diff --git a/src/components/modals/main/settings/Dropdown.jsx b/src/components/modals/main/settings/Dropdown.jsx
index 4175608c..f444a508 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/main/settings/Dropdown.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/main/settings/Dropdown.jsx
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export default class Dropdown extends PureComponent {
 
     if (!this.props.noSetting) {
       localStorage.setItem(this.props.name, value);
+      localStorage.setItem(this.props.name2, this.props.value2)
     }
 
     if (this.props.onChange) {
diff --git a/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/Quote.jsx b/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/Quote.jsx
index a3daaea1..bcbd182f 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/Quote.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/Quote.jsx
@@ -233,24 +233,26 @@ export default class QuoteSettings extends PureComponent {
                   'modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.title',
                 )}
                 name="quotechange"
+                name2="quoteStartTime"
+                value2={Date.now()}
               >
                 <option value="refresh">{variables.getMessage('tabname')}</option>
-                <option value="60000">
+                <option value={60000}>
                   {variables.getMessage('modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.minute')}
                 </option>
-                <option value="1800000">
+                <option value={1800000}>
                   {variables.getMessage(
                     'modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.half_hour',
                   )}
                 </option>
-                <option value="3600000">
+                <option value={3600000}>
                   {variables.getMessage('modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.hour')}
                 </option>
-                <option value="86400000">
+                <option value={86400000}>
                   {variables.getMessage('modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.day')}
                 </option>
-                <option value="604800000">{variables.getMessage('widgets.date.week')}</option>
-                <option value="2628000000">
+                <option value={604800000}>{variables.getMessage('widgets.date.week')}</option>
+                <option value={2628000000}>
                   {variables.getMessage('modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.month')}
                 </option>
               </Dropdown>
diff --git a/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/background/Background.jsx b/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/background/Background.jsx
index 62238020..14273ce0 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/background/Background.jsx
+++ b/src/components/modals/main/settings/sections/background/Background.jsx
@@ -74,8 +74,13 @@ export default class BackgroundSettings extends PureComponent {
         <Dropdown
           label={variables.getMessage('modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.title')}
           name="backgroundchange"
+          name2="backgroundStartTime"
+          value2={Date.now()}
         >
           <option value="refresh">{variables.getMessage('tabname')}</option>
+          <option value="10000">
+            10 secs
+          </option>
           <option value="60000">
             {variables.getMessage('modals.main.settings.sections.background.interval.minute')}
           </option>
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/background/Background.jsx b/src/components/widgets/background/Background.jsx
index c70d829b..381032db 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/background/Background.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/background/Background.jsx
@@ -383,25 +383,31 @@ export default class Background extends PureComponent {
       return this.setState(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('welcomeImage')));
     }
 
-    const interval = localStorage.getItem('backgroundchange');
-    if (interval && interval !== 'refresh') {
+    if (localStorage.getItem('backgroundchange') === 'refresh') {
+      try {
+        document.getElementById('backgroundImage').classList.remove('fade-in');
+        document.getElementsByClassName('photoInformation')[0].classList.remove('fade-in');
+      } catch (e) {
+        // Disregard exception
+      }
+      this.getBackground();
+      localStorage.setItem('backgroundStartTime', Date.now());
+    }
+
+    this.interval = setInterval(() => {
+      const targetTime = Number(
+        Number(localStorage.getItem('backgroundStartTime')) +
+          Number(localStorage.getItem('backgroundchange')),
+      );
+      const currentTime = Number(Date.now());
       const type = localStorage.getItem('backgroundType');
 
-      if (type === 'api' || type === 'custom') {
-        Interval(
-          () => {
-            try {
-              document.getElementById('backgroundImage').classList.remove('fade-in');
-              document.getElementsByClassName('photoInformation')[0].classList.remove('fade-in');
-            } catch (e) {
-              // Disregard exception
-            }
-            this.getBackground();
-          },
-          Number(interval),
-          'background',
-        );
-
+      if (currentTime >= targetTime) {
+        console.log('Is this true?')
+        this.getBackground();
+        localStorage.setItem('backgroundStartTime', Date.now());
+      } else {
+        console.log('Or this?')
         try {
           const current = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentBackground'));
           if (current.type !== type) {
@@ -412,24 +418,18 @@ export default class Background extends PureComponent {
             this.setState(current);
           } else if (current.url.startsWith('http')) {
             this.setState(offlineBackground());
-          } else {
-            if (offline === 'false') {
-              localStorage.removeItem('currentBackground');
-              return this.getBackground();
-            }
-            this.setState(current);
           }
+            this.setState(current);
         } catch (e) {
           this.setBackground();
         }
       }
-    } else {
-      this.getBackground();
-    }
+    });
   }
 
   // only set once we've got the info
   componentDidUpdate() {
+    clearInterval(this.interval);
     if (this.state.video === true) {
       return;
     }
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ export default class Background extends PureComponent {
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     EventBus.off('refresh');
+    clearInterval(this.interval);
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/src/components/widgets/quote/Quote.jsx b/src/components/widgets/quote/Quote.jsx
index f122ac24..2a98d563 100644
--- a/src/components/widgets/quote/Quote.jsx
+++ b/src/components/widgets/quote/Quote.jsx
@@ -359,32 +359,37 @@ export default class Quote extends PureComponent {
       }
     });
 
-    const interval = localStorage.getItem('quotechange');
-    if (interval && interval !== 'refresh' && localStorage.getItem('quoteType') === 'api') {
-      Interval(
-        () => {
-          this.setZoom();
-          this.getQuote();
-        },
-        Number(interval),
-        'quote',
-      );
-
-      try {
-        this.setState(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentQuote')));
-      } catch (e) {
-        this.setZoom();
-        this.getQuote();
-      }
-    } else {
-      // don't bother with the checks if we're loading for the first time
+    if (localStorage.getItem('quotechange') === 'refresh') {
       this.setZoom();
       this.getQuote();
+      localStorage.setItem('quoteStartTime', Date.now());
     }
+
+    this.interval = setInterval(() => {
+      const targetTime = Number(
+        Number(localStorage.getItem('quoteStartTime')) +
+          Number(localStorage.getItem('quotechange')),
+      );
+      const currentTime = Number(Date.now());
+      if (currentTime >= targetTime) {
+        this.setZoom();
+        this.getQuote();
+        localStorage.setItem('quoteStartTime', Date.now());
+      } else {
+        console.log(localStorage.getItem('quotechange'));
+        try {
+          this.setState(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('currentQuote')));
+        } catch (e) {
+          this.setZoom();
+          this.getQuote();
+        }
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
     EventBus.off('refresh');
+    clearInterval(this.interval);
   }
 
   render() {