diff --git a/static/js/utils/setup.js b/static/js/utils/setup.js
index 5a32a6166..2b34a8161 100644
--- a/static/js/utils/setup.js
+++ b/static/js/utils/setup.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   window.utils = window.utils || {};
 
   var registeredSetupListeners = {};
+  var activeInstances = {};
 
 /**
  * setup function to initiate a util (utilName) on a scope (sope) with options (options).
@@ -13,20 +14,33 @@
  */
 
   window.utils.setup = function(utilName, scope, options) {
-
-    var utilInstance;
-
     if (!utilName || !scope) {
       return;
     }
 
     options = options || {};
 
+    var utilInstance;
+
     // i18n
     if (window.I18N) {
       options.i18n = window.I18N;
     }
 
+    if (activeInstances[utilName]) {
+      var instanceWithSameScope = activeInstances[utilName]
+        .filter(function(instance) { return !!instance; })
+        .find(function(instance) {
+          return instance.scope === scope;
+        });
+      var isAlreadySetup = !!instanceWithSameScope;
+
+      if (isAlreadySetup) {
+        console.warn('Trying to setup a JS utility that\'s already been set up', { utility: utilName, scope, options });
+      }
+    }
+
+    function setup() {
     var listener = function(event) {
 
       if (event.detail.targetUtil !== utilName) {
@@ -42,15 +56,25 @@
         }
 
         utilInstance = util(scope, options);
+        }
+
+        if (utilInstance) {
+          if (activeInstances[utilName] && Array.isArray(activeInstances[utilName])) {
+            activeInstances[utilName].push(utilInstance);
+          } else {
+            activeInstances[utilName] = [ utilInstance ];
+          }
       }
     };
 
+      if (registeredSetupListeners[utilName] && Array.isArray(registeredSetupListeners[utilName])) {
     window.utils.teardown(utilName);
-    if (registeredSetupListeners[utilName] && !options.singleton) {
+      }
+
+      if (!registeredSetupListeners[utilName] || Array.isArray(registeredSetupListeners[utilName])) {
+        registeredSetupListeners[utilName] = [];
+      }
       registeredSetupListeners[utilName].push(listener);
-    } else {
-      registeredSetupListeners[utilName] = [ listener ];
-    }
 
     document.addEventListener('setup', listener);
 
@@ -59,16 +83,32 @@
       bubbles: true,
       cancelable: true,
     }));
+    }
+
+    setup();
 
     return utilInstance;
   };
 
-  window.utils.teardown = function(utilName) {
+
+  window.utils.teardown = function(utilName, destroy) {
     if (registeredSetupListeners[utilName]) {
-      registeredSetupListeners[utilName].forEach(function(listener) {
+      registeredSetupListeners[utilName]
+        .filter(function(listener) { return !!listener })
+        .forEach(function(listener) {
         document.removeEventListener('setup', listener);
       });
       delete registeredSetupListeners[utilName];
     }
+
+    if (destroy === true && activeInstances[utilName]) {
+      activeInstances[utilName]
+        .filter(function(instance) { return !!instance })
+        .forEach(function(instance) {
+          console.log({ instance });
+          instance.destroy();
+        });
+      delete activeInstances[utilName];
+    }
   }
 })();