
+                            <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-primary ng-hide" ng-click="refresh()" id="refresh_btn" aw-tool-tip="Refresh the page" data-placement="top" ng-show="socketStatus == 'error'" data-original-title="" title=""><i class="fa fa-refresh fa-lg"></i> </button>
                             <a href="" ng-click="deleteJob()" id="cancel-job-button" ng-show="job_status.status == 'running'" type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs" aw-tool-tip="Cancel" data-placement="top"><i class="fa fa-minus-circle"></i></a>
                             <a href="" ng-click="deleteJob()" id="delete-job-button" ng-show="job_status.status != 'running'" type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs" aw-tool-tip="Delete" data-placement="top"><i class="fa fa-trash-o"></i></a>
                             <a href="" ng-click="relaunchJob()" id="relaunch-job-button" type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs" aw-tool-tip="Relaunch using the same parameters" data-placement="top"><i class="fa fa-rocket"></i></a>
diff --git a/awx/ui/static/partials/job_stdout.html b/awx/ui/static/partials/job_stdout.html
index 8fd750fc5e..d09f63bf07 100644
--- a/awx/ui/static/partials/job_stdout.html
+++ b/awx/ui/static/partials/job_stdout.html
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
     <div ng-cloak id="htmlTemplate">
 
         <div class="row">
-            <div id="breadcrumb-container" class="col-md-12" style="position: relative;">
+            <div id="breadcrumb-container" class="col-md-6" style="position: relative;">
                 <ul class="ansible-breadcrumb" id="breadcrumb-list">
                     <li><a href="/#/jobs">Jobs</a></li>
                     <li><a href="/#/jobs/{{ job.id }}"><strong>{{ job.id }}</strong> - {{ job.name }}</a></li>
                     <li class="active"><a href="">Standard Out</a></li>
                 </ul>
             </div>
+            <div id="home-list-actions" class="list-actions pull-right col-md-6">
+                <button type="button" class="btn btn-xs btn-primary ng-hide" ng-click="refresh()" id="refresh_btn" aw-tool-tip="Refresh the page" data-placement="top" ng-show="socketStatus == 'error'" data-original-title="" title=""><i class="fa fa-refresh fa-lg"></i> </button></div>
             </div>
         </div>