diff --git a/web/src/app.rs b/web/src/app.rs
index 8e515531..9c0d3c77 100644
--- a/web/src/app.rs
+++ b/web/src/app.rs
@@ -12,29 +12,6 @@ pub fn App() -> impl IntoView {
 	let (userid, set_userid) = use_cookie::<String, FromToStringCodec>("user_id");
 	let (config, set_config, _) = use_local_storage::<crate::Config, JsonCodec>("config");
 
-	if let Some(tok) = token.get_untracked() {
-		spawn_local(async move {
-			match reqwest::Client::new()
-				.request(Method::PATCH, format!("{URL_BASE}/auth"))
-				.json(&serde_json::json!({"token": tok}))
-				.send()
-				.await
-			{
-				Err(e) => tracing::error!("could not refresh token: {e}"),
-				Ok(res) => match res.error_for_status() {
-					Err(e) => tracing::error!("server rejected refresh: {e}"),
-					Ok(doc) => match doc.json::<AuthResponse>().await {
-						Err(e) => tracing::error!("failed parsing auth response: {e}"),
-						Ok(auth) => {
-							set_token.set(Some(auth.token));
-							set_userid.set(Some(auth.user));
-						},
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	};
-
 	let auth = Auth { token, userid };
 	provide_context(auth);
 	provide_context(config);
@@ -55,26 +32,39 @@ pub fn App() -> impl IntoView {
 	let (menu, set_menu) = create_signal(screen_width <= 786);
 	let (advanced, set_advanced) = create_signal(false);
 
-	spawn_local(async move {
-		if let Err(e) = server_tl.more(auth).await {
-			tracing::error!("error populating timeline: {e}");
-		}
-	});
-
 	let auth_present = auth.token.get_untracked().is_some(); // skip helper to use get_untracked
-	if auth_present { 
-		spawn_local(async move {
-			if let Err(e) = home_tl.more(auth).await {
-				tracing::error!("error populating timeline: {e}");
-			}
-		});
-	}
+	let title_target = move || if auth_present { "/web/home" } else { "/web/server" };
 
-	let title_target = if auth_present { "/web/home" } else { "/web/server" };
+	if let Some(tok) = token.get_untracked() {
+		spawn_local(async move {
+			// refresh token first, or verify that we're still authed
+			match reqwest::Client::new()
+				.request(Method::PATCH, format!("{URL_BASE}/auth"))
+				.json(&serde_json::json!({"token": tok}))
+				.send()
+				.await
+			{
+				Err(e) => tracing::error!("could not refresh token: {e}"),
+				Ok(res) => match res.error_for_status() {
+					Err(e) => tracing::error!("server rejected refresh: {e}"),
+					Ok(doc) => match doc.json::<AuthResponse>().await {
+						Err(e) => tracing::error!("failed parsing auth response: {e}"),
+						Ok(auth) => {
+							set_token.set(Some(auth.token));
+							set_userid.set(Some(auth.user));
+						},
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			server_tl.more(auth);
+			if auth_present { home_tl.more(auth) };
+		})
+	};
 
 	view! {
 		<nav class="w-100 mt-1 mb-1 pb-s">
-			<code class="color ml-3" ><a class="upub-title" href={title_target} >μpub</a></code>
+			<code class="color ml-3" ><a class="upub-title" href=title_target >μpub</a></code>
 			<small class="ml-1 mr-1 hidden-on-tiny" ><a class="clean" href="/web/server" >micro social network, federated</a></small>
 			/* TODO kinda jank with the float but whatever, will do for now */
 			<input type="submit" class="mr-2 rev" on:click=move |_| set_menu.set(!menu.get()) value="menu" style="float: right" />
diff --git a/web/src/components/login.rs b/web/src/components/login.rs
index 4d17cdee..05805fa7 100644
--- a/web/src/components/login.rs
+++ b/web/src/components/login.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@ pub fn LoginBox(
 					token_tx.set(None);
 					home_tl.reset(format!("{URL_BASE}/outbox/page"));
 					server_tl.reset(format!("{URL_BASE}/inbox/page"));
-					spawn_local(async move {
-						if let Err(e) = server_tl.more(auth).await {
-							logging::error!("failed refreshing server timeline: {e}");
-						}
-					});
+					server_tl.more(auth);
 				} />
 			</div>
 			<div class:hidden=move || auth.present() >
@@ -50,18 +46,10 @@ pub fn LoginBox(
 						token_tx.set(Some(auth_response.token));
 						// reset home feed and point it to our user's inbox
 						home_tl.reset(format!("{URL_BASE}/users/{}/inbox/page", username));
-						spawn_local(async move {
-							if let Err(e) = home_tl.more(auth).await {
-								tracing::error!("failed refreshing home timeline: {e}");
-							}
-						});
+						home_tl.more(auth);
 						// reset server feed: there may be more content now that we're authed
 						server_tl.reset(format!("{URL_BASE}/inbox/page"));
-						spawn_local(async move {
-							if let Err(e) = server_tl.more(auth).await {
-								tracing::error!("failed refreshing server timeline: {e}");
-							}
-						});
+						server_tl.more(auth);
 					});
 				} >
 					<table class="w-100 align">
diff --git a/web/src/components/timeline.rs b/web/src/components/timeline.rs
index a86b50b8..083b70c4 100644
--- a/web/src/components/timeline.rs
+++ b/web/src/components/timeline.rs
@@ -36,14 +36,20 @@ impl Timeline {
 		self.over.set(false);
 	}
 
-	pub async fn more(&self, auth: Auth) -> reqwest::Result<()> {
-		self.loading.set(true);
-		let res = self.more_inner(auth).await;
-		self.loading.set(false);
-		res
+	pub fn more(&self, auth: Auth) {
+		if self.loading.get() { return }
+		let _self = *self;
+		spawn_local(async move {
+			_self.loading.set(true);
+			let res = _self.load_more(auth).await;
+			_self.loading.set(false);
+			if let Err(e) = res {
+				tracing::error!("failed loading posts for timeline: {e}");
+			}
+		});
 	}
 
-	async fn more_inner(&self, auth: Auth) -> reqwest::Result<()> {
+	pub async fn load_more(&self, auth: Auth) -> reqwest::Result<()> {
 		use apb::{Collection, CollectionPage};
 
 		let feed_url = self.next.get_untracked();
@@ -119,13 +125,7 @@ pub fn TimelineReplies(tl: Timeline, root: String) -> impl IntoView {
 		<div class="center mt-1 mb-1" class:hidden=tl.over >
 			<button type="button"
 				prop:disabled=tl.loading 
-				on:click=move |_| {
-					spawn_local(async move {
-						if let Err(e) = tl.more(auth).await {
-							tracing::error!("error fetching more items for timeline: {e}");
-						}
-					})
-				}
+				on:click=move |_| tl.more(auth)
 			>
 				{move || if tl.loading.get() {
 					view! { "loading"<span class="dots"></span> }.into_view()
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ pub fn TimelineFeed(tl: Timeline) -> impl IntoView {
 		move |(s, h)| async move {
 			if !config.get().infinite_scroll { return }
 			if s > 0.0 && h - s < view_height && !tl.loading.get() {
-				if let Err(e) = tl.more(auth).await {
-					tracing::error!("auto load failed: {e}");
-				}
+				tl.more(auth);
 			}
 		},
 	);
@@ -179,7 +177,7 @@ pub fn TimelineFeed(tl: Timeline) -> impl IntoView {
 		<div class="center mt-1 mb-1" class:hidden=tl.over >
 			<button type="button"
 				prop:disabled=tl.loading 
-				on:click=move |_| load_more(tl, auth)
+				on:click=move |_| tl.more(auth)
 			>
 				{move || if tl.loading.get() {
 					view! { "loading"<span class="dots"></span> }.into_view()
@@ -189,16 +187,6 @@ pub fn TimelineFeed(tl: Timeline) -> impl IntoView {
 	}
 }
 
-fn load_more(tl: Timeline, auth: Auth) {
-	if !tl.loading.get() {
-		spawn_local(async move {
-			if let Err(e) = tl.more(auth).await {
-				tracing::error!("error fetching more items for timeline: {e}");
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 async fn process_activities(activities: Vec<serde_json::Value>, auth: Auth) -> Vec<String> {
 	let mut sub_tasks : Vec<Pin<Box<dyn futures::Future<Output = ()>>>> = Vec::new();
 	let mut gonna_fetch = BTreeSet::new();
diff --git a/web/src/page/object.rs b/web/src/page/object.rs
index 5d7bffc2..53e9377d 100644
--- a/web/src/page/object.rs
+++ b/web/src/page/object.rs
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ pub fn ObjectPage(tl: Timeline) -> impl IntoView {
 					class:hidden=move || tl.is_empty()
 					on:click=move |_| {
 						tl.reset(tl.next.get().split('?').next().unwrap_or_default().to_string());
-						spawn_local(async move {
-							if let Err(e) = tl.more(auth).await {
-								tracing::error!("error fetching more items for timeline: {e}");
-							}
-						})
+						tl.more(auth);
 				}><span class="emoji">
 					"\u{1f5d8}"
 				</span></a>
diff --git a/web/src/page/timeline.rs b/web/src/page/timeline.rs
index f64aefbf..fb7b5420 100644
--- a/web/src/page/timeline.rs
+++ b/web/src/page/timeline.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,7 @@ pub fn TimelinePage(name: &'static str, tl: Timeline) -> impl IntoView {
 				{name}
 				<a class="clean ml-1" href="#" on:click=move |_| {
 					tl.reset(tl.next.get().split('?').next().unwrap_or_default().to_string());
-					spawn_local(async move {
-						if let Err(e) = tl.more(auth).await {
-							tracing::error!("error fetching more items for timeline: {e}");
-						}
-					})
+					tl.more(auth);
 				}><span class="emoji">
 					"\u{1f5d8}"
 				</span></a>
diff --git a/web/src/page/user.rs b/web/src/page/user.rs
index cd5ffde8..2f68b6e0 100644
--- a/web/src/page/user.rs
+++ b/web/src/page/user.rs
@@ -50,12 +50,8 @@ pub fn UserPage(tl: Timeline) -> impl IntoView {
 					class="clean ml-1" href="#"
 					class:hidden=move || tl.is_empty()
 					on:click=move |_| {
-					tl.reset(tl.next.get().split('?').next().unwrap_or_default().to_string());
-					spawn_local(async move {
-						if let Err(e) = tl.more(auth).await {
-							tracing::error!("error fetching more items for timeline: {e}");
-						}
-					})
+						tl.reset(tl.next.get().split('?').next().unwrap_or_default().to_string());
+						tl.more(auth);
 				}><span class="emoji">
 					"\u{1f5d8}"
 				</span></a>