diff --git a/app/events/socketio.py b/app/events/socketio.py
index 539680f8..ff7f787a 100644
--- a/app/events/socketio.py
+++ b/app/events/socketio.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from ..models import User
 
 
 '''
-' A list containing session ids of connected Socket.IO sessions, to keep track
+' A list containing session ids of Socket.IO sessions, to keep track
 ' of all connected sessions, which can be used to determine the runtimes of
 ' associated background tasks.
 '''
@@ -22,21 +22,22 @@ sessions = []
 def socketio_connect():
     '''
     ' The Socket.IO module creates a session id (sid) for each request.
-    ' On connect the sid is saved in the connected sessions list.
+    ' On connect the sid is saved in the sessions list.
     '''
     sessions.append(request.sid)
+    return {'code': 200, 'msg': 'OK'}
 
 
 @socketio.on('disconnect')
 def socketio_disconnect():
     '''
-    ' On disconnect the session id gets removed from the connected sessions
-    ' list.
+    ' On disconnect the session id gets removed from the sessions list.
     '''
     try:
         sessions.remove(request.sid)
     except ValueError:
         pass
+    return {'code': 200, 'msg': 'OK'}
 
 
 @socketio.on('start_user_session')
@@ -58,18 +59,15 @@ def socketio_start_user_session(user_id):
         join_room(room)
 
 
-@socketio.on('stop_user_session')
+@socketio.on('users.request')
 @socketio_login_required
-def socketio_stop_user_session(user_id):
+def socketio_start_session(user_id):
     user = User.query.get(user_id)
     if user is None:
         response = {'code': 404, 'msg': 'Not found'}
-        socketio.emit('stop_user_session', response, room=request.sid)
     elif not (user == current_user or current_user.is_administrator):
         response = {'code': 403, 'msg': 'Forbidden'}
-        socketio.emit('stop_user_session', response, room=request.sid)
     else:
-        response = {'code': 200, 'msg': 'OK'}
-        socketio.emit('stop_user_session', response, room=request.sid)
-        room = 'user_{}'.format(user.id)
-        leave_room(room)
+        response = {'code': 200, 'msg': 'OK', 'payload': user.to_dict()}
+        join_room('users.{}'.format(user.id))
+    return response