diff --git a/arlo.go b/arlo.go
index c4adbd4..2d083b1 100644
--- a/arlo.go
+++ b/arlo.go
@@ -94,17 +94,19 @@ func (a *Arlo) GetDevices() (Devices, error) {
 		deviceResponse.Data[i].arlo = a
 	}
 
+	// Unsubscribe all of the basestations to the EventStream.
+	for i := range a.Basestations {
+		if err := a.Basestations[i].Unsubscribe(); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to get devices")
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Cache the devices as their respective types.
 	a.Cameras = deviceResponse.Data.GetCameras()
 	a.Basestations = deviceResponse.Data.GetBasestations()
 
-	// Connect each basestation to the EventStream.
+	// Subscribe each basestation to the EventStream.
 	for i := range a.Basestations {
-
-		if err := a.Basestations[i].Unsubscribe(); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to get devices")
-		}
-
 		if err := a.Basestations[i].Subscribe(); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "failed to get devices")
 		}
diff --git a/basestation.go b/basestation.go
index dd52b01..73a47cd 100644
--- a/basestation.go
+++ b/basestation.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package arlo
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 type BaseStationMetadata struct {
@@ -40,67 +42,120 @@ type Basestations []Basestation
 
 func (b *Basestation) Subscribe() error {
 	b.eventStream = NewEventStream(BaseUrl+fmt.Sprintf(SubscribeUri, b.arlo.Account.Token), b.arlo.client.HttpClient)
-	b.eventStream.Listen()
+	connected := b.eventStream.Listen()
 
-	body := Payload{
+outoffor:
+	for {
+		// TODO: Need to add a timeout here.
+		// We blocking here because we can't really do anything with the event stream until we're connected.
+		// Once we have confirmation that we're connected to the event stream, we will "subscribe" to events.
+		select {
+		case b.eventStream.Connected = <-connected:
+			if b.eventStream.Connected {
+				break outoffor
+			} else {
+				// TODO: What do we do if Connected is false? Probably need retry logic here.
+				break
+			}
+		case <-b.eventStream.Close:
+			return errors.New("failed to subscribe to the event stream")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// This is a crude (temporary?) way to monitor the connection. It's late and I'm tired, so this will probably go away.
+	go func() {
+	outoffor:
+		for {
+			select {
+			case b.eventStream.Connected = <-connected:
+				// TODO: What do we do if Connected is false? Probably need retry logic here.
+				break outoffor
+			case <-b.eventStream.Close:
+				// TODO: Figure out what to do here if the eventStream is closed. (Panic?)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	payload := Payload{
 		Action:          "set",
 		Resource:        fmt.Sprintf("subscriptions/%s_%s", b.UserId, TransIdPrefix),
 		PublishResponse: false,
 		Properties:      map[string][1]string{"devices": {b.DeviceId}},
-		TransId:         genTransId(),
 		From:            fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", b.UserId, TransIdPrefix),
 		To:              b.DeviceId,
 	}
-	resp, err := b.arlo.post(fmt.Sprintf(NotifyUri, b.DeviceId), b.XCloudId, body, nil)
-	return checkRequest(*resp, err, "failed to subscribe to the event stream")
+
+	if _, err := b.makeEventStreamRequest(payload, "failed to subscribe to the event stream"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (b *Basestation) Unsubscribe() error {
 	// TODO: Close channel to stop EventStream.
 	//return errors.New("not implemented")
+	if b.eventStream != nil {
+		close(b.eventStream.Close)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *Basestation) IsConnected() error {
+	if !b.eventStream.Connected {
+		return errors.New("basestation not connected to event stream")
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (b *Basestation) GetState() (*EventStreamResponse, error) {
-	transId := genTransId()
 
-	b.eventStream.Subscriptions[transId] = make(chan *EventStreamResponse)
-
-	body := Payload{
+	payload := Payload{
 		Action:          "get",
 		Resource:        "basestation",
 		PublishResponse: false,
-		TransId:         transId,
 		From:            fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", b.UserId, TransIdPrefix),
 		To:              b.DeviceId,
 	}
 
-	resp, err := b.arlo.post(fmt.Sprintf(NotifyUri, b.DeviceId), b.XCloudId, body, nil)
-	if err := checkRequest(*resp, err, "failed to get basestation state"); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return <-b.eventStream.Subscriptions[transId], nil
+	return b.makeEventStreamRequest(payload, "failed to get basestation state")
 }
 
 func (b *Basestation) GetAssociatedCamerasState() (*EventStreamResponse, error) {
-	transId := genTransId()
-
-	b.eventStream.Subscriptions[transId] = make(chan *EventStreamResponse)
-
-	body := Payload{
+	payload := Payload{
 		Action:          "get",
 		Resource:        "cameras",
 		PublishResponse: false,
-		TransId:         transId,
 		From:            fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", b.UserId, TransIdPrefix),
 		To:              b.DeviceId,
 	}
 
-	resp, err := b.arlo.post(fmt.Sprintf(NotifyUri, b.DeviceId), b.XCloudId, body, nil)
-	if err := checkRequest(*resp, err, "failed to get camera state"); err != nil {
+	return b.makeEventStreamRequest(payload, "failed to get associated cameras state")
+}
+
+func (b *Basestation) makeEventStreamRequest(payload Payload, msg string) (*EventStreamResponse, error) {
+	transId := genTransId()
+	payload.TransId = transId
+
+	if err := b.IsConnected(); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, msg)
+	}
+
+	b.eventStream.Subscriptions[transId] = make(chan *EventStreamResponse)
+	defer close(b.eventStream.Subscriptions[transId])
+
+	resp, err := b.arlo.post(fmt.Sprintf(NotifyUri, b.DeviceId), b.XCloudId, payload, nil)
+	if err := checkRequest(*resp, err, msg); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return <-b.eventStream.Subscriptions[transId], nil
+	select {
+	case eventStreamResponse := <-b.eventStream.Subscriptions[transId]:
+		return eventStreamResponse, nil
+	case err = <-b.eventStream.Error:
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get basestation")
+	case <-b.eventStream.Close:
+		return nil, errors.New("event stream was closed before response was read")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/events_stream.go b/events_stream.go
index c4abf96..8efcc51 100644
--- a/events_stream.go
+++ b/events_stream.go
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	FAILED_TO_PUBLISH     = errors.New("Failed to publish")
-	FAILED_TO_DECODE_JSON = errors.New("Failed to decode JSON")
-	FAILED_TO_SUBSCRIBE   = errors.New("Failed to subscribe to SSEClient")
+	FAILED_TO_PUBLISH     = errors.New("failed to publish")
+	FAILED_TO_DECODE_JSON = errors.New("failed to decode json")
+	FAILED_TO_SUBSCRIBE   = errors.New("failed to subscribe to seeclient")
 )
 
 type EventStream struct {
 	SSEClient     *sse.Client
 	Subscriptions map[string]chan *EventStreamResponse
 	Events        chan *sse.Event
-	ErrorChan     chan error
-	Registered    bool
+	Error         chan error
+	Close         chan interface{}
 	Connected     bool
 	Verbose       bool
 
@@ -39,51 +39,58 @@ func NewEventStream(url string, client *http.Client) *EventStream {
 		SSEClient:     SSEClient,
 		Events:        make(chan *sse.Event),
 		Subscriptions: make(map[string]chan *EventStreamResponse),
-		ErrorChan:     make(chan error, 1),
+		Error:         make(chan error),
+		Close:         make(chan interface{}),
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *EventStream) Listen() {
+func (e *EventStream) Listen() (connected chan bool) {
+
+	connected = make(chan bool)
 
 	go func() {
 		err := e.SSEClient.SubscribeChanRaw(e.Events)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println(FAILED_TO_SUBSCRIBE)
-			e.ErrorChan <- FAILED_TO_SUBSCRIBE
+			e.Error <- FAILED_TO_SUBSCRIBE
 		}
-	}()
 
-	go func() {
-		for event := range e.Events {
-			/*
-				fmt.Println("Got event message.")
-				fmt.Printf("EVENT: %s\n", event.Event)
-				fmt.Printf("DATA: %s\n", event.Data)
-			*/
+		for {
+			select {
+			case event := <-e.Events:
+				/*
+					fmt.Println("Got event message.")
+					fmt.Printf("EVENT: %s\n", event.Event)
+					fmt.Printf("DATA: %s\n", event.Data)
+				*/
 
-			if event.Data != nil {
-				notifyResponse := &EventStreamResponse{}
-				b := bytes.NewBuffer(event.Data)
-				err := json.NewDecoder(b).Decode(notifyResponse)
-				if err != nil {
-					e.ErrorChan <- FAILED_TO_DECODE_JSON
-					break
-				}
+				if event.Data != nil {
+					notifyResponse := &EventStreamResponse{}
+					b := bytes.NewBuffer(event.Data)
+					err := json.NewDecoder(b).Decode(notifyResponse)
+					if err != nil {
+						e.Error <- FAILED_TO_DECODE_JSON
+						break
+					}
 
-				if notifyResponse.Status == "connected" {
-					e.Connected = true
-				} else if notifyResponse.Status == "disconnected" {
-					e.Connected = false
-				} else {
-					if subscriber, ok := e.Subscriptions[notifyResponse.TransId]; ok {
-						e.Lock()
-						subscriber <- notifyResponse
-						close(subscriber)
-						delete(e.Subscriptions, notifyResponse.TransId)
-						e.Unlock()
+					if notifyResponse.Status == "connected" {
+						connected <- true
+					} else if notifyResponse.Status == "disconnected" {
+						connected <- false
+					} else {
+						if subscriber, ok := e.Subscriptions[notifyResponse.TransId]; ok {
+							e.Lock()
+							subscriber <- notifyResponse
+							e.Unlock()
+						}
 					}
 				}
+			case <-e.Close:
+				connected <- false
+				return
 			}
 		}
 	}()
+
+	return connected
 }