diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index b222c9bdb..d16a56e06 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ function feedlist_init() {
 //		if (arguments.callee.done) return;
 //		arguments.callee.done = true;		
 		
-		loading_set_progress(80);
+		loading_set_progress(90);
 
 		debug("in feedlist init");
 		
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ function feedlist_init() {
 			debug("some feed is open on feedlist refresh, reloading");
 			setTimeout("viewCurrentFeed()", 100);
 		} else {
-			if (getInitParam("cdm_auto_catchup") != 1) {				
+			if (getInitParam("cdm_auto_catchup") != 1 && get_feed_unread(-3) > 0) {
 				notify_silent_next();
 				setTimeout("viewfeed(-3)", 100);
 			} else {
@@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ function feedlist_init() {
 
 		init_collapsable_feedlist(getInitParam("theme"));
 
-		loading_set_progress(80);
-
 	} catch (e) {
 		exception_error("feedlist/init", e);
 	}
@@ -463,11 +461,6 @@ function init_collapsable_feedlist(theme) {
 
 function remove_splash() {
 	debug("about to remove splash, OMG!");
-
-	var o = document.getElementById("overlay");
-
-	if (o) {
-		o.style.display = "none";
-		debug("removed splash!");
-	} 
+	Element.hide("overlay");
+	debug("removed splash!");
 }
diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index c37a7812c..b0665b174 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var hotkeys_enabled = true;
 var debug_mode_enabled = false;
 var xmlhttp_rpc = Ajax.getTransport();
 var notify_silent = false;
+var last_progress_point = 0;
 
 /* add method to remove element from array */
 
@@ -1671,10 +1672,19 @@ function focus_element(id) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-function loading_set_progress(v) {
+function loading_set_progress(p) {
 	try {
+		if (!Element.visible("overlay")) return;
+
 		var o = document.getElementById("l_progress_i");
-		o.style.width = (v*2) + "px";
+
+		new Effect.Scale(o, p, { 
+			scaleY : false,
+			scaleFrom : last_progress_point,
+			scaleMode: { originalWidth : 200 },
+			queue: { position: 'end', scope: 'LSP-Q', limit: 1 } });
+
+		last_progress_point = p;
 
 	} catch (e) {
 		exception_error("loading_set_progress", e);
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 698efeb20..a2d1750c4 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -4173,7 +4173,7 @@
 
 			$age_qpart = getMaxAgeSubquery();
 
-			$result = db_query($link, "SELECT ttrss_feeds.*,
+			$query = "SELECT ttrss_feeds.*,
 				".SUBSTRING_FOR_DATE."(last_updated,1,19) AS last_updated_noms,
 				(SELECT COUNT(id) FROM ttrss_entries,ttrss_user_entries
 					WHERE feed_id = ttrss_feeds.id AND unread = true
@@ -4188,7 +4188,9 @@
 				WHERE 
 					ttrss_feeds.hidden = false AND
 					ttrss_feeds.owner_uid = '$owner_uid' AND parent_feed IS NULL
-				ORDER BY $order_by_qpart"); 
+				ORDER BY $order_by_qpart"; 
+
+			$result = db_query($link, $query);
 
 			$actid = $_GET["actid"];
 	
diff --git a/tt-rss.css b/tt-rss.css
index dafb9db4f..b92e8f9aa 100644
--- a/tt-rss.css
+++ b/tt-rss.css
@@ -1940,5 +1940,5 @@ div#l_progress_o {
 div#l_progress_i {
 	width : 10px;
 	background-color : #88b0f0;
-	padding : 5px;
+	height : 10px;
 }
diff --git a/tt-rss.php b/tt-rss.php
index d5fd39fe4..c2ef53ce0 100644
--- a/tt-rss.php
+++ b/tt-rss.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 		<?php echo __("Loading, please wait...") ?>
 
 		<div id="l_progress_o">
-			<div id="l_progress_i"> </div>
+			<div id="l_progress_i"></div>
 		</div>
 
 	<noscript>