diff --git a/src/actions/operation.js b/src/actions/operation.js
index 97bcf45..295fd4f 100644
--- a/src/actions/operation.js
+++ b/src/actions/operation.js
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 import operations from 'shared/operations';
 import messages from 'content/messages';
-import * as consoleActions from './console';
 import * as tabs from 'background/tabs';
 import * as zooms from 'background/zooms';
 
+const sendConsoleShowCommand = (tab, command) => {
+  return browser.tabs.sendMessage(tab.id, {
+    type: messages.CONSOLE_SHOW_COMMAND,
+    command,
+  });
+};
+
 const exec = (operation, tab) => {
   switch (operation.type) {
   case operations.TAB_CLOSE:
@@ -23,21 +29,21 @@ const exec = (operation, tab) => {
   case operations.ZOOM_NEUTRAL:
     return zooms.neutral();
   case operations.COMMAND_SHOW:
-    return consoleActions.showCommand('');
+    return sendConsoleShowCommand(tab, '');
   case operations.COMMAND_SHOW_OPEN:
     if (operation.alter) {
       // alter url
-      return consoleActions.showCommand('open ' + tab.url);
+      return sendConsoleShowCommand(tab, 'open ' + tab.url);
     }
-    return consoleActions.showCommand('open ');
+    return sendConsoleShowCommand(tab, 'open ');
   case operations.COMMAND_SHOW_TABOPEN:
     if (operation.alter) {
       // alter url
-      return consoleActions.showCommand('tabopen ' + tab.url);
+      return sendConsoleShowCommand(tab, 'tabopen ' + tab.url);
     }
-    return consoleActions.showCommand('tabopen ');
+    return sendConsoleShowCommand(tab, 'tabopen ');
   case operations.COMMAND_SHOW_BUFFER:
-    return consoleActions.showCommand('buffer ');
+    return sendConsoleShowCommand(tab, 'buffer ');
   default:
     return browser.tabs.sendMessage(tab.id, {
       type: messages.CONTENT_OPERATION,
diff --git a/src/background/index.js b/src/background/index.js
index 8dc55cb..05d3553 100644
--- a/src/background/index.js
+++ b/src/background/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import * as settingsActions from 'actions/setting';
 import BackgroundComponent from 'components/background';
 import BackgroundInputComponent from 'components/background-input';
 import reducers from 'reducers';
-import messages from 'content/messages';
 import { createStore } from 'store';
 
 const store = createStore(reducers, (e, sender) => {
@@ -18,13 +17,5 @@ store.subscribe((sender) => {
   backgroundComponent.update(sender);
   backgroundInputComponent.update(sender);
 });
-store.subscribe((sender) => {
-  if (sender) {
-    return browser.tabs.sendMessage(sender.tab.id, {
-      type: messages.STATE_UPDATE,
-      state: store.getState()
-    });
-  }
-});
 
 store.dispatch(settingsActions.load());
diff --git a/src/components/console.js b/src/components/console.js
index 177cfe5..3a7f88b 100644
--- a/src/components/console.js
+++ b/src/components/console.js
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ export default class ConsoleComponent {
     });
   }
 
-  // TODO use store/reducer to update state.  
-  update(state) {
+  update() {
+    let state = this.store.getState().console;
     if (!this.prevState.commandShown && state.commandShown) {
       this.showCommand(state.commandText);
     } else if (!state.commandShown) {
diff --git a/src/content/index.js b/src/content/index.js
index 31b37cf..b29118d 100644
--- a/src/content/index.js
+++ b/src/content/index.js
@@ -55,17 +55,12 @@ const execOperation = (operation) => {
   }
 };
 
-const update = (state) => {
-  if (!state.console.commandShown) {
-    window.focus();
-    consoleFrames.blur(window.document);
-  }
-};
-
 browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
-  case messages.STATE_UPDATE:
-    return update(action.state);
+  case messages.CONSOLE_HIDE:
+    window.focus();
+    consoleFrames.blur(window.document);
+    return Promise.resolve();
   case messages.CONTENT_OPERATION:
     execOperation(action.operation);
     return Promise.resolve();
diff --git a/src/content/messages.js b/src/content/messages.js
index 72a566b..0e66fa0 100644
--- a/src/content/messages.js
+++ b/src/content/messages.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 export default {
-  STATE_UPDATE: 'state.update',
   CONTENT_OPERATION: 'content.operation',
 
   CONSOLE_BLURRED: 'console.blured',
   CONSOLE_ENTERED: 'console.entered',
   CONSOLE_QUERY_COMPLETIONS: 'console.query.completions',
+  CONSOLE_SHOW_COMMAND: 'console.show.command',
+  CONSOLE_SHOW_ERROR: 'console.show.error',
+  CONSOLE_HIDE: 'console.hide',
 
   KEYDOWN: 'keydown',
 
diff --git a/src/pages/console.js b/src/pages/console.js
index 4d78826..4d3dd3f 100644
--- a/src/pages/console.js
+++ b/src/pages/console.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import CompletionComponent from 'components/completion';
 import ConsoleComponent from 'components/console';
 import reducers from 'reducers';
 import { createStore } from 'store';
-import * as completionActions from 'actions/completion';
+import * as consoleActions from 'actions/console';
 
 const store = createStore(reducers);
 let completionComponent = null;
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
 
 store.subscribe(() => {
   completionComponent.update();
+  consoleComponent.update();
 
   let state = store.getState().completion;
 
@@ -36,8 +37,12 @@ store.subscribe(() => {
 });
 
 browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((action) => {
-  if (action.type === messages.STATE_UPDATE) {
-    let state = action.state.console;
-    consoleComponent.update(state);
+  switch (action.type) {
+  case messages.CONSOLE_SHOW_COMMAND:
+    return store.dispatch(consoleActions.showCommand(action.command));
+  case messages.CONSOLE_SHOW_ERROR:
+    return store.dispatch(consoleActions.showError(action.command));
+  case messages.CONSOLE_HIDE:
+    return store.dispatch(consoleActions.hide(action.command));
   }
 });