diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/accounts.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/accounts.jsx
index 605abb551..235f29194 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/accounts.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/accounts.jsx
@@ -508,21 +508,24 @@ export function fetchRelationships(account_ids) {
 export function fetchRelationshipsRequest(ids) {
   return {
     type: RELATIONSHIPS_FETCH_REQUEST,
-    ids
+    ids,
+    skipLoading: true
   };
 };
 
 export function fetchRelationshipsSuccess(relationships) {
   return {
     type: RELATIONSHIPS_FETCH_SUCCESS,
-    relationships
+    relationships,
+    skipLoading: true
   };
 };
 
 export function fetchRelationshipsFail(error) {
   return {
     type: RELATIONSHIPS_FETCH_FAIL,
-    error
+    error,
+    skipLoading: true
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/timelines.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/timelines.jsx
index 975a0e090..72e949e87 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/timelines.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/timelines.jsx
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ export const TIMELINE_EXPAND_FAIL    = 'TIMELINE_EXPAND_FAIL';
 
 export const TIMELINE_SCROLL_TOP = 'TIMELINE_SCROLL_TOP';
 
-export function refreshTimelineSuccess(timeline, statuses) {
+export function refreshTimelineSuccess(timeline, statuses, skipLoading) {
   return {
     type: TIMELINE_REFRESH_SUCCESS,
-    timeline: timeline,
-    statuses: statuses
+    timeline,
+    statuses,
+    skipLoading
   };
 };
 
@@ -51,45 +52,49 @@ export function deleteFromTimelines(id) {
   };
 };
 
-export function refreshTimelineRequest(timeline, id) {
+export function refreshTimelineRequest(timeline, id, skipLoading) {
   return {
     type: TIMELINE_REFRESH_REQUEST,
     timeline,
-    id
+    id,
+    skipLoading
   };
 };
 
 export function refreshTimeline(timeline, id = null) {
   return function (dispatch, getState) {
-    dispatch(refreshTimelineRequest(timeline, id));
-
     const ids      = getState().getIn(['timelines', timeline, 'items'], Immutable.List());
     const newestId = ids.size > 0 ? ids.first() : null;
 
-    let params = '';
-    let path   = timeline;
+    let params      = '';
+    let path        = timeline;
+    let skipLoading = false;
 
     if (newestId !== null && getState().getIn(['timelines', timeline, 'loaded'])) {
-      params = `?since_id=${newestId}`;
+      params      = `?since_id=${newestId}`;
+      skipLoading = true;
     }
 
     if (id) {
       path = `${path}/${id}`
     }
 
+    dispatch(refreshTimelineRequest(timeline, id, skipLoading));
+
     api(getState).get(`/api/v1/timelines/${path}${params}`).then(function (response) {
-      dispatch(refreshTimelineSuccess(timeline, response.data));
+      dispatch(refreshTimelineSuccess(timeline, response.data, skipLoading));
     }).catch(function (error) {
-      dispatch(refreshTimelineFail(timeline, error));
+      dispatch(refreshTimelineFail(timeline, error, skipLoading));
     });
   };
 };
 
-export function refreshTimelineFail(timeline, error) {
+export function refreshTimelineFail(timeline, error, skipLoading) {
   return {
     type: TIMELINE_REFRESH_FAIL,
     timeline,
-    error
+    error,
+    skipLoading
   };
 };