diff --git a/lib/cache/ObservableCollection.js b/lib/cache/ObservableCollection.js
index 12e29094..2a93fb21 100644
--- a/lib/cache/ObservableCollection.js
+++ b/lib/cache/ObservableCollection.js
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ export default class ObservableCollection {
      * Instantiate the collection
      * @param {*} param
      */
-    constructor({ multiplexer, matcher, sorter, cursorDescription }) {
+    constructor({ multiplexer, matcher, sorter, cursorDescription, _suppress_initial }) {
         this.multiplexer = multiplexer;
         this.matcher = matcher;
         this.cursorDescription = cursorDescription;
-
+        this._suppress_initial = _suppress_initial;
         this.collectionName = this.cursorDescription.collectionName;
         this.collection = Mongo.Collection.__getCollectionByName(
             cursorDescription.collectionName
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ export default class ObservableCollection {
      * Performs the initial search then puts them into the store.
      */
     init() {
+        if (this._suppress_initial) {
+          this.multiplexer.ready();
+          return;
+        }
         if (this.__isInitialized) {
             return; // silently do nothing.
         }
diff --git a/lib/mongo/PollingObserveDriver.js b/lib/mongo/PollingObserveDriver.js
index 1271079f..ab24713e 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/PollingObserveDriver.js
+++ b/lib/mongo/PollingObserveDriver.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function forEachTrigger(cursorDescription, triggerCallback) {
 
 export default function PollingObserveDriver(options) {
     var self = this;
+    this.options = options;
     self._cursorDescription = options.cursorDescription;
     self._mongoHandle = options.mongoHandle;
     self._ordered = options.ordered;
diff --git a/lib/mongo/RedisOplogObserveDriver.js b/lib/mongo/RedisOplogObserveDriver.js
index a19f3742..b52f21c8 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/RedisOplogObserveDriver.js
+++ b/lib/mongo/RedisOplogObserveDriver.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default class RedisOplogObserveDriver {
 
         // TODO send by object
         this.observableCollection = new ObservableCollection({
+            _suppress_initial: this.options._suppress_initial,
             multiplexer,
             matcher,
             sorter,
diff --git a/lib/mongo/observeChanges.js b/lib/mongo/observeChanges.js
index 270d532d..8ea5af03 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/observeChanges.js
+++ b/lib/mongo/observeChanges.js
@@ -41,8 +41,15 @@ export default function(cursorDescription, ordered, callbacks) {
     // new query), so no other calls to this function can interleave with it.
 
     Meteor._noYieldsAllowed(function() {
+
         if (_.has(self._observeMultiplexers, observeKey)) {
             multiplexer = self._observeMultiplexers[observeKey];
+            if (multiplexer.observeDriver && multiplexer.observeDriver._suppress_initial !== callbacks._suppress_initial) {
+              multiplexer.observeDriver._suppress_initial = callbacks._suppress_initial;
+              if (!multiplexer.observeDriver._suppress_initial) {
+                multiplexer.observeDriver.observableCollection.init();
+              }
+            }
         } else {
             firstHandle = true; // Create a new ObserveMultiplexer.
 
@@ -120,7 +127,9 @@ export default function(cursorDescription, ordered, callbacks) {
             ? RedisOplogObserveDriver
             : PollingObserveDriver;
 
+      try {
         observeDriver = new driverClass({
+            _suppress_initial: callbacks._suppress_initial,
             cursorDescription: cursorDescription,
             mongoHandle: self,
             multiplexer: multiplexer,
@@ -133,6 +142,11 @@ export default function(cursorDescription, ordered, callbacks) {
         }); // This field is only set for use in tests.
 
         multiplexer._observeDriver = observeDriver;
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        console.error(e);
+        delete self._observeMultiplexers[observeKey];
+      }
     }
 
     // Blocks until the initial adds have been sent.