diff --git a/agent/submatview/materializer.go b/agent/submatview/materializer.go
index 413b5d3f1..51402987d 100644
--- a/agent/submatview/materializer.go
+++ b/agent/submatview/materializer.go
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ func (m *Materializer) getFromView(ctx context.Context, minIndex uint64) (Result
 
 	// If our index is > req.Index return right away. If index is zero then we
 	// haven't loaded a snapshot at all yet which means we should wait for one on
-	// the update chan. Note it's opts.MinIndex that the cache is using here the
-	// request min index might be different and from initial user request.
+	// the update chan.
 	if result.Index > 0 && result.Index > minIndex {
 		return result, nil
 	}
@@ -248,26 +247,28 @@ func (m *Materializer) getFromView(ctx context.Context, minIndex uint64) (Result
 			m.lock.Lock()
 			result.Index = m.index
 
-			if m.err != nil {
+			switch {
+			case m.err != nil:
 				err := m.err
 				m.lock.Unlock()
 				return result, err
-			}
-
-			result.Value = m.view.Result(m.index)
-			// Grab the new updateCh in case we need to keep waiting for the next update.
-			updateCh = m.updateCh
-			m.lock.Unlock()
-
-			if result.Index <= minIndex {
-				// The result is still older/same as the requested index, continue to
-				// wait for further updates.
+			case result.Index <= minIndex:
+				// get a reference to the new updateCh, the previous one was closed
+				updateCh = m.updateCh
+				m.lock.Unlock()
 				continue
 			}
 
+			result.Value = m.view.Result(m.index)
+			m.lock.Unlock()
 			return result, nil
 
 		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// Update the result value to the latest because callers may still
+			// use the value when the error is context.DeadlineExceeded
+			m.lock.Lock()
+			result.Value = m.view.Result(m.index)
+			m.lock.Unlock()
 			return result, ctx.Err()
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/agent/submatview/store.go b/agent/submatview/store.go
index aaf083d94..e7f9a18e7 100644
--- a/agent/submatview/store.go
+++ b/agent/submatview/store.go
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ func (s *Store) Notify(
 			case ctx.Err() != nil:
 				return
 			case err != nil:
-				// TODO: cache.Notify sends errors on updateCh, should this do the same?
-				// It seems like only fetch errors would ever get sent along and eventually
-				// logged, so sending may not provide any benefit here.
-
 				s.logger.Warn("handling error in Store.Notify",
 					"error", err,
 					"request-type", req.Type(),
@@ -170,7 +166,6 @@ func (s *Store) Notify(
 				CorrelationID: correlationID,
 				Result:        result.Value,
 				Meta:          cache.ResultMeta{Index: result.Index},
-				Err:           err,
 			}
 			select {
 			case updateCh <- u:
diff --git a/agent/submatview/store_test.go b/agent/submatview/store_test.go
index 4f1e4d11a..ea0e01c2b 100644
--- a/agent/submatview/store_test.go
+++ b/agent/submatview/store_test.go
@@ -77,14 +77,28 @@ func TestStore_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, store.expiryHeap.Next().Entry, e.expiry)
 	})
 
-	runStep(t, "blocks with an index that is not yet in the view", func(t *testing.T) {
-		req.index = 23
+	chResult := make(chan resultOrError, 1)
+	req.index = 40
+	go func() {
+		result, err := store.Get(ctx, req)
+		chResult <- resultOrError{Result: result, Err: err}
+	}()
 
-		chResult := make(chan resultOrError, 1)
-		go func() {
-			result, err := store.Get(ctx, req)
-			chResult <- resultOrError{Result: result, Err: err}
-		}()
+	runStep(t, "blocks with an index that is not yet in the view", func(t *testing.T) {
+		select {
+		case <-chResult:
+			t.Fatalf("expected Get to block")
+		case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
+		}
+
+		store.lock.Lock()
+		e := store.byKey[makeEntryKey(req.Type(), req.CacheInfo())]
+		store.lock.Unlock()
+		require.Equal(t, 1, e.requests)
+	})
+
+	runStep(t, "blocks when an event is received but the index is still below minIndex", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req.client.QueueEvents(newEventServiceHealthRegister(24, 1, "srv1"))
 
 		select {
 		case <-chResult:
@@ -96,9 +110,10 @@ func TestStore_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		e := store.byKey[makeEntryKey(req.Type(), req.CacheInfo())]
 		store.lock.Unlock()
 		require.Equal(t, 1, e.requests)
+	})
 
-		req.client.QueueEvents(newEventServiceHealthRegister(24, 1, "srv1"))
-
+	runStep(t, "unblocks when an event with index past minIndex", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req.client.QueueEvents(newEventServiceHealthRegister(41, 1, "srv1"))
 		var getResult resultOrError
 		select {
 		case getResult = <-chResult:
@@ -107,17 +122,17 @@ func TestStore_Get(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		require.NoError(t, getResult.Err)
-		require.Equal(t, uint64(24), getResult.Result.Index)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(41), getResult.Result.Index)
 
 		r, ok := getResult.Result.Value.(fakeResult)
 		require.True(t, ok)
 		require.Len(t, r.srvs, 2)
-		require.Equal(t, uint64(24), r.index)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(41), r.index)
 
 		store.lock.Lock()
 		defer store.lock.Unlock()
 		require.Len(t, store.byKey, 1)
-		e = store.byKey[makeEntryKey(req.Type(), req.CacheInfo())]
+		e := store.byKey[makeEntryKey(req.Type(), req.CacheInfo())]
 		require.Equal(t, 0, e.expiry.Index())
 		require.Equal(t, 0, e.requests)