diff --git a/src/ncmpcpp.h b/src/ncmpcpp.h
index 2cfd2112..0cb8e8df 100644
--- a/src/ncmpcpp.h
+++ b/src/ncmpcpp.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ using namespace NCurses;
 
 typedef std::pair<std::string, std::string> string_pair;
 
-const int ncmpcpp_window_timeout = 500;
+const int ncmpcpp_window_timeout = 250;
 
 const std::string home_folder = getenv("HOME") ? getenv("HOME") : "";
 
diff --git a/src/status.cpp b/src/status.cpp
index b2d773cc..96f265f1 100644
--- a/src/status.cpp
+++ b/src/status.cpp
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ void TraceMpdStatus()
 	static timeval past, now;
 	
 	gettimeofday(&now, 0);
-	if (Mpd->Connected()
-	&&  ((now.tv_sec == past.tv_sec && now.tv_usec >= past.tv_usec+500000) || now.tv_sec > past.tv_sec)
-	   )
+	if (Mpd->Connected() && now.tv_sec > past.tv_sec)
 	{
 		Mpd->UpdateStatus();
 		gettimeofday(&past, 0);