diff --git a/compcount.lua b/compcount.lua
index d107a3d..2944a9c 100644
--- a/compcount.lua
+++ b/compcount.lua
@@ -757,7 +757,11 @@ local function runScrollableGrid(options)
     end
 
     renderGrid()
-    startRefreshJob()
+
+    if options.shouldStartRefreshImmediately == nil or options.shouldStartRefreshImmediately(entries, counts) then
+        startRefreshJob()
+    end
+
     refreshTimer = os.startTimer(options.refreshSeconds or 30)
 
     while true do
@@ -874,6 +878,7 @@ local function drawPage(base_id)
 
     runScrollableGrid({
         refreshSeconds = 5,
+        refreshStepSeconds = 0.02,
         getInitialEntries = function()
             return pageItems
         end,
@@ -881,7 +886,7 @@ local function drawPage(base_id)
             return makeZeroCounts(pageItemIds)
         end,
         createRefreshJob = function(currentEntries)
-            local job = createAsyncMeItemCountsJob(pageItemIds, 3)
+            local job = createAsyncMeItemCountsJob(pageItemIds, 1)
 
             return {
                 step = function()
@@ -945,6 +950,7 @@ drawOverview = function()
 
     runScrollableGrid({
         refreshSeconds = 30,
+        refreshStepSeconds = 0.02,
         getInitialEntries = function()
             if overviewCachedSortedItemIds and #overviewCachedSortedItemIds > 0 then
                 return overviewCachedSortedItemIds
@@ -963,7 +969,7 @@ drawOverview = function()
             overviewScrollTargetRow = targetRow
         end,
         createRefreshJob = function()
-            local job = createAsyncMeItemCountsJob(items, 6)
+            local job = createAsyncMeItemCountsJob(items, 1)
 
             return {
                 step = function()