diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repo.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repo.coffee
index bd1c6306..39557dcd 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repo.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repo.coffee
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Travis.RepoController = Travis.Controller.extend
 
   init: ->
     @_super.apply this, arguments
-    setTimeout(@updateTimes.bind(this), Travis.INTERVALS.updateTimes)
+    Visibility.every Travis.INTERVALS.updateTimes, @updateTimes.bind(this)
 
   updateTimes: ->
     if builds = @get('builds')
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ Travis.RepoController = Travis.Controller.extend
     if build && jobs = build.get('jobs')
       jobs.forEach (j) -> j.updateTimes()
 
-    setTimeout(@updateTimes.bind(this), Travis.INTERVALS.updateTimes)
-
   activate: (action) ->
     @_unbind()
     this["view#{$.camelize(action)}"]()
diff --git a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
index 0e626ff4..ea0e4622 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
+++ b/assets/scripts/app/controllers/repos.coffee
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Travis.ReposController = Ember.ArrayController.extend
 
   init: ->
     @_super.apply this, arguments
-    setTimeout(@updateTimes.bind(this), Travis.INTERVALS.updateTimes)
+    Visibility.every Travis.INTERVALS.updateTimes, @updateTimes.bind(this)
 
   recentRepos: (->
     Travis.Repo.find()
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ Travis.ReposController = Ember.ArrayController.extend
     if content = @get('content')
       content.forEach (r) -> r.updateTimes()
 
-    setTimeout(@updateTimes.bind(this), Travis.INTERVALS.updateTimes)
-
   activate: (tab, params) ->
     @set('sortProperties', null)
     tab ||= @get('defaultTab')