diff --git a/ui/src/admin/actions/index.js b/ui/src/admin/actions/index.js
index 122b2b07d..5b0db3331 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/actions/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/actions/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {getUsers, getRoles} from 'src/admin/apis'
+import {killQuery as killQueryProxy} from 'shared/apis/metaQuery'
 
 export const loadUsers = ({users}) => ({
   type: 'LOAD_USERS',
@@ -7,6 +8,28 @@ export const loadUsers = ({users}) => ({
   },
 })
 
+export const killQuery = (queryID) => ({
+  type: 'KILL_QUERY',
+  payload: {
+    queryID,
+  },
+})
+
+export const setQueryToKill = (queryIDToKill) => ({
+  type: 'SET_QUERY_TO_KILL',
+  payload: {
+    queryIDToKill,
+  },
+})
+
+export const loadQueries = (queries) => ({
+  type: 'LOAD_QUERIES',
+  payload: {
+    queries,
+  },
+})
+
+// async actions
 export const loadUsersAsync = (url) => async (dispatch) => {
   const {data} = await getUsers(url)
   dispatch(loadUsers(data))
@@ -22,3 +45,12 @@ export const loadRolesAsync = (url) => async (dispatch) => {
   const {data} = await getRoles(url)
   dispatch(loadRoles(data))
 }
+
+export const killQueryAsync = (source, queryID) => (dispatch) => {
+  // optimistic update
+  dispatch(killQuery(queryID))
+  dispatch(setQueryToKill(null))
+
+  // kill query on server
+  killQueryProxy(source, queryID)
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/admin/containers/QueriesPage.js b/ui/src/admin/containers/QueriesPage.js
index c3b0a5e6b..348e9125d 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/containers/QueriesPage.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/containers/QueriesPage.js
@@ -1,51 +1,64 @@
 import React, {PropTypes, Component} from 'react'
+import {connect} from 'react-redux';
+import {bindActionCreators} from 'redux';
+
 import flatten from 'lodash/flatten'
-import reject from 'lodash/reject'
 import uniqBy from 'lodash/uniqBy'
+
 import {
   showDatabases,
   showQueries,
-  killQuery,
 } from 'shared/apis/metaQuery'
 
 import QueriesTable from 'src/admin/components/QueriesTable'
 import showDatabasesParser from 'shared/parsing/showDatabases'
 import showQueriesParser from 'shared/parsing/showQueries'
 import {TIMES} from 'src/admin/constants'
+import {
+  loadQueries as loadQueriesAction,
+  setQueryToKill as setQueryToKillAction,
+  killQueryAsync,
+} from 'src/admin/actions'
 
-export default class QueriesPage extends Component {
+class QueriesPage extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props)
-    this.state = {
-      queries: [],
-      queryIDToKill: null,
-    }
-
-    this.updateQueries = this.updateQueries.bind(this);
-    this.handleConfirmKillQuery = this.handleConfirmKillQuery.bind(this);
-    this.handleKillQuery = this.handleKillQuery.bind(this);
+    this.updateQueries = this.updateQueries.bind(this)
+    this.handleConfirmKillQuery = this.handleConfirmKillQuery.bind(this)
+    this.handleKillQuery = this.handleKillQuery.bind(this)
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    this.updateQueries();
-    const updateInterval = 5000;
-    this.intervalID = setInterval(this.updateQueries, updateInterval);
+    this.updateQueries()
+    const updateInterval = 5000
+    this.intervalID = setInterval(this.updateQueries, updateInterval)
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    clearInterval(this.intervalID);
+    clearInterval(this.intervalID)
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const {queries} = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <div className="page">
+        <QueriesHeader />
+        <QueriesTable queries={queries} onConfirm={this.handleConfirmKillQuery} onKillQuery={this.handleKillQuery} />
+      </div>
+    );
   }
 
   updateQueries() {
-    const {source, addFlashMessage} = this.props;
+    const {source, addFlashMessage, loadQueries} = this.props
     showDatabases(source.links.proxy).then((resp) => {
-      const {databases, errors} = showDatabasesParser(resp.data);
+      const {databases, errors} = showDatabasesParser(resp.data)
       if (errors.length) {
-        errors.forEach((message) => addFlashMessage({type: 'error', text: message}));
+        errors.forEach((message) => addFlashMessage({type: 'error', text: message}))
         return;
       }
 
-      const fetches = databases.map((db) => showQueries(source.links.proxy, db));
+      const fetches = databases.map((db) => showQueries(source.links.proxy, db))
 
       Promise.all(fetches).then((queryResponses) => {
         const allQueries = [];
@@ -66,50 +79,26 @@ export default class QueriesPage extends Component {
           const bTime = TIMES.find((t) => b.duration.match(t.test));
           return +aTime.magnitude <= +bTime.magnitude;
         });
-        this.setState({
-          queries: sortedQueries,
-        });
+
+        loadQueries(sortedQueries)
       });
     });
   }
 
-  render() {
-    const {queries} = this.state;
-    return (
-      <div className="page">
-        <QueriesHeader />
-        <QueriesTable queries={queries} onConfirm={this.handleConfirmKillQuery} onKillQuery={this.handleKillQuery} />
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-
   handleKillQuery(e) {
     e.stopPropagation();
     const id = e.target.dataset.queryId;
-    this.setState({
-      queryIDToKill: id,
-    });
+
+    this.props.setQueryToKill(id)
   }
 
   handleConfirmKillQuery() {
-    const {queryIDToKill} = this.state;
+    const {queryIDToKill, source, killQuery} = this.props;
     if (queryIDToKill === null) {
       return;
     }
 
-    // optimitstic update
-    const {queries} = this.state;
-    this.setState({
-      queries: reject(queries, (q) => +q.id === +queryIDToKill),
-    });
-
-    // kill the query over http
-    const {source} = this.props;
-    killQuery(source.links.proxy, queryIDToKill).then(() => {
-      this.setState({
-        queryIDToKill: null,
-      });
-    });
+    killQuery(source.links.proxy, queryIDToKill)
   }
 }
 
@@ -126,6 +115,7 @@ const QueriesHeader = () => (
 )
 
 const {
+  arrayOf,
   func,
   string,
   shape,
@@ -137,5 +127,23 @@ QueriesPage.propTypes = {
       proxy: string,
     }),
   }),
+  queries: arrayOf(shape()),
   addFlashMessage: func,
+  loadQueries: func,
+  queryIDToKill: string,
+  setQueryToKill: func,
+  killQuery: func,
 }
+
+const mapStateToProps = ({admin: {queries, queryIDToKill}}) => ({
+  queries,
+  queryIDToKill,
+})
+
+const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
+  loadQueries: bindActionCreators(loadQueriesAction, dispatch),
+  setQueryToKill: bindActionCreators(setQueryToKillAction, dispatch),
+  killQuery: bindActionCreators(killQueryAsync, dispatch),
+})
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(QueriesPage)
diff --git a/ui/src/admin/reducers/admin.js b/ui/src/admin/reducers/admin.js
index 3e8c8d49e..c23ecb6c0 100644
--- a/ui/src/admin/reducers/admin.js
+++ b/ui/src/admin/reducers/admin.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+import reject from 'lodash/reject'
+
 const initialState = {
   users: [],
   roles: [],
+  queries: [],
+  queryIDToKill: null,
 }
 
 export default function admin(state = initialState, action) {
@@ -12,6 +16,23 @@ export default function admin(state = initialState, action) {
     case 'LOAD_ROLES': {
       return {...state, ...action.payload}
     }
+
+    case 'LOAD_QUERIES': {
+      return {...state, ...action.payload}
+    }
+
+    case 'KILL_QUERY': {
+      const {queryID} = action.payload
+      const nextState = {
+        queries: reject(state.queries, (q) => +q.id === +queryID),
+      }
+
+      return {...state, ...nextState}
+    }
+
+    case 'SET_QUERY_TO_KILL': {
+      return {...state, ...action.payload}
+    }
   }
 
   return state
diff --git a/ui/src/utils/queryUrlGenerator.js b/ui/src/utils/queryUrlGenerator.js
index c6153ea87..eecf77e05 100644
--- a/ui/src/utils/queryUrlGenerator.js
+++ b/ui/src/utils/queryUrlGenerator.js
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import AJAX from 'utils/ajax';
 
-export function proxy({source, query, db, rp}) {
-  return AJAX({
-    method: 'POST',
-    url: source,
-    data: {
-      query,
-      db,
-      rp,
-    },
-  });
+export const proxy = async ({source, query, db, rp}) => {
+  try {
+    return await AJAX({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: source,
+      data: {
+        query,
+        db,
+        rp,
+      },
+    })
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error) // eslint-disable-line no-console
+  }
 }