diff --git a/src/app/controllers/dash.js b/src/app/controllers/dash.js
index 4dd63be440b..b8bfae7ed54 100644
--- a/src/app/controllers/dash.js
+++ b/src/app/controllers/dash.js
@@ -61,14 +61,10 @@ function (angular, $, config, _) {
       $scope.filter = filterSrv;
       $scope.filter.init(dashboard.current);
 
-      $scope.$watch('dashboard.current', function(newValue) {
-        $scope.filter.init(newValue);
+      $rootScope.$on("dashboard-loaded", function(event, dashboard) {
+        $scope.filter.init(dashboard);
       });
 
-      $scope.$watch('filter.time', function() {
-        $scope.dashboard.refresh();
-      }, true);
-
       // Clear existing alerts
       alertSrv.clearAll();
 
diff --git a/src/app/services/dashboard.js b/src/app/services/dashboard.js
index 4f0ca8cee7c..4e269cc14b8 100644
--- a/src/app/services/dashboard.js
+++ b/src/app/services/dashboard.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function (angular, $, kbn, _, config, moment, Modernizr) {
       // Take out any that we're not allowed to add from the gui.
       self.availablePanels = _.difference(self.availablePanels,config.hidden_panels);
 
-      $rootScope.$emit('dashboard-loaded');
+      $rootScope.$emit('dashboard-loaded', self.current);
 
       $timeout(function() {
         self.original = angular.copy(self.current);
diff --git a/src/app/services/filterSrv.js b/src/app/services/filterSrv.js
index 1734578c012..6ab96055419 100644
--- a/src/app/services/filterSrv.js
+++ b/src/app/services/filterSrv.js
@@ -55,17 +55,20 @@ define([
 
     setTime: function(time) {
       _.extend(this.time, time);
+
       // disable refresh if we have an absolute time
       if (time.to !== 'now') {
         this.old_refresh = this.dashboard.refresh;
         dashboard.set_interval(false);
-        return;
       }
-
-      if (this.old_refresh && this.old_refresh !== this.dashboard.refresh) {
+      else if (this.old_refresh && this.old_refresh !== this.dashboard.refresh) {
         dashboard.set_interval(this.old_refresh);
         this.old_refresh = null;
       }
+
+      $timeout(function(){
+        dashboard.refresh();
+      },0);
     },
 
     timeRange: function(parse) {