diff --git a/apps/ssb.json b/apps/ssb.json
index f6d7bcc5..cc9d61e4 100644
--- a/apps/ssb.json
+++ b/apps/ssb.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
 	"type": "tildefriends-app",
 	"emoji": "🐌",
-	"previous": "&nPhjx+lscaqxp3pwcpLlQ2HyJDPQPssdfzcFKsPEMsI=.sha256"
+	"previous": "&PK+UixgYQEYFKKPJ3BVacSKaDRRjiNO6M/fmgzDJaRM=.sha256"
 }
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-connections.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-connections.js
index 865e0564..da424002 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-connections.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-connections.js
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ class TfTabConnectionsElement extends LitElement {
 				${requests.map(
 					(x) => html`
 						<span
-							class=${'w3-tag w3-small ' + (x.active ? 'w3-blue' : 'w3-black')}
+							class=${'w3-tag w3-small ' +
+							(x.active ? 'w3-theme-l3' : 'w3-theme-d3')}
 							>${x.request_number > 0 ? '🟩' : '🟥'} ${x.name}
 							<span
 								class="w3-badge w3-white"
diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index 36dc0975..fc1d0445 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ enum
 	k_seed_check_interval_seconds = 5 * 60,
 	k_udp_discovery_expires_seconds = 10,
 	k_handshake_timeout_ms = 15000,
+	k_rpc_active_ms = 3000,
 };
 
 typedef struct _tf_ssb_broadcast_t tf_ssb_broadcast_t;
@@ -362,6 +363,8 @@ typedef struct _tf_ssb_connection_t
 
 	int read_back_pressure;
 	int active_write_count;
+
+	time_t last_notified_active;
 } tf_ssb_connection_t;
 
 static JSClassID _connection_class_id;
@@ -684,7 +687,25 @@ static bool _tf_ssb_connection_get_request_callback(tf_ssb_connection_t* connect
 static void _tf_ssb_request_activity_timer(uv_timer_t* timer)
 {
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = timer->data;
-	_tf_ssb_notify_connections_changed(ssb, k_tf_ssb_change_update, NULL);
+	time_t now = time(NULL);
+	for (tf_ssb_connection_t* connection = ssb->connections; connection; connection = connection->next)
+	{
+		bool any_changed = false;
+		bool last_notified_active = (now - connection->last_notified_active) * 1000 < k_rpc_active_ms;
+		for (int i = 0; i < connection->requests_count; i++)
+		{
+			bool last_active = (now - connection->requests[i].last_active) * 1000 <= k_rpc_active_ms;
+			if (last_active != last_notified_active)
+			{
+				any_changed = true;
+			}
+		}
+		if (any_changed)
+		{
+			_tf_ssb_notify_connections_changed(ssb, k_tf_ssb_change_update, connection);
+			connection->last_notified_active = now;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void tf_ssb_connection_add_request(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, int32_t request_number, const char* name, tf_ssb_rpc_callback_t* callback, tf_ssb_callback_cleanup_t* cleanup,
@@ -692,13 +713,14 @@ void tf_ssb_connection_add_request(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, int32_t requ
 {
 	tf_ssb_request_t* existing =
 		connection->requests_count ? bsearch(&request_number, connection->requests, connection->requests_count, sizeof(tf_ssb_request_t), _request_compare) : NULL;
+	time_t now = time(NULL);
 	if (existing)
 	{
 		assert(!existing->callback);
 		assert(!existing->cleanup);
 		assert(!existing->user_data);
 		assert(!existing->dependent_connection);
-		existing->last_active = time(NULL);
+		existing->last_active = now;
 		existing->callback = callback;
 		existing->cleanup = cleanup;
 		existing->user_data = user_data;
@@ -713,7 +735,7 @@ void tf_ssb_connection_add_request(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, int32_t requ
 			.cleanup = cleanup,
 			.user_data = user_data,
 			.dependent_connection = dependent_connection,
-			.last_active = time(NULL),
+			.last_active = now,
 		};
 		snprintf(request.name, sizeof(request.name), "%s", name);
 		int index = tf_util_insert_index(&request_number, connection->requests, connection->requests_count, sizeof(tf_ssb_request_t), _request_compare);
@@ -728,9 +750,10 @@ void tf_ssb_connection_add_request(tf_ssb_connection_t* connection, int32_t requ
 	}
 	if (uv_timer_get_due_in(&connection->ssb->request_activity_timer) == 0)
 	{
-		uv_timer_start(&connection->ssb->request_activity_timer, _tf_ssb_request_activity_timer, 3000, 0);
+		uv_timer_start(&connection->ssb->request_activity_timer, _tf_ssb_request_activity_timer, k_rpc_active_ms, 0);
 	}
 	_tf_ssb_notify_connections_changed(connection->ssb, k_tf_ssb_change_update, connection);
+	connection->last_notified_active = now;
 }
 
 static int _message_request_compare(const void* a, const void* b)
@@ -2231,7 +2254,7 @@ tf_ssb_t* tf_ssb_create(uv_loop_t* loop, JSContext* context, const char* db_path
 
 	ssb->request_activity_timer.data = ssb;
 	uv_timer_init(ssb->loop, &ssb->request_activity_timer);
-	uv_timer_start(&ssb->request_activity_timer, _tf_ssb_request_activity_timer, 3000, 0);
+	uv_timer_start(&ssb->request_activity_timer, _tf_ssb_request_activity_timer, k_rpc_active_ms, 0);
 	uv_unref((uv_handle_t*)&ssb->request_activity_timer);
 
 	if (!_tf_ssb_load_keys(ssb))