diff --git a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/dash/model/BootProjectDashElement.java b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/dash/model/BootProjectDashElement.java
index 98d403d44..9327b800d 100644
--- a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/dash/model/BootProjectDashElement.java
+++ b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/dash/model/BootProjectDashElement.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2020 Pivotal, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2021 Pivotal, Inc.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class BootProjectDashElement extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationsDashElem
 		this.childFactory = childFactory;
 
 		hasMainMethod.refresh();
-		addElementState(hasMainMethod);
+		addModelState(hasMainMethod);
 		addDisposableChild(hasMainMethod);
 //		if (DEBUG) {
 //			onDispose((e) -> {
diff --git a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/dash/model/WrappingBootDashElement.java b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/dash/model/WrappingBootDashElement.java
index eeea6ad82..9234ed5c5 100644
--- a/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/dash/model/WrappingBootDashElement.java
+++ b/eclipse-extensions/org.springframework.ide.eclipse.boot.dash/src/org/springframework/ide/eclipse/boot/dash/model/WrappingBootDashElement.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2017 Pivotal, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2021 Pivotal, Inc.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@ public abstract class WrappingBootDashElement<T> extends AbstractDisposable impl
 		state.addListener(elementStateNotifier);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Ensure that model state notifications are fired when a given liveExp's value changes.
+	 */
+	protected void addModelState(LiveExpression<?> state) {
+		state.onChange((e,v) -> {
+			getBootDashModel().notifyModelStateChanged();
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String getUrl() {
 		return Utils.createUrl(getLiveHost(), getLivePort(), getDefaultRequestMappingPath());