diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesList.js b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesList.js
index ebd272b62..2652e78c9 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesList.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesList.js
@@ -2602,12 +2602,6 @@ Ext.onReady ( function() {
         // Nothing to do
     }
 
-    try {
-        parent.updateCasesTree();
-    }
-    catch (e) {
-        // Nothing to do
-    }
     if (action === "search") {
         comboCategory.setValue(
             typeof filtersValues !== 'undefined' && filtersValues.advanced && filtersValues.advanced.category ?
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesListConsolidated.js b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesListConsolidated.js
index ee0241071..00121bd0c 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesListConsolidated.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesListConsolidated.js
@@ -593,8 +593,6 @@ Ext.onReady(function () {
         }
     }
 
-    parent.updateCasesTree();
-
     function inArray(arr, obj) {
         for (var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
             if (arr[i] == obj)
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesStartCase.js b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesStartCase.js
index c573f00ee..4414535d1 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesStartCase.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesStartCase.js
@@ -6,16 +6,6 @@ Ext.chart.Chart.CHART_URL = '/images/charts.swf';
 Ext.FlashComponent.EXPRESS_INSTALL_URL = '/images/expressinstall.swf';
 // The Quicktips are used for the toolbar and Tree mouseover tooltips!
 
-// Refresh treePanel
-try {
-  if (typeof(parent.timer) != 'undefined') {
-    parent.timer();
-  }
-} catch(theError) {
-  // This try-catch is for Zimbra error
-}
-
-
 var conn = new Ext.data.Connection();
 
 Docs = {};
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/main.js b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/main.js
index c31bf1598..ec49cd577 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/main.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/main.js
@@ -496,8 +496,12 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
   /**hide*/
   menuPanelC.hide();
   menuPanelC.ownerCt.doLayout();
-  //FORMATS.casesListRefreshTime is in seconds
-  setTimeout("timer()", parseInt(FORMATS.casesListRefreshTime) * 1000);
+
+  // Get the counters the first time
+  updateCasesTree();
+
+  // FORMATS.casesListRefreshTime is in seconds
+  setInterval("timer()", parseInt(FORMATS.casesListRefreshTime) * 1000);
 });
 
 function updateCasesView(viewList) {
@@ -562,8 +566,6 @@ function timer() {
       updateCasesTree();
       updateCasesView();
     }
-    //FORMATS.casesListRefreshTime is in seconds
-    setTimeout("timer()", parseInt(FORMATS.casesListRefreshTime) * 1000);
 }
 
 Ext.data.DynamicJsonReader = function(config){