ng-table going to first page when data changes - angularjs

Question

I'm working on a meteor app that uses angular-meteor and ng-table. The dataset of the ng-table is from a collection. You can add rows to the table dynamically via a modal form. The dataset is reactive and changes the view once there's a change in the collection. I'm watching for status changes of the item (QUEUED, PROCESSING, CREATED).
Thing is, if the table is on page 2 and the status changes (any change in the dataset), the table is redrawn and goes back to page 2. Is there a way to make it stay on the current page even with dataset changes?
Here's a sample of what I have so far:
(function () {
'use strict';
function myController($scope, $reactive, ngTableParams, ngTableEventsChannel, myService) {
$reactive(this).attach($scope);
this.subscribe('myCollection');
this.currentPage = 1;
this.helpers({
tableParams: () => {
return new ngTableParams({
page: this.currentPage
}, {
//this is just a simple collection call
dataset: myService.getItems().fetch()
});
}
});
$scope.$watch('vm.tableParams', (params) => {
//not triggered :(
ngTableEventsChannel.onDatasetChanged(() => {
console.log('data changed');
tableParams.page($scope.currentPage);
}, $scope, tableParams);
ngTableEventsChannel.onPagesChanged(() => {
$scope.currentPage = tableParams.page();
}, $scope, tableParams);
});
}
angular.module('MyApp').controller('MyController', myController);
})();
The onDatasetChanged event isn't being triggered. I was going to change the page there but I'm not sure if that's a good idea anyway.