diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index 73dc340c8..3874cceae 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ function viewNextFeedPage() {
 	try {
 		if (!getActiveFeedId()) return;
 
-		notify_progress("Loading, please wait...");
-
 		viewfeed(getActiveFeedId(), undefined, undefined, undefined,
 			undefined, _feed_cur_page+1);
 
diff --git a/viewfeed.js b/viewfeed.js
index 8f7c27acb..2ed27bd2f 100644
--- a/viewfeed.js
+++ b/viewfeed.js
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ function headlines_scroll_handler() {
 
 		var e = document.getElementById("headlinesInnerContainer");
 
-		if (e.scrollTop + e.offsetHeight > e.scrollHeight - 300) {
+		if (e.scrollTop + e.offsetHeight > e.scrollHeight - 100) {
 			if (!_infscroll_disable) {
 				debug("more cowbell!");
 				viewNextFeedPage();