diff --git a/src/status.cpp b/src/status.cpp
index 3aa94f2c..b7915cad 100644
--- a/src/status.cpp
+++ b/src/status.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ void TraceMpdStatus()
 	static timeval past, now;
 	
 	gettimeofday(&now, 0);
-	if (Mpd->Connected() && now.tv_sec > past.tv_sec)
+	if (Mpd->Connected()
+	&&  ((now.tv_sec == past.tv_sec && now.tv_usec >= past.tv_usec+500000) || now.tv_sec > past.tv_sec)
+	   )
 	{
 		Mpd->UpdateStatus();
 		BlockItemListUpdate = 0;