diff --git a/backend/backend.py b/backend/backend.py
index d0a962a1..b29edea7 100644
--- a/backend/backend.py
+++ b/backend/backend.py
@@ -310,7 +310,10 @@ def api_watch_add():
     global messages
 
     # @todo add_watch should throw a custom Exception for validation etc
-    datastore.add_watch(url=request.form.get('url').strip(), tag=request.form.get('tag').strip())
+    new_uuid = datastore.add_watch(url=request.form.get('url').strip(), tag=request.form.get('tag').strip())
+    # Straight into the queue.
+    update_q.put(new_uuid)
+
     messages.append({'class': 'ok', 'message': 'Watch added.'})
     return redirect(url_for('main_page'))
 
diff --git a/backend/store.py b/backend/store.py
index c8cc5618..fa399796 100644
--- a/backend/store.py
+++ b/backend/store.py
@@ -128,15 +128,16 @@ class ChangeDetectionStore:
         validators.url(url)
 
         # @todo use a common generic version of this
-
+        new_uuid = str(uuid_builder.uuid4())
         _blank = self.generic_definition.copy()
         _blank.update({
             'url': url,
             'tag': tag,
-            'uuid': str(uuid_builder.uuid4())
+            'uuid': new_uuid
         })
 
         self.data['watching'].update({_blank['uuid']: _blank})
+        return new_uuid
 
 
     def sync_to_json(self):