diff --git a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/ajax.js b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/ajax.js
index 1dec7865..40c9c35f 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/ajax.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/ajax.js
@@ -44,6 +44,27 @@ modulejs.define('core/ajax', ['$', 'amplify', 'base64', 'core/resource'], functi
 			});
 		},
 
+		getEntries = function (href, content, callback) {
+
+			$.ajax({
+				url: resource.api(),
+				data: {
+					action: 'getentries',
+					href: href,
+					content: content
+				},
+				dataType: 'json',
+				success: function (json) {
+
+					callback(json);
+				},
+				error: function () {
+
+					callback();
+				}
+			});
+		},
+
 		getArchive = function (data, callback) {
 
 			$.ajax({
@@ -149,6 +170,7 @@ modulejs.define('core/ajax', ['$', 'amplify', 'base64', 'core/resource'], functi
 	return {
 		getStatus: getStatus,
 		getChecks: getChecks,
+		getEntries: getEntries,
 		getArchive: getArchive,
 		getThumbSrcSmall: getThumbSrcSmall,
 		getThumbSrcBig: getThumbSrcBig,
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/refresh.js b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/refresh.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e5ac7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/core/refresh.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+modulejs.define('core/refresh', ['_', 'core/ajax', 'model/entry'], function (_, ajax, Entry) {
+
+	var parseJson = function (entry, json) {
+
+			var found = {};
+
+			_.each(json.entries, function (jsonEntry) {
+
+				found[jsonEntry.absHref] = true;
+				Entry.get(jsonEntry.absHref, jsonEntry.time, jsonEntry.size, jsonEntry.status, jsonEntry.content);
+			});
+
+			_.each(entry.content, function (e) {
+				if (!found[e.absHref]) {
+					Entry.remove(e.absHref);
+				}
+			});
+		},
+
+		refresh = function () {
+
+			var entry = Entry.get();
+			ajax.getEntries(entry.absHref, 1, function (json) {
+
+					parseJson(entry, json);
+			});
+		};
+
+	return refresh;
+});
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/ext/autoupdate.js b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/ext/autoupdate.js
index d8f837bb..9f099ba1 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/ext/autoupdate.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/ext/autoupdate.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-modulejs.define('ext/autoupdate', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/event', 'core/resource', 'model/entry'], function (_, $, allsettings, event, resource, Entry) {
+modulejs.define('ext/autoupdate', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/event', 'core/refresh'], function (_, $, allsettings, event, refresh) {
 
 	var defaults = {
 			enabled: false,
@@ -8,41 +8,9 @@ modulejs.define('ext/autoupdate', ['_', '$', 'core/settings', 'core/event', 'cor
 
 		settings = _.extend({}, defaults, allsettings.autoupdate),
 
-		parseJson = function (entry, json) {
-
-			var found = {};
-
-			_.each(json.entries, function (jsonEntry) {
-
-				found[jsonEntry.absHref] = true;
-				Entry.get(jsonEntry.absHref, jsonEntry.time, jsonEntry.size, jsonEntry.status, jsonEntry.content);
-			});
-
-			_.each(entry.content, function (e) {
-				if (!found[e.absHref]) {
-					Entry.remove(e.absHref);
-				}
-			});
-		},
-
 		heartbeat = function () {
 
-			var entry = Entry.get();
-
-			$.ajax({
-				url: resource.api(),
-				data: {
-					action: 'getentries',
-					href: entry.absHref,
-					content: 1
-				},
-				dataType: 'json',
-				success: function (json) {
-
-					parseJson(entry, json);
-				}
-			});
-
+			refresh();
 			setTimeout(heartbeat, settings.interval);
 		},
 
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/main.js b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/main.js
index efe0ba0d..3ace56cb 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/js/inc/main.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/js/inc/main.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	// @include "core/format.js"
 	// @include "core/langs.js"
 	// @include "core/parser.js"
+	// @include "core/refresh.js"
 	// @include "core/resource.js"
 	// @include "core/settings.js"
 	// @include "core/store.js"