diff --git a/src/views/volumes.js b/src/views/volumes.js
index 4f88d301b..fce20f0a1 100644
--- a/src/views/volumes.js
+++ b/src/views/volumes.js
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 /* global angular */
 /* global $ */
+/* global async */
 
 angular.module('Application').controller('VolumesController', ['$scope', '$location', '$timeout', 'Client', function ($scope, $location, $timeout, Client) {
     Client.onReady(function () { if (!Client.getUserInfo().isAtLeastUserManager) $location.path('/'); });
 
+    var refreshVolumesTimerId = null;
+
     $scope.config = Client.getConfig();
     $scope.volumes = [];
     $scope.ready = false;
@@ -19,20 +22,35 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('VolumesController', ['$scope', '$locat
     ];
 
     function refreshVolumes(callback) {
+        let refreshAgain = false;
+
         Client.getVolumes(function (error, results) {
             if (error) return console.error(error);
 
             $scope.volumes = results;
 
-            $scope.volumes.forEach(function (volume) {
+            async.eachSeries($scope.volumes, function (volume, iteratorDone) {
                 Client.getVolumeStatus(volume.id, function (error, result) {
-                    if (error) return console.error('Failed to fetch volume status', volume.name, error);
+                    if (error) {
+                        console.error('Failed to fetch volume status', volume.name, error);
+                        iteratorDone();
+                    }
 
                     volume.status = result;
-                });
-            });
+                    if (volume.status.state === 'activating') refreshAgain = true;
 
-            if (callback) callback();
+                    iteratorDone();
+                });
+            }, function () {
+                if (!refreshAgain) {
+                    clearTimeout(refreshVolumesTimerId);
+                    refreshVolumesTimerId = null;
+                } else if (!refreshVolumesTimerId) {
+                    refreshVolumesTimerId = setTimeout(refreshVolumes, 5000);
+                }
+
+                if (callback) callback();
+            });
         });
     }