diff --git a/javascript/distributed.js b/javascript/distributed.js
index 5827386..e72f81f 100644
--- a/javascript/distributed.js
+++ b/javascript/distributed.js
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 
 function confirm_restart_workers(_) {
     return confirm('Restart remote workers?')
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+// live updates
+function update() {
+    try {
+        let refresh_button = document.getElementById('distributed-refresh-status')
+        refresh_button.click()
+    } catch (e) {
+        if (!(e instanceof TypeError)) {
+            throw e
+        }
+    }
+}
+setInterval(update, 1500)
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diff --git a/scripts/spartan/ui.py b/scripts/spartan/ui.py
index 5aac350..88b03e4 100644
--- a/scripts/spartan/ui.py
+++ b/scripts/spartan/ui.py
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ class UI:
                         info='top-most message is newest'
                     )
 
-                    refresh_status_btn = gradio.Button(value='Refresh 🔄', size='sm')
-                    refresh_status_btn.click(self.status_btn, inputs=[], outputs=[jobs, status, logs])
+                    refresh_status_btn = gradio.Button(value='Refresh 🔄', size='sm', elem_id='distributed-refresh-status', visible=False)
+                    refresh_status_btn.click(self.status_btn, inputs=[], outputs=[jobs, status, logs], show_progress=False)
 
                     status_tab.select(fn=self.status_btn, inputs=[], outputs=[jobs, status, logs])
                     components += [status, jobs, logs, refresh_status_btn]