diff --git a/dashboard/src/js/client.js b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
index ec77dbad0..d1a4474d7 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/js/client.js
+++ b/dashboard/src/js/client.js
@@ -455,15 +455,9 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', '$interval', 'md5', 'N
     Client.prototype.checkForUpdates = function (callback) {
         var that = this;
 
-        if (that._refreshConfigTimer) $interval.cancel(that._refreshConfigTimer);
-        that._refreshConfigTimer = null;
-
-        post('/api/v1/cloudron/check_for_updates', { }).success(function(data, status) {
+        post('/api/v1/cloudron/check_for_updates', {}).success(function(data, status) {
             if (status !== 200) return callback(new ClientError(status, data));
-
-            that._refreshConfigTimer = $interval(that.refreshConfig.bind(that), 5000, 20 /* 20 times */);
-
-            callback(null);
+            that.refreshConfig(callback);
         }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));
     };