diff --git a/ui/components/issuessection/issuessection.go b/ui/components/issuessection/issuessection.go
index d8b2508e..46165218 100644
--- a/ui/components/issuessection/issuessection.go
+++ b/ui/components/issuessection/issuessection.go
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ func (m Model) IsLoading() bool {
 	return m.Table.IsLoading()
 }
 
+func (m *Model) SetIsLoading(val bool) {
+	m.Table.SetIsLoading(val)
+}
+
 func (m Model) GetPagerContent() string {
 	pagerContent := ""
 	if m.TotalCount > 0 {
diff --git a/ui/components/prssection/prssection.go b/ui/components/prssection/prssection.go
index 6357a17a..6d8c2eb9 100644
--- a/ui/components/prssection/prssection.go
+++ b/ui/components/prssection/prssection.go
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ func (m *Model) FetchNextPageSectionRows() []tea.Cmd {
 		startCursor = m.PageInfo.StartCursor
 	}
 	taskId := fmt.Sprintf("fetching_prs_%d_%s", m.Id, startCursor)
+	isFirstFetch := m.LastFetchTaskId == ""
 	m.LastFetchTaskId = taskId
 	task := context.Task{
 		Id:        taskId,
@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@ func (m *Model) FetchNextPageSectionRows() []tea.Cmd {
 	}
 	cmds = append(cmds, fetchCmd)
 
-	if m.PageInfo == nil {
+	if isFirstFetch {
 		m.Table.SetIsLoading(true)
 		cmds = append(cmds, m.Table.StartLoadingSpinner())
 
@@ -432,16 +433,22 @@ func (m *Model) ResetRows() {
 
 func FetchAllSections(
 	ctx context.ProgramContext,
+	prs []section.Section,
 ) (sections []section.Section, fetchAllCmd tea.Cmd) {
 	fetchPRsCmds := make([]tea.Cmd, 0, len(ctx.Config.PRSections))
 	sections = make([]section.Section, 0, len(ctx.Config.PRSections))
 	for i, sectionConfig := range ctx.Config.PRSections {
 		sectionModel := NewModel(
-			i+1,
+			i+1, // 0 is the search section
 			&ctx,
 			sectionConfig,
 			time.Now(),
-		) // 0 is the search section
+		)
+		if len(prs) > 0 && len(prs) >= i+1 && prs[i+1] != nil {
+			oldSection := prs[i+1].(*Model)
+			sectionModel.Prs = oldSection.Prs
+			sectionModel.LastFetchTaskId = oldSection.LastFetchTaskId
+		}
 		sections = append(sections, &sectionModel)
 		fetchPRsCmds = append(
 			fetchPRsCmds,
@@ -502,13 +509,23 @@ func (m Model) IsLoading() bool {
 	return m.Table.IsLoading()
 }
 
+func (m *Model) SetIsLoading(val bool) {
+	m.Table.SetIsLoading(val)
+}
+
 func (m Model) GetPagerContent() string {
 	pagerContent := ""
+	timeElapsed := utils.TimeElapsed(m.LastUpdated())
+	if timeElapsed == "now" {
+		timeElapsed = "just now"
+	} else {
+		timeElapsed = fmt.Sprintf("~%v ago", timeElapsed)
+	}
 	if m.TotalCount > 0 {
 		pagerContent = fmt.Sprintf(
-			"%v %v • %v %v/%v • Fetched %v",
+			"%v Updated %v • %v %v/%v (fetched %v)",
 			constants.WaitingIcon,
-			m.LastUpdated().Format("01/02 15:04:05"),
+			timeElapsed,
 			m.SingularForm,
 			m.Table.GetCurrItem()+1,
 			m.TotalCount,
diff --git a/ui/components/reposection/reposection.go b/ui/components/reposection/reposection.go
index bcb29ed0..83adc592 100644
--- a/ui/components/reposection/reposection.go
+++ b/ui/components/reposection/reposection.go
@@ -557,6 +557,10 @@ func (m *Model) GetTotalCount() *int {
 	return utils.IntPtr(len(m.Branches))
 }
 
+func (m *Model) SetIsLoading(val bool) {
+	m.Table.SetIsLoading(val)
+}
+
 func (m *Model) GetPagerContent() string {
 	s := lipgloss.NewStyle().Background(m.Ctx.Styles.ListViewPort.PagerStyle.GetBackground())
 	mod := s.Foreground(lipgloss.Color("#e0af68")).Render(fmt.Sprintf(" %d", len(m.repo.Status.Modified)))
diff --git a/ui/components/section/section.go b/ui/components/section/section.go
index 74502c18..64e4b719 100644
--- a/ui/components/section/section.go
+++ b/ui/components/section/section.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func NewModel(
 			),
 		)),
 		"Loading...",
-		true,
+		false,
 	)
 	return m
 }
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ type Table interface {
 	BuildRows() []table.Row
 	ResetRows()
 	IsLoading() bool
+	SetIsLoading(val bool)
 }
 
 type Search interface {
diff --git a/ui/ui.go b/ui/ui.go
index 5aaae9ba..0909d6a6 100644
--- a/ui/ui.go
+++ b/ui/ui.go
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keys.Refresh):
 			currSection.ResetFilters()
 			currSection.ResetRows()
+			currSection.SetIsLoading(true)
 			cmds = append(cmds, currSection.FetchNextPageSectionRows()...)
 
 		case key.Matches(msg, m.keys.RefreshAll):
@@ -489,7 +490,7 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.syncMainContentWidth()
 		newSections, fetchSectionsCmds := m.fetchAllViewSections()
 		m.setCurrentViewSections(newSections)
-		cmds = append(cmds, fetchSectionsCmds, fetchUser, m.doRefreshAtInterval())
+		cmds = append(cmds, fetchSectionsCmds, fetchUser, m.doRefreshAtInterval(), m.doUpdateFooterAtInterval())
 
 	case intervalRefresh:
 		newSections, fetchSectionsCmds := m.fetchAllViewSections()
@@ -553,6 +554,10 @@ func (m Model) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case tea.WindowSizeMsg:
 		m.onWindowSizeChanged(msg)
 
+	case updateFooterMsg:
+		m.footer, cmd = m.footer.Update(msg)
+		cmds = append(cmds, cmd, m.doUpdateFooterAtInterval())
+
 	case constants.ErrMsg:
 		m.ctx.Error = msg.Err
 	}
@@ -754,7 +759,7 @@ func (m *Model) fetchAllViewSections() ([]section.Section, tea.Cmd) {
 		m.repo = &s
 		return nil, cmd
 	} else if m.ctx.View == config.PRsView {
-		return prssection.FetchAllSections(m.ctx)
+		return prssection.FetchAllSections(m.ctx, m.prs)
 	} else {
 		return issuessection.FetchAllSections(m.ctx)
 	}
@@ -955,9 +960,20 @@ func (m *Model) doRefreshAtInterval() tea.Cmd {
 	}
 
 	return tea.Tick(
-		time.Minute*time.Duration(m.ctx.Config.Defaults.RefetchIntervalMinutes),
+		time.Second*30,
 		func(t time.Time) tea.Msg {
 			return intervalRefresh(t)
 		},
 	)
 }
+
+type updateFooterMsg struct{}
+
+func (m *Model) doUpdateFooterAtInterval() tea.Cmd {
+	return tea.Tick(
+		time.Second*10,
+		func(t time.Time) tea.Msg {
+			return updateFooterMsg{}
+		},
+	)
+}