diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 20411cc0a..ba7cbdb0b 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@
 
 			if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("20", $timing_info);
 
-			if (time() - $_SESSION["get_all_counters_stamp"] > 300) {
+/*			if (time() - $_SESSION["get_all_counters_stamp"] > 300) {
 				print "<counters>";
 				getAllCounters($link, $omode, $feed);
 				print "</counters>";
-			}
+			} */
 
 			if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("30", $timing_info);
 
diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index 562b2ad9b..df30a6107 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -210,22 +210,7 @@ function viewfeed(feed, subop, is_cat, subop_param, skip_history, offset) {
 
 			f.innerHTML = cache_find_param(cache_prefix + feed, unread_ctr);
 
-			var query = "backend.php?op=rpc&subop=getAllCounters";
-
-			if (tagsAreDisplayed()) {
-				query = query + "&omode=tl";
-			} else {
-				query = query + "&omode=flc";
-			}
-
-			new Ajax.Request(query, {
-				onComplete: function(transport) { 
-					try {
-						all_counters_callback2(transport);
-					} catch (e) {
-						exception_error("viewfeed/getcounters", e);
-					}
-				} });
+			request_counters();
 
 		} else {
 
@@ -510,3 +495,28 @@ function mouse_up_handler(e) {
 		exception_error("mouse_move_handler", e);
 	}
 }
+
+function request_counters() {
+
+	try {
+		var query = "backend.php?op=rpc&subop=getAllCounters";
+
+		if (tagsAreDisplayed()) {
+			query = query + "&omode=tl";
+		} else {
+			query = query + "&omode=flc";
+		}
+
+		new Ajax.Request(query, {
+			onComplete: function(transport) { 
+				try {
+					all_counters_callback2(transport);
+				} catch (e) {
+					exception_error("viewfeed/getcounters", e);
+				}
+			} });
+
+	} catch (e) {
+		exception_error("request_counters", e);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index 6f6a530a5..16f96216a 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ function headlines_callback2(transport, active_feed_id, is_cat, feed_cur_page) {
 				debug("parsing piggybacked counters: " + counters);
 				parse_counters(counters, false);
 			} else {
-				debug("counters container not found in reply");
+				debug("counters container not found in reply, requesting...");
+				request_counters();
 			}
 	
 			if (runtime_info) {