diff --git a/code/boot.js b/code/boot.js
index e85cc24d..2a4eb924 100644
--- a/code/boot.js
+++ b/code/boot.js
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ window.setupMap = function() {
   map.on('movestart zoomstart', function() { window.mapRunsUserAction = true; window.requests.abort(); window.startRefreshTimeout(-1); });
   map.on('moveend zoomend', function() { window.mapRunsUserAction = false; window.startRefreshTimeout(ON_MOVE_REFRESH*1000); });
 
-  window.addResumeFunction(window.requestData);
+  window.addResumeFunction(function() { window.startRefreshTimeout(ON_MOVE_REFRESH*1000); });
   window.requests.addRefreshFunction(window.requestData);
 
   // start the refresh process with a small timeout, so the first data request happens quickly
diff --git a/code/chat.js b/code/chat.js
index dabc3685..25ecc737 100644
--- a/code/chat.js
+++ b/code/chat.js
@@ -605,8 +605,6 @@ window.chat.setup = function() {
     if(scrollBottom(t) === 0) chat.requestPublic(false);
   });
 
-  chat.request();
-  window.addResumeFunction(chat.request);
   window.requests.addRefreshFunction(chat.request);
 
   var cls = PLAYER.team === 'ALIENS' ? 'enl' : 'res';