diff --git a/platform/core/src/services/Topic.js b/platform/core/src/services/Topic.js
index 74967a0b5f..2613af467b 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/services/Topic.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/services/Topic.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ define(
                                 listener(message);
                             } catch (e) {
                                 $log.error(ERROR_PREFIX + e.message);
+                                $log.error(e);
                             }
                         });
                     }
diff --git a/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js b/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
index 1249440383..93b0a528da 100644
--- a/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
+++ b/platform/representation/src/MCTRepresentation.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ define(
                     couldRepresent = false,
                     lastIdPath = [],
                     lastKey,
-                    statusListener,
+                    mutationListener,
                     changeTemplate = templateLinker.link($scope, element);
 
                 // Populate scope with any capabilities indicated by the
@@ -101,7 +101,16 @@ define(
                         uses = ((representation || {}).uses || []),
                         myCounter = counter;
 
+                    if (mutationListener) {
+                        mutationListener();
+                        mutationListener = undefined;
+                    }
+
                     if (domainObject) {
+                        mutationListener = domainObject
+                            .getCapability('mutation')
+                            .listen(refreshCapabilities);
+
                         // Update model
                         $scope.model = domainObject.getModel();
 
@@ -236,17 +245,12 @@ define(
                 // (to a different object)
                 $scope.$watch("domainObject", refresh);
 
-                // Finally, also update when there is a new version of that
-                // same domain object; these changes should be tracked in the
-                // model's "modified" field, by the mutation capability.
-                $scope.$watch("domainObject.getModel().modified", refreshCapabilities);
-
                 // Make sure any resources allocated by representers also get
                 // released.
                 $scope.$on("$destroy", destroyRepresenters);
                 $scope.$on("$destroy", function () {
-                    if (statusListener) {
-                        statusListener();
+                    if (mutationListener) {
+                        mutationListener();
                     }
                 });
 
diff --git a/platform/representation/test/MCTRepresentationSpec.js b/platform/representation/test/MCTRepresentationSpec.js
index 0289764e35..519e0fdb56 100644
--- a/platform/representation/test/MCTRepresentationSpec.js
+++ b/platform/representation/test/MCTRepresentationSpec.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ define(
                 testViews,
                 testUrls,
                 mockRepresenters,
-                mockStatusCapability,
+                mockMutationCapability,
                 mockQ,
                 mockLinker,
                 mockLog,
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ define(
                 mockChangeTemplate = jasmine.createSpy('changeTemplate');
                 mockLog = jasmine.createSpyObj("$log", LOG_FUNCTIONS);
 
-                mockStatusCapability = jasmine.createSpyObj("statusCapability", ["listen"]);
+                mockMutationCapability =
+                    jasmine.createSpyObj("mutation", ["listen"]);
 
                 mockScope = jasmine.createSpyObj("scope", ["$watch", "$on"]);
                 mockElement = jasmine.createSpyObj("element", JQLITE_FUNCTIONS);
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ define(
                 });
 
                 mockDomainObject.getCapability.andCallFake(function (c) {
-                    return c === 'status' && mockStatusCapability;
+                    return c === 'mutation' && mockMutationCapability;
                 });
 
                 mctRepresentation = new MCTRepresentation(
@@ -164,10 +165,6 @@ define(
                     "domainObject",
                     jasmine.any(Function)
                 );
-                expect(mockScope.$watch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                    "domainObject.getModel().modified",
-                    jasmine.any(Function)
-                );
             });
 
             it("recognizes keys for representations", function () {
@@ -272,10 +269,16 @@ define(
                     );
 
                     mockDomainObject.getCapability.andCallFake(function (c) {
-                        return c === 'context' && mockContext;
+                        return {
+                            context: mockContext,
+                            mutation: mockMutationCapability
+                        }[c];
                     });
                     mockLink.getCapability.andCallFake(function (c) {
-                        return c === 'context' && mockContext2;
+                        return {
+                            context: mockContext2,
+                            mutation: mockMutationCapability
+                        }[c];
                     });
                     mockDomainObject.hasCapability.andCallFake(function (c) {
                         return c === 'context';
@@ -299,6 +302,11 @@ define(
                     mockScope.$watch.calls[0].args[1]();
                 });
 
+                it("listens for mutation of that object", function () {
+                    expect(mockMutationCapability.listen)
+                        .toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.any(Function));
+                });
+
                 it("detects subsequent changes among linked instances", function () {
                     var callCount = mockChangeTemplate.calls.length;
 
diff --git a/src/api/objects/LegacyObjectAPIInterceptor.js b/src/api/objects/LegacyObjectAPIInterceptor.js
index 88758710e4..9eb996ea00 100644
--- a/src/api/objects/LegacyObjectAPIInterceptor.js
+++ b/src/api/objects/LegacyObjectAPIInterceptor.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ define([
 
             //Don't trigger self
             objectEventEmitter.off('mutation', handleMutation);
-            objectEventEmitter.emit(newStyleObject.key.identifier + ":*", newStyleObject);
+            objectEventEmitter.emit(newStyleObject.identifier.key + ":*", newStyleObject);
             objectEventEmitter.on('mutation', handleMutation);
         }.bind(this);