diff --git a/js/src/redux/actions.js b/js/src/redux/actions.js
index 58e9c2a36..bb5f42a33 100644
--- a/js/src/redux/actions.js
+++ b/js/src/redux/actions.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { newError } from '../ui/Errors/actions';
 import { setAddressImage } from './providers/imagesActions';
-import { clearStatusLogs, toggleStatusLogs } from './providers/statusActions';
+import { clearStatusLogs, toggleStatusLogs, toggleStatusRefresh } from './providers/statusActions';
 import { toggleView } from '../views/Settings';
 
 export {
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ export {
   clearStatusLogs,
   setAddressImage,
   toggleStatusLogs,
+  toggleStatusRefresh,
   toggleView
 };
diff --git a/js/src/redux/providers/status.js b/js/src/redux/providers/status.js
index 9a7410e2f..4ef8d3de6 100644
--- a/js/src/redux/providers/status.js
+++ b/js/src/redux/providers/status.js
@@ -25,31 +25,19 @@ export default class Status {
     this._pingable = false;
     this._apiStatus = {};
     this._status = {};
+    this._longStatus = {};
+    this._minerSettings = {};
 
     this._pollPingTimeoutId = null;
+    this._longStatusTimeoutId = null;
   }
 
   start () {
     this._subscribeBlockNumber();
     this._pollPing();
     this._pollStatus();
+    this._pollLongStatus();
     this._pollLogs();
-    this._fetchEnode();
-  }
-
-  _fetchEnode () {
-    this._api.parity
-      .enode()
-      .then((enode) => {
-        if (this._store.state.nodeStatus.enode !== enode) {
-          this._store.dispatch(statusCollection({ enode }));
-        }
-      })
-      .catch(() => {
-        window.setTimeout(() => {
-          this._fetchEnode();
-        }, 1000);
-      });
   }
 
   _subscribeBlockNumber () {
@@ -121,12 +109,12 @@ export default class Status {
   }
 
   _pollStatus = () => {
-    const { isConnected, isConnecting, needsToken, secureToken } = this._api;
-
     const nextTimeout = (timeout = 1000) => {
       setTimeout(this._pollStatus, timeout);
     };
 
+    const { isConnected, isConnecting, needsToken, secureToken } = this._api;
+
     const apiStatus = {
       isConnected,
       isConnecting,
@@ -134,6 +122,12 @@ export default class Status {
       secureToken
     };
 
+    const gotReconnected = !this._apiStatus.isConnected && apiStatus.isConnected;
+
+    if (gotReconnected) {
+      this._pollLongStatus();
+    }
+
     if (!isEqual(apiStatus, this._apiStatus)) {
       this._store.dispatch(statusCollection(apiStatus));
       this._apiStatus = apiStatus;
@@ -147,57 +141,130 @@ export default class Status {
     }
 
     if (!isConnected) {
-      nextTimeout(250);
-      return;
+      return nextTimeout(250);
+    }
+
+    const { refreshStatus } = this._store.getState().nodeStatus;
+
+    const statusPromises = [ this._api.eth.syncing() ];
+
+    if (refreshStatus) {
+      statusPromises.push(this._api.eth.hashrate());
+      statusPromises.push(this._api.parity.netPeers());
     }
 
     Promise
-      .all([
-        this._api.web3.clientVersion(),
-        this._api.eth.coinbase(),
-        this._api.parity.defaultExtraData(),
-        this._api.parity.extraData(),
-        this._api.parity.gasFloorTarget(),
-        this._api.eth.hashrate(),
-        this._api.parity.minGasPrice(),
-        this._api.parity.netChain(),
-        this._api.parity.netPeers(),
-        this._api.parity.netPort(),
-        this._api.parity.nodeName(),
-        this._api.parity.rpcSettings(),
-        this._api.eth.syncing()
-      ])
-      .then(([clientVersion, coinbase, defaultExtraData, extraData, gasFloorTarget, hashrate, minGasPrice, netChain, netPeers, netPort, nodeName, rpcSettings, syncing, traceMode]) => {
-        const isTest = netChain === 'morden' || netChain === 'testnet';
-
-        const status = {
-          clientVersion,
-          coinbase,
-          defaultExtraData,
-          extraData,
-          gasFloorTarget,
-          hashrate,
-          minGasPrice,
-          netChain,
-          netPeers,
-          netPort,
-          nodeName,
-          rpcSettings,
-          syncing,
-          isTest,
-          traceMode
-        };
+      .all(statusPromises)
+      .then((statusResults) => {
+        const status = statusResults.length === 1
+          ? {
+            syncing: statusResults[0]
+          }
+          : {
+            syncing: statusResults[0],
+            hashrate: statusResults[1],
+            netPeers: statusResults[2]
+          };
 
         if (!isEqual(status, this._status)) {
           this._store.dispatch(statusCollection(status));
           this._status = status;
         }
+
+        nextTimeout();
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error('_pollStatus', error);
+        nextTimeout(250);
       });
+  }
 
-    nextTimeout();
+  /**
+   * Miner settings should never changes unless
+   * Parity is restarted, or if the values are changed
+   * from the UI
+   */
+  _pollMinerSettings = () => {
+    Promise
+      .all([
+        this._api.eth.coinbase(),
+        this._api.parity.extraData(),
+        this._api.parity.minGasPrice(),
+        this._api.parity.gasFloorTarget()
+      ])
+      .then(([
+        coinbase, extraData, minGasPrice, gasFloorTarget
+      ]) => {
+        const minerSettings = {
+          coinbase,
+          extraData,
+          minGasPrice,
+          gasFloorTarget
+        };
+
+        if (!isEqual(minerSettings, this._minerSettings)) {
+          this._store.dispatch(statusCollection(minerSettings));
+          this._minerSettings = minerSettings;
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error('_pollMinerSettings', error);
+      });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The data fetched here should not change
+   * unless Parity is restarted. They are thus
+   * fetched every 30s just in case, and whenever
+   * the client got reconnected.
+   */
+  _pollLongStatus = () => {
+    const nextTimeout = (timeout = 30000) => {
+      if (this._longStatusTimeoutId) {
+        clearTimeout(this._longStatusTimeoutId);
+      }
+
+      this._longStatusTimeoutId = setTimeout(this._pollLongStatus, timeout);
+    };
+
+    // Poll Miner settings just in case
+    this._pollMinerSettings();
+
+    Promise
+      .all([
+        this._api.web3.clientVersion(),
+        this._api.parity.defaultExtraData(),
+        this._api.parity.netChain(),
+        this._api.parity.netPort(),
+        this._api.parity.rpcSettings(),
+        this._api.parity.enode()
+      ])
+      .then(([
+        clientVersion, defaultExtraData, netChain, netPort, rpcSettings, enode
+      ]) => {
+        const isTest = netChain === 'morden' || netChain === 'testnet';
+
+        const longStatus = {
+          clientVersion,
+          defaultExtraData,
+          netChain,
+          netPort,
+          rpcSettings,
+          enode,
+          isTest
+        };
+
+        if (!isEqual(longStatus, this._longStatus)) {
+          this._store.dispatch(statusCollection(longStatus));
+          this._longStatus = longStatus;
+        }
+
+        nextTimeout();
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error('_pollLongStatus', error);
+        nextTimeout(250);
+      });
   }
 
   _pollLogs = () => {
diff --git a/js/src/redux/providers/statusActions.js b/js/src/redux/providers/statusActions.js
index 142cdabdc..1c175c29d 100644
--- a/js/src/redux/providers/statusActions.js
+++ b/js/src/redux/providers/statusActions.js
@@ -47,3 +47,10 @@ export function clearStatusLogs () {
     type: 'clearStatusLogs'
   };
 }
+
+export function toggleStatusRefresh (refreshStatus) {
+  return {
+    type: 'toggleStatusRefresh',
+    refreshStatus
+  };
+}
diff --git a/js/src/redux/providers/statusReducer.js b/js/src/redux/providers/statusReducer.js
index 98bb536ae..b0450083a 100644
--- a/js/src/redux/providers/statusReducer.js
+++ b/js/src/redux/providers/statusReducer.js
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ const initialState = {
     max: new BigNumber(0)
   },
   netPort: new BigNumber(0),
-  nodeName: '',
   rpcSettings: {},
   syncing: false,
-  isApiConnected: true,
-  isPingConnected: true,
+  isConnected: false,
+  isConnecting: false,
+  isPingable: false,
   isTest: false,
+  refreshStatus: false,
   traceMode: undefined
 };
 
@@ -73,5 +74,10 @@ export default handleActions({
 
   clearStatusLogs (state, action) {
     return Object.assign({}, state, { devLogs: [] });
+  },
+
+  toggleStatusRefresh (state, action) {
+    const { refreshStatus } = action;
+    return Object.assign({}, state, { refreshStatus });
   }
 }, initialState);
diff --git a/js/src/views/Status/containers/StatusPage/StatusPage.js b/js/src/views/Status/containers/StatusPage/StatusPage.js
index afc7d60f7..617a6486a 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Status/containers/StatusPage/StatusPage.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Status/containers/StatusPage/StatusPage.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
-import { clearStatusLogs, toggleStatusLogs } from '../../../../redux/actions';
+import { clearStatusLogs, toggleStatusLogs, toggleStatusRefresh } from '../../../../redux/actions';
 
 import Debug from '../../components/Debug';
 import Status from '../../components/Status';
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ class StatusPage extends Component {
     actions: PropTypes.object.isRequired
   }
 
+  componentWillMount () {
+    this.props.actions.toggleStatusRefresh(true);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount () {
+    this.props.actions.toggleStatusRefresh(false);
+  }
+
   render () {
     return (
       <div className={ styles.body }>
@@ -49,7 +57,8 @@ function mapDispatchToProps (dispatch) {
   return {
     actions: bindActionCreators({
       clearStatusLogs,
-      toggleStatusLogs
+      toggleStatusLogs,
+      toggleStatusRefresh
     }, dispatch)
   };
 }