diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/online_notification.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/online_notification.js.coffee
index 5613532d0..240d511a7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/online_notification.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/online_notification.js.coffee
@@ -5,13 +5,25 @@ class App.OnlineNotificationWidget extends App.Controller
   constructor: ->
     super
 
+    # at runtime if a online notifiction has changed
     @bind 'OnlineNotification::changed', =>
       @delay(
         => @fetch()
-        1200
+        1600
         'online-notification-changed'
       )
 
+    # after new websocket connection has been established
+    @ignoreInitLogin = false
+    @bind 'ws:login', =>
+      if @ignoreInitLogin
+        @delay(
+          => @fetch()
+          3200
+          'online-notification-changed'
+        )
+      @ignoreInitLogin = true
+
     # rebuild widget on auth
     @bind 'auth', (user) =>
       if !user