diff --git a/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js b/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
index 8f19b017a..ddd0a5f9f 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/utils/web-api-utils.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function getTopologies(options) {
       receiveError(url);
       topologyTimer = setTimeout(() => {
         getTopologies(options);
-      }, TOPOLOGY_INTERVAL / 2);
+      }, TOPOLOGY_INTERVAL);
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/client/app/styles/main.less b/client/app/styles/main.less
index b43723399..fe9d46fe1 100644
--- a/client/app/styles/main.less
+++ b/client/app/styles/main.less
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ h2 {
   }
 
   &.status-loading {
-    animation: blinking 2.0s infinite @base-ease;
+    animation: blinking 2.0s 150 @base-ease; // keep blinking for 5 minutes
     text-transform: none;
     color: @text-color;
   }
@@ -1073,9 +1073,9 @@ h2 {
 }
 
 @keyframes blinking {
-  0%, 100% {
+  0%, 50%, 100% {
     opacity: 1.0;
-  } 50% {
+  } 25% {
     opacity: 0.5;
   }
 }