diff --git a/packages/socket-apollo-link/src/createAbsintheSocketLink.js b/packages/socket-apollo-link/src/createAbsintheSocketLink.js
index b65cb8b1..d07a0b0a 100644
--- a/packages/socket-apollo-link/src/createAbsintheSocketLink.js
+++ b/packages/socket-apollo-link/src/createAbsintheSocketLink.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // @flow
 
 import {ApolloLink} from "apollo-link";
-import {cancel, send, toObservable} from "@absinthe/socket";
+import {cancel, send, observe} from "@absinthe/socket";
 import {compose} from "flow-static-land/lib/Fun";
 import {print} from "graphql/language/printer";
+import Observable from "zen-observable";
 
 import type {
   AbsintheSocket,
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import type {
   Observer
 } from "@absinthe/socket/compat/cjs/types";
 import type {DocumentNode} from "graphql/language/ast";
+import type {Subscriber} from "zen-observable";
 
 type ApolloOperation<Variables> = {
   query: DocumentNode,
@@ -25,28 +27,43 @@ const getRequest = <Variables: Object>({
   variables
 });
 
+const onResult = (notifier, subscriber: Subscriber<any>) => result => {
+  subscriber.next(result);
+
+  if (notifier.operationType !== "subscription") {
+    subscriber.complete();
+  }
+};
+
 const notifierToObservable = (absintheSocket, onError, onStart) => notifier => {
   let notifierStarted;
   let unsubscribed = false;
-
-  return toObservable(absintheSocket, notifier, {
+  const observer: Observer<any> = {
     onError,
     onStart: notifierLatest => {
       notifierStarted = notifierLatest;
 
       if (unsubscribed) {
-        cancel(absintheSocket, notifierStarted);
+        cancel(absintheSocket, notifierStarted, observer);
       }
 
       onStart && onStart(notifierLatest);
-    },
-    unsubscribe: () => {
-      unsubscribed = true;
+    }
+  };
 
-      if (notifierStarted) {
-        cancel(absintheSocket, notifierStarted);
-      }
+  const unsubscribe = () => {
+    unsubscribed = true;
+    if (notifierStarted) {
+      cancel(absintheSocket, notifierStarted, observer);
     }
+  };
+
+  return new Observable(subscriber => {
+    observer.onAbort = subscriber.error;
+    observer.onResult = onResult(notifier, subscriber);
+    observe(absintheSocket, notifier, observer);
+
+    return unsubscribe;
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/socket/src/cancel.js b/packages/socket/src/cancel.js
index ef7d72e9..f8028821 100644
--- a/packages/socket/src/cancel.js
+++ b/packages/socket/src/cancel.js
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 import createPushHandler from "./createPushHandler";
 import handlePush from "./handlePush";
 import notifierNotify from "./notifier/notify";
+import notifierRefresh from "./notifier/refresh";
 import notifierRemove from "./notifier/remove";
+import notifierUnobserve from "./notifier/unobserve";
 import updateNotifiers from "./updateNotifiers";
 
-import type {AbsintheSocket, Notifier, NotifierPushHandler} from "./types";
+import type {AbsintheSocket, Notifier, Observer, NotifierPushHandler} from "./types";
 
 // TODO: improve this type
 type UnsubscribeResponse = {};
@@ -52,12 +54,24 @@ const unsubscribe = (absintheSocket, notifier) =>
  */
 const cancel = (
   absintheSocket: AbsintheSocket,
-  notifier: Notifier<any>
+  notifier: Notifier<any>,
+  observer: Observer<any>
 ): AbsintheSocket => {
-  if (notifier.operationType === "subscription") {
-    unsubscribe(absintheSocket, notifier);
-  } else {
+  observer.onCancel && observer.onCancel();
+
+  notifier = notifierUnobserve(notifier, observer);
+  if (notifier.observers.length === 0) {
+    // this was the last observer -> remove the whole notifier and
+    // unsubscribe the subscription if necessary.
     removeNotifiers(absintheSocket, notifier);
+    if (notifier.operationType === "subscription") {
+      unsubscribe(absintheSocket, notifier);
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    // there are other observers left -> only refresh the list
+    // with the updated notifier.
+    updateNotifiers(absintheSocket, notifierRefresh(notifier));
   }
 
   return absintheSocket;