diff --git a/agent/pkg/api/socket_server_handlers.go b/agent/pkg/api/socket_server_handlers.go
index d1422339e..a22508362 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/api/socket_server_handlers.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/api/socket_server_handlers.go
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ func (h *RoutesEventHandlers) WebSocketConnect(socketId int, isTapper bool) {
 		tappers.Connected()
 	} else {
 		logger.Log.Infof("Websocket event - Browser socket connected, socket ID: %d", socketId)
+
 		socketListLock.Lock()
 		browserClientSocketUUIDs = append(browserClientSocketUUIDs, socketId)
 		socketListLock.Unlock()
+
+		BroadcastTappedPodsStatus()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/pkg/api/utils.go b/agent/pkg/api/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d7273039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/pkg/api/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/agent/pkg/providers/tappedPods"
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared"
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/shared/logger"
+)
+
+func BroadcastTappedPodsStatus() {
+	tappedPodsStatus := tappedPods.GetTappedPodsStatus()
+
+	message := shared.CreateWebSocketStatusMessage(tappedPodsStatus)
+	if jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(message); err != nil {
+		logger.Log.Errorf("Could not Marshal message %v", err)
+	} else {
+		BroadcastToBrowserClients(jsonBytes)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/agent/pkg/controllers/config_controller.go b/agent/pkg/controllers/config_controller.go
index 70052013e..d4af64b76 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/controllers/config_controller.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/controllers/config_controller.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/agent/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/agent/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/agent/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/agent/pkg/providers"
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func PostTapConfig(c *gin.Context) {
 		tappedPods.Set([]*shared.PodInfo{})
 		tappers.ResetStatus()
 
-		broadcastTappedPodsStatus()
+		api.BroadcastTappedPodsStatus()
 	}
 
 	var tappedNamespaces []string
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func startMizuTapperSyncer(ctx context.Context, provider *kubernetes.Provider, t
 				}
 
 				tappedPods.Set(kubernetes.GetPodInfosForPods(tapperSyncer.CurrentlyTappedPods))
-				broadcastTappedPodsStatus()
+				api.BroadcastTappedPodsStatus()
 			case tapperStatus, ok := <-tapperSyncer.TapperStatusChangedOut:
 				if !ok {
 					logger.Log.Debug("mizuTapperSyncer tapper status changed channel closed, ending listener loop")
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func startMizuTapperSyncer(ctx context.Context, provider *kubernetes.Provider, t
 				}
 
 				tappers.SetStatus(&tapperStatus)
-				broadcastTappedPodsStatus()
+				api.BroadcastTappedPodsStatus()
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				logger.Log.Debug("mizuTapperSyncer event listener loop exiting due to context done")
 				return
diff --git a/agent/pkg/controllers/status_controller.go b/agent/pkg/controllers/status_controller.go
index d6424de89..6db15ee8d 100644
--- a/agent/pkg/controllers/status_controller.go
+++ b/agent/pkg/controllers/status_controller.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package controllers
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -39,18 +38,7 @@ func PostTappedPods(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	logger.Log.Infof("[Status] POST request: %d tapped pods", len(requestTappedPods))
 	tappedPods.Set(requestTappedPods)
-	broadcastTappedPodsStatus()
-}
-
-func broadcastTappedPodsStatus() {
-	tappedPodsStatus := tappedPods.GetTappedPodsStatus()
-
-	message := shared.CreateWebSocketStatusMessage(tappedPodsStatus)
-	if jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(message); err != nil {
-		logger.Log.Errorf("Could not Marshal message %v", err)
-	} else {
-		api.BroadcastToBrowserClients(jsonBytes)
-	}
+	api.BroadcastTappedPodsStatus()
 }
 
 func PostTapperStatus(c *gin.Context) {
@@ -67,7 +55,7 @@ func PostTapperStatus(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	logger.Log.Infof("[Status] POST request, tapper status: %v", tapperStatus)
 	tappers.SetStatus(tapperStatus)
-	broadcastTappedPodsStatus()
+	api.BroadcastTappedPodsStatus()
 }
 
 func GetConnectedTappersCount(c *gin.Context) {