diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index d26461b4f..67f254a19 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -337,11 +337,6 @@
 
 			if ($_GET["debug"]) $timing_info = print_checkpoint("20", $timing_info);
 
-			$viewfeed_ctr_interval = 300;
-
-			if ($csync || $_SESSION["bw_limit"]) {
-				$viewfeed_ctr_interval = 60;
-			}
 
 //			if (get_pref($link, "SYNC_COUNTERS") ||				
 //					time() - $_SESSION["get_all_counters_stamp"] > $viewfeed_ctr_interval) {
@@ -350,11 +345,13 @@
 //				print "</counters>";
 //			}
 
-			if (get_pref($link, 'COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE') || $subop) {
+			if (get_pref($link, 'COMBINED_DISPLAY_MODE') || $subop || 
+				time() - $_SESSION["viewfeed:counters_stamp"] > 30) {
 				if (!$offset) {
 					print "<counters>";
 					getAllCounters($link, $omode, $feed);
 					print "</counters>";
+					$_SESSION["viewfeed:counters_stamp"] = time();
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index 06fea27c7..68c93e4c5 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ function feedlist_init() {
 		document.onmousemove = mouse_move_handler;
 		document.onmousedown = mouse_down_handler;
 		document.onmouseup = mouse_up_handler;
-		setTimeout("timeout()", 0);
+
+		setTimeout("timeout()", 1);
 
 		if (typeof correctPNG != 'undefined') {
 			correctPNG();
diff --git a/modules/backend-rpc.php b/modules/backend-rpc.php
index 41e8ebd18..4d65ee23e 100644
--- a/modules/backend-rpc.php
+++ b/modules/backend-rpc.php
@@ -142,26 +142,26 @@
 
 			print "<counters>";
 
- 			$omode = $_GET["omode"];
-	 
- 			if (!$omode) $omode = "tflc";
-
- 			if (strchr($omode, "l")) getLabelCounters($link);
-
- 			if (strchr($omode, "c")) {			
-	 			if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_CATS')) {
-	 				getCategoryCounters($link);
-	 			}
-			}
-
 			if ($global_unread_caller != $global_unread) {
 
+	 			$omode = $_GET["omode"];
+	 
+	 			if (!$omode) $omode = "tflc";
+
+	 			if (strchr($omode, "l")) getLabelCounters($link);
+
+	 			if (strchr($omode, "c")) {			
+		 			if (get_pref($link, 'ENABLE_FEED_CATS')) {
+		 				getCategoryCounters($link);
+		 			}
+				}
+
 	 			if (strchr($omode, "f")) getFeedCounters($link);
-	 			if (strchr($omode, "t")) getTagCounters($link);
+				if (strchr($omode, "t")) getTagCounters($link);
+
+				getGlobalCounters($link, $global_unread);
 			}
-
- 			getGlobalCounters($link, $global_unread);
-
+ 
 			print "</counters>";
 
 			print_runtime_info($link);