diff --git a/src/views/app.js b/src/views/app.js
index e5c4856bd..5b1efe309 100644
--- a/src/views/app.js
+++ b/src/views/app.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 //     });
 // };
 
-angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location', '$timeout', 'Client', function ($scope, $location, $timeout, Client) {
+angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location', '$timeout', '$interval', 'Client', function ($scope, $location, $timeout, $interval, Client) {
     Client.onReady(function () { if (!Client.getUserInfo().admin) $location.path('/'); });
 
     var appId = $location.path().slice('/app/'.length);
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 $scope.location.success = true;
                 $scope.location.busy = false;
 
-                trackAppTask();
+                refreshApp();
             });
         }
     };
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 $scope.resources.success = true;
                 $scope.resources.busy = false;
 
-                trackAppTask();
+                refreshApp();
             });
         }
     };
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 $scope.email.success = true;
                 $scope.email.busy = false;
 
-                trackAppTask();
+                refreshApp();
             });
         }
     };
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 if (error) return Client.error(error);
 
                 $('#updateModal').modal('hide');
-                trackAppTask();
+                refreshApp();
             });
         }
     };
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
 
                 backup.ackRestore = false;
 
-                trackAppTask();
+                refreshApp();
             });
         }
     };
@@ -704,13 +704,9 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
     function trackAppTask(callback) {
         callback = callback || function (error) { if (error) Client.error(error); };
 
-        Client.getApp(appId, function (error, app) {
-            if (error) return callback(error);
-            else $scope.app = app;
-
-            if ($scope.app.taskId) $timeout(trackAppTask.bind(null, callback), 2000); // not yet done
-            else callback();
-        });
+        // app will be refreshed on interval
+        if ($scope.app.taskId) $timeout(trackAppTask.bind(null, callback), 2000); // not yet done
+        else callback();
     }
 
     Client.onReady(function () {
@@ -720,8 +716,6 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
 
             $scope.app = app;
 
-            if (app.taskId) trackAppTask();
-
             asyncSeries([
                 fetchUsers,
                 fetchGroups,
@@ -740,6 +734,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
                 $scope.updates.show();
 
                 $scope.ready = true;
+
+                $interval(refreshApp, 5000);
             });
         });
     });