diff --git a/src/backend/agent.js b/src/backend/agent.js
index d90fa82fc0..78386958a1 100644
--- a/src/backend/agent.js
+++ b/src/backend/agent.js
@@ -194,9 +194,7 @@ export default class Agent extends EventEmitter {
 
     // TODO The chrome.runtime does not currently support transferables; it forces JSON serialization.
     // The Store has a fallback in place that parses the message as JSON if the type isn't an array.
-    // Sometimes using transferrables also cause Chrome or Firefox to throw "ArrayBuffer at index 0 is already neutered".
-    // this._bridge.send('operations', operations, [operations.buffer]);
-    this._bridge.send('operations', operations);
+    this._bridge.send('operations', operations, [operations.buffer]);
   };
 
   _onClick = (event: MouseEvent) => {
diff --git a/src/backend/renderer.js b/src/backend/renderer.js
index 702f0c852a..ebb56fc9b8 100644
--- a/src/backend/renderer.js
+++ b/src/backend/renderer.js
@@ -524,6 +524,10 @@ export function attach(
   }
 
   function flushPendingEvents(root: Object): void {
+    if (pendingOperations.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Identify which renderer this update is coming from.
     // This enables roots to be mapped to renderers,
     // Which in turn enables fiber props, states, and hooks to be inspected.
diff --git a/src/devtools/views/TreeContext.js b/src/devtools/views/TreeContext.js
index a57b0a78f0..62e4b17050 100644
--- a/src/devtools/views/TreeContext.js
+++ b/src/devtools/views/TreeContext.js
@@ -223,35 +223,41 @@ function reduceSearchState(store: Store, state: State, action: Action): State {
           });
 
           addedElementIDs.forEach(id => {
-            const { displayName } = ((store.getElementByID(id): any): Element);
+            const element = ((store.getElementByID(id): any): Element);
 
-            // Add this item to the search results if it matches.
-            const regExp = createRegExp(searchText);
-            if (displayName !== null && regExp.test(displayName)) {
-              const newElementIndex = ((store.getIndexOfElementID(
-                id
-              ): any): number);
+            // It's possible that multiple tree operations will fire before this action has run.
+            // So it's important to check for elements that may have been added and then removed.
+            if (element !== null) {
+              const { displayName } = element;
 
-              let foundMatch = false;
-              for (let index = 0; index < searchResults.length; index++) {
-                const id = searchResults[index];
-                if (
-                  newElementIndex <
-                  ((store.getIndexOfElementID(id): any): number)
-                ) {
-                  foundMatch = true;
-                  searchResults = searchResults
-                    .slice(0, index)
-                    .concat(id)
-                    .concat(searchResults.slice(index));
-                  break;
+              // Add this item to the search results if it matches.
+              const regExp = createRegExp(searchText);
+              if (displayName !== null && regExp.test(displayName)) {
+                const newElementIndex = ((store.getIndexOfElementID(
+                  id
+                ): any): number);
+
+                let foundMatch = false;
+                for (let index = 0; index < searchResults.length; index++) {
+                  const id = searchResults[index];
+                  if (
+                    newElementIndex <
+                    ((store.getIndexOfElementID(id): any): number)
+                  ) {
+                    foundMatch = true;
+                    searchResults = searchResults
+                      .slice(0, index)
+                      .concat(id)
+                      .concat(searchResults.slice(index));
+                    break;
+                  }
+                }
+                if (!foundMatch) {
+                  searchResults = searchResults.concat(id);
                 }
-              }
-              if (!foundMatch) {
-                searchResults = searchResults.concat(id);
-              }
 
-              searchIndex = searchIndex === null ? 0 : searchIndex;
+                searchIndex = searchIndex === null ? 0 : searchIndex;
+              }
             }
           });
         }
diff --git a/src/types.js b/src/types.js
index 3cb12e26fd..2bd576af9b 100644
--- a/src/types.js
+++ b/src/types.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 export type Bridge = {
   addListener(type: string, callback: Function): void,
   removeListener(type: string, callback: Function): void,
-  send(type: string, data?: any): void,
+  send(event: string, payload: any, transferable?: Array<any>): void,
 };
 
 export type Wall = {|