diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15eed9c10..dc9791ed8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- The index refreshing notification will now only appear on initial page load with slow connections.
+- Minor fixes.
+
 ## 3.12.0 - *2013-11-03*
 
 Index navigation improvements:
diff --git a/src/General/Index.coffee b/src/General/Index.coffee
index f8ba049a9..c5df4b32c 100644
--- a/src/General/Index.coffee
+++ b/src/General/Index.coffee
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Index =
         setTimeout (->
           return unless Index.req and !Index.notice
           Index.notice = new Notice 'info', 'Refreshing index...'
-        ), $.SECOND - (Date.now() - now)
+        ), 5 * $.SECOND - (Date.now() - now)
     Index.req = $.ajax "//api.4chan.org/#{g.BOARD}/catalog.json",
       onabort:   Index.load
       onloadend: Index.load