diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8dd273541f7..257564d41a1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# 1.7.0 (unreleased)
+
+**Fixes**
+- [Issue #655](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/655). General: Auto refresh not initiated / started after dashboard loading
+- [Issue #652](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/652). Timepicker: Entering custom date range impossible when refresh is low (now is constantly reset)
+- [Issue #450](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/450). Graph: Tooltip does not disappear sometimes and would get stuck
+
 # 1.7.0-rc1 (2014-08-05)
 
 **New features or improvements**
diff --git a/src/app/components/extend-jquery.js b/src/app/components/extend-jquery.js
index 00fe4666d6f..ce5c8afb1a9 100644
--- a/src/app/components/extend-jquery.js
+++ b/src/app/components/extend-jquery.js
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ function ($) {
 
         $tooltip.addClass('grafana-tooltip');
 
-        if (!$.contains(document.body, $tooltip[0])) {
-          $tooltip.appendTo(document.body);
-        }
+        $("#tooltip").remove();
+        $tooltip.appendTo(document.body);
 
         width = $tooltip.outerWidth(true);
         height = $tooltip.outerHeight(true);
diff --git a/src/app/controllers/dash.js b/src/app/controllers/dash.js
index 44e5d47c339..a39cc8b7bb4 100644
--- a/src/app/controllers/dash.js
+++ b/src/app/controllers/dash.js
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ function (angular, $, config, _) {
 
       window.document.title = 'Grafana - ' + $scope.dashboard.title;
 
+      // start auto refresh
+      if($scope.dashboard.refresh) {
+        $scope.dashboard.set_interval($scope.dashboard.refresh);
+      }
+
       dashboardKeybindings.shortcuts($scope);
 
       $scope.emitAppEvent("dashboard-loaded", $scope.dashboard);
diff --git a/src/app/directives/grafanaGraph.js b/src/app/directives/grafanaGraph.js
index 5744f3334c0..9ffa55d2254 100755
--- a/src/app/directives/grafanaGraph.js
+++ b/src/app/directives/grafanaGraph.js
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ function (angular, $, kbn, moment, _) {
           return "%H:%M";
         }
 
-        var $tooltip = $('<div>');
+        var $tooltip = $('<div id="tooltip">');
 
         elem.bind("plothover", function (event, pos, item) {
           var group, value, timestamp, seriesInfo, format;
@@ -357,11 +357,8 @@ function (angular, $, kbn, moment, _) {
             timestamp = dashboard.timezone === 'browser' ?
               moment(item.datapoint[0]).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss') :
               moment.utc(item.datapoint[0]).format('YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss');
-            $tooltip
-              .html(
-                group + value + " @ " + timestamp
-              )
-              .place_tt(pos.pageX, pos.pageY);
+
+            $tooltip.html(group + value + " @ " + timestamp).place_tt(pos.pageX, pos.pageY);
           } else {
             $tooltip.detach();
           }
diff --git a/src/app/panels/timepicker/custom.html b/src/app/panels/timepicker/custom.html
index 474d1ce8f8e..0784cf987e0 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/timepicker/custom.html
+++ b/src/app/panels/timepicker/custom.html
@@ -49,17 +49,17 @@
 
         <div class="timepicker-to-column">
 
-          <label class="small">To (<a class="link" ng-class="{'strong':panel.now}" ng-click="setNow();panel.now=true">now</a>)</label>
+          <label class="small">To (<a class="link" ng-class="{'strong':tempnow}" ng-click="setNow();tempnow=true">now</a>)</label>
 
           <div class="fake-input timepicker-input">
-            <div ng-hide="panel.now">
+            <div ng-hide="tempnow">
               <input class="timepicker-date" type="text" ng-change="validate(temptime)" ng-model="temptime.to.date" data-date-format="yyyy-mm-dd" required bs-datepicker />@
               <input class="timepicker-hms" type="text" maxlength="2" ng-change="validate(temptime)" ng-model="temptime.to.hour" required ng-pattern="patterns.hour" onClick="this.select();"/>:
               <input class="timepicker-hms" type="text" maxlength="2" ng-change="validate(temptime)" ng-model="temptime.to.minute" required ng-pattern="patterns.minute" onClick="this.select();"/>:
               <input class="timepicker-hms" type="text" maxlength="2" ng-change="validate(temptime)" ng-model="temptime.to.second" required ng-pattern="patterns.second" onClick="this.select();"/>.
               <input class="timepicker-ms" type="text" maxlength="3" ng-change="validate(temptime)" ng-model="temptime.to.millisecond" required ng-pattern="patterns.millisecond" onClick="this.select();"/>
             </div>
-            <span type="text" ng-show="panel.now" ng-disabled="panel.now">&nbsp <i class="pointer icon-remove-sign" ng-click="setNow();panel.now=false"></i> Right Now <input type="text" name="dummy" style="visibility:hidden" /></span>
+            <span type="text" ng-show="tempnow" ng-disabled="tempnow">&nbsp <i class="pointer icon-remove-sign" ng-click="setNow();tempnow=false;"></i> Right Now <input type="text" name="dummy" style="visibility:hidden" /></span>
           </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/src/app/panels/timepicker/module.js b/src/app/panels/timepicker/module.js
index 614c3000690..da9f91a0e66 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/timepicker/module.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/timepicker/module.js
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ function (angular, app, _, moment, kbn) {
       // Assume the form is valid since we're setting it to something valid
       $scope.input.$setValidity("dummy", true);
       $scope.temptime = cloneTime($scope.time);
+      $scope.tempnow = $scope.panel.now;
 
       // Date picker needs the date to be at the start of the day
       $scope.temptime.from.date.setHours(1,0,0,0);
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ function (angular, app, _, moment, kbn) {
       // Create filter object
       var _filter = _.clone(time);
 
-      if($scope.panel.now) {
+      if($scope.tempnow) {
         _filter.to = "now";
       }
 
diff --git a/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardKeyBindings.js b/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardKeyBindings.js
index 8db1723671a..304e10ea5d3 100644
--- a/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardKeyBindings.js
+++ b/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardKeyBindings.js
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ function(angular, $) {
         if (popups.length > 0) {
           return;
         }
+        // close modals
+        var modalData = $(".modal").data();
+        if (modalData && modalData.$scope && modalData.$scope.dismiss) {
+          modalData.$scope.dismiss();
+        }
+
         scope.emitAppEvent('panel-fullscreen-exit');
       }, { inputDisabled: true });
     };
diff --git a/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardModel.js b/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardModel.js
index ecb5af07494..13642984526 100644
--- a/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardModel.js
+++ b/src/app/services/dashboard/dashboardModel.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function (angular, $, kbn, _) {
       this.nav = data.nav || [];
       this.time = data.time || { from: 'now-6h', to: 'now' };
       this.templating = data.templating || { list: [] };
+      this.refresh = data.refresh;
 
       if (this.nav.length === 0) {
         this.nav.push({ type: 'timepicker' });
diff --git a/src/vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.events.js b/src/vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.events.js
index c9ed3359dc0..4924b16d03b 100644
--- a/src/vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.events.js
+++ b/src/vendor/jquery/jquery.flot.events.js
@@ -611,4 +611,4 @@
         if (ao.min < bo.min) return -1;
         return 0;
     };
-})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery);