diff --git a/code/boot.js b/code/boot.js
index d38a30b2..4aba2da4 100644
--- a/code/boot.js
+++ b/code/boot.js
@@ -232,13 +232,10 @@ window.setupMap = function() {
     localStorage['ingress.intelmap.type']=selInd;
   });
 
-  // map update status handling
-  map.on('movestart zoomstart', function() { window.mapRunsUserAction = true });
-  map.on('moveend zoomend', function() { window.mapRunsUserAction = false });
-
-  // update map hooks
-  map.on('movestart zoomstart', function() { window.requests.abort(); window.startRefreshTimeout(-1); });
-  map.on('moveend zoomend', function() { window.startRefreshTimeout(ON_MOVE_REFRESH*1000) });
+  // map update status handling & update map hooks
+  // ensures order of calls
+  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.requests.addRefreshFunction(window.requestData);
diff --git a/code/request_handling.js b/code/request_handling.js
index 8b6c3ce7..37e11bad 100644
--- a/code/request_handling.js
+++ b/code/request_handling.js
@@ -39,17 +39,24 @@ window.requests.abort = function() {
 // to website. Updates info in layer chooser.
 window.renderUpdateStatus = function() {
 
-  var t = '<b>map status:</b> ';
-  if(mapRunsUserAction)
-    t += 'paused during interaction';
-  else if(isIdle())
-    t += '<span style="color:#888">Idle, not updating.</span>';
-  else if(window.activeRequests.length > 0)
-    t += window.activeRequests.length + ' requests running.';
-  else if(window.requests._quickRefreshPending)
-    t += 'refreshing...';
+  var t = '<div><b>portals:</b> ';
+  var minlvl = getMinPortalLevel();
+  if(minlvl === 0)
+    t += 'all';
   else
-    t += 'Up to date. <a style="cursor: pointer" onclick="startRefreshTimeout(10)" title="Refresh">⟳</a>';
+    t+= 'L'+minlvl+'+';
+
+  t += ' <b>map:</b> ';
+  if(mapRunsUserAction)
+    t += 'paused';
+  else if(isIdle())
+    t += '<span style="color:#888">Idle</span>';
+  else if(window.activeRequests.length > 0)
+    t += window.activeRequests.length + ' updates';
+  else if(window.requests._quickRefreshPending)
+    t += 'refreshing';
+  else
+    t += 'Up to date';
 
   if(renderLimitReached())
     t += ' <span style="color:#f66" class="help" title="Can only render so much before it gets unbearably slow. Not all entities are shown. Zoom in or increase the limit (search for MAX_DRAWN_*).">RENDER LIMIT</span> '
@@ -57,20 +64,15 @@ window.renderUpdateStatus = function() {
   if(window.failedRequestCount > 0)
     t += ' <span style="color:#f66">' + window.failedRequestCount + ' failed</span>.'
 
-  t += '<br/>(';
-  var minlvl = getMinPortalLevel();
-  if(minlvl === 0)
-    t += 'loading all portals';
-  else
-    t+= 'only loading portals with level '+minlvl+' and up';
-  t += ')';
-
+    t += '</div>';
   var portalSelection = $('.leaflet-control-layers-overlays label');
   portalSelection.slice(0, minlvl+1).addClass('disabled').attr('title', 'Zoom in to show those.');
   portalSelection.slice(minlvl, 8).removeClass('disabled').attr('title', '');
 
 
   $('#updatestatus').html(t);
+  //$('#updatestatus').click(function() { startRefreshTimeout(10); });
+  //. <a style="cursor: pointer" onclick="startRefreshTimeout(10)" title="Refresh">⟳</a>';
 }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/scale-bar.user.js b/plugins/scale-bar.user.js
index 6ab71f98..e1667f87 100644
--- a/plugins/scale-bar.user.js
+++ b/plugins/scale-bar.user.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ window.plugin.scaleBar.setup  = function() {
   // are worse than Internet Explorer 6 whirring fans combined. Upgrade to the metric
   // system already.
   if (window.isSmartphone()) {
-      $('head').append('<style>.leaflet-control-scale { position: absolute; bottom: 15px; left: 0px; } </style>');
+      $('head').append('<style>.leaflet-control-scale { position: absolute; bottom: 15px; left: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px !important; } </style>');
       window.map.addControl(new L.Control.Scale({position: 'bottomleft', imperial: false, maxWidth: 200}));
   } else {
       $('head').append('<style>.leaflet-control-scale { position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 40px; } </style>');