Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -1474,11 +1474,11 @@
 			      -1))
 	 (run-update-time (current-seconds))
 	 (recalc          (dashboard:recalc modtime *please-update-buttons* *last-db-update-time*)))
     (if (and (eq? *current-tab-number* 0)
 	     (or (> monitor-modtime *last-monitor-update-time*)
-		 (> (- run-update-time *last-monitor-update-time*) 30))) ;; update every 1/2 minute just in case
+		 (> (- run-update-time *last-monitor-update-time*) 5))) ;; update every 1/2 minute just in case
 	(begin
 	  (set! *last-monitor-update-time* run-update-time) ;; monitor-modtime)
 	  (if dashboard:update-servers-table (dashboard:update-servers-table))))
     (if recalc
 	(begin	

Index: rmt.scm
==================================================================
--- rmt.scm
+++ rmt.scm
@@ -223,10 +223,11 @@
 	 (duration       (- (current-milliseconds) start)))
     (if (not success)
 	(if (> remretries 0)
 	    (begin
 	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: local query failed. Trying again.")
+	      (thread-sleep! (/ (random 5000) 1000)) ;; some random delay 
 	      (rmt:open-qry-close-locally cmd run-id params remretries: (- remretries 1)))
 	    (begin
 	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: too many retries in rmt:open-qry-close-locally, giving up")
 	      #f))
 	(begin