diff --git a/js/feedlist.js b/js/feedlist.js
index 9104a4608..e66fcb45d 100644
--- a/js/feedlist.js
+++ b/js/feedlist.js
@@ -210,9 +210,8 @@ function feedlist_init() {
 		document.onkeydown = hotkey_handler;
 		setTimeout("hotkey_prefix_timeout()", 5*1000);
 
-		 if (!getActiveFeedId()) {
-			setTimeout("viewfeed(-3)", 100);
-		}
+		 if (!getActiveFeedId())
+			 viewfeed(-3);
 
 		console.log("T:" +
 				getInitParam("cdm_auto_catchup") + " " + getFeedUnread(-3));