diff --git a/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js b/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
index aa44d0ad..1215cd36 100644
--- a/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
+++ b/res/app/components/stf/control/control-service.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module.exports = function ControlServiceFactory(
   var controlService = {
   }
 
-  function ControlService(devices, channel) {
+  function ControlService(target, channel) {
     var keyCodes = {
       8: 8 // backspace
     , 13: 13 // enter
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module.exports = function ControlServiceFactory(
     }
 
     this.shell = function(command) {
-      var tx = TransactionService.create(devices)
+      var tx = TransactionService.create(target)
       socket.emit('shell.command', channel, tx.channel, {
         command: command
       , timeout: 10000
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module.exports = function ControlServiceFactory(
     }
 
     this.identify = function() {
-      var tx = TransactionService.create(devices)
+      var tx = TransactionService.create(target)
       socket.emit('device.identify', channel, tx.channel)
       return tx
     }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ module.exports = function ControlServiceFactory(
         .then(function(response) {
           var manifest = response.data.manifest
           var app = manifest.application
-          var tx = TransactionService.create(devices)
+          var tx = TransactionService.create(target)
           var params = {
             url: response.data.url
           }
@@ -121,12 +121,8 @@ module.exports = function ControlServiceFactory(
     }
   }
 
-  controlService.forOne = function(device, channel) {
-    return new ControlService([device], channel)
-  }
-
-  controlService.forMany = function(devices, channel) {
-    return new ControlService(devices, channel)
+  controlService.create = function(target, channel) {
+    return new ControlService(target, channel)
   }
 
   return controlService
diff --git a/res/app/components/stf/control/transaction-service.js b/res/app/components/stf/control/transaction-service.js
index 93cc7e98..320923e9 100644
--- a/res/app/components/stf/control/transaction-service.js
+++ b/res/app/components/stf/control/transaction-service.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module.exports = function TransactionServiceFactory(socket) {
     return 'tx.' + uuid.v4()
   }
 
-  function Transaction(devices) {
+  function MultiDeviceTransaction(devices) {
     var pending = Object.create(null)
       , results = []
       , channel = createChannel()
@@ -49,6 +49,43 @@ module.exports = function TransactionServiceFactory(socket) {
       })
   }
 
+  function SingleDeviceTransaction(device) {
+    var pending = new PendingTransactionResult(device)
+      , result = pending.result
+      , channel = createChannel()
+
+    function doneListener(someChannel, data) {
+      if (someChannel === channel) {
+        pending.done(data)
+      }
+    }
+
+    function progressListener(someChannel, data) {
+      if (someChannel === channel) {
+        pending.progress(data)
+      }
+    }
+
+    socket.on('tx.done', doneListener)
+    socket.on('tx.progress', progressListener)
+
+    this.channel = channel
+    this.result = result
+    this.results = [result]
+    this.promise = pending.promise
+      .finally(function() {
+        socket.removeListener('tx.done', doneListener)
+        socket.removeListener('tx.progress', progressListener)
+        socket.emit('tx.cleanup', channel)
+      })
+      .progressed(function() {
+        return result
+      })
+      .then(function() {
+        return result
+      })
+  }
+
   function PendingTransactionResult(device) {
     var resolver = Promise.defer()
       , result = new TransactionResult(device)
@@ -123,8 +160,13 @@ module.exports = function TransactionServiceFactory(socket) {
     this.lastData = null
   }
 
-  transactionService.create = function(devices) {
-    return new Transaction(devices)
+  transactionService.create = function(target) {
+    if (Array.isArray(target)) {
+      return new MultiDeviceTransaction(target)
+    }
+    else {
+      return new SingleDeviceTransaction(target)
+    }
   }
 
   return transactionService
diff --git a/res/app/components/stf/user/group/group-service.js b/res/app/components/stf/user/group/group-service.js
index 83ac334b..c03671d6 100644
--- a/res/app/components/stf/user/group/group-service.js
+++ b/res/app/components/stf/user/group/group-service.js
@@ -6,34 +6,34 @@ module.exports = function GroupServiceFactory(
   }
 
   groupService.invite = function (device) {
-    var tx = TransactionService.create([device])
+    var tx = TransactionService.create(device)
     socket.emit('group.invite', device.channel, tx.channel, {
       serial: {
         value: device.serial
       , match: 'exact'
       }
     })
-    return tx.promise.then(function(results) {
-      if (!results[0].success) {
+    return tx.promise.then(function(result) {
+      if (!result.success) {
         throw new Error('Device refused to join the group')
       }
-      return results[0].device
+      return result.device
     })
   }
 
   groupService.kick = function (device) {
-    var tx = TransactionService.create([device])
+    var tx = TransactionService.create(device)
     socket.emit('group.kick', device.channel, tx.channel, {
       serial: {
         value: device.serial
       , match: 'exact'
       }
     })
-    return tx.promise.then(function(results) {
-      if (!results[0].success) {
+    return tx.promise.then(function(result) {
+      if (!result.success) {
         throw new Error('Device refused to be kicked from the group')
       }
-      return results[0].device
+      return result.device
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/res/app/device-control/device-control-controller.js b/res/app/device-control/device-control-controller.js
index 7f328f5f..f56da434 100644
--- a/res/app/device-control/device-control-controller.js
+++ b/res/app/device-control/device-control-controller.js
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ module.exports = function DeviceControlCtrl(
     return $scope.control.install($files)
       .then(function(tx) {
         return tx.promise
-          .progressed(function(results) {
+          .progressed(function(result) {
             $scope.$apply(function() {
-              $scope.installation = results[0]
+              $scope.installation = result
             })
           })
-          .then(function(results) {
+          .then(function(result) {
             $scope.$apply(function() {
-              $scope.installation = results[0]
+              $scope.installation = result
             })
           })
       })
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = function DeviceControlCtrl(
     })
     .then(function(device) {
       $scope.device = device
-      $scope.control = ControlService.forOne(device, device.channel)
+      $scope.control = ControlService.create(device, device.channel)
       return device
     })
     .catch(function() {