diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/app/main.js b/workflow/engine/templates/app/main.js
index cf514ff1a..70fdbb402 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/app/main.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/app/main.js
@@ -268,11 +268,17 @@ function openCaseNotesWindow(appUid1, delIndex, modalSw, appTitle, proUid, taskU
     ],
     listeners: {
       show:function() {
+        if (typeof(parent.setFlag) != 'undefined') {
+          parent.setFlag(false);
+        }
         this.loadMask = new Ext.LoadMask(this.body, {
           msg:_('ID_LOADING')
         });
       },
       close:function(){
+        if (typeof(parent.setFlag) != 'undefined') {
+          parent.setFlag(true);
+        }
         if (Ext.get("caseNotes")) {
           Ext.getCmp("caseNotes").toggle(false);
           //Ext.getCmp('caseNotes').show();
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/main.js b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/main.js
index 8fc08d81e..1efdd264d 100755
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/main.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 var PANEL_EAST_OPEN = false;
 var currentSelectedTreeMenuItem = null;
 var centerPanel;
-var menuTree;
+var menuTree, setFlag;
+var flagRefresh = true;
 
 var debugVarTpl = new Ext.Template('<span style="font-size:11">{value}</span>');
 debugVarTpl.compile();
@@ -612,12 +613,17 @@ function updateCasesTree() {
 
 }
 
+setFlag = function (val) {
+  flagRefresh = val;
+}
+
 function timer()
 {
+    if (flagRefresh) {
+      updateCasesTree();
+      updateCasesView();
+    }
     //FORMATS.casesListRefreshTime is in seconds
-    updateCasesTree();
-    updateCasesView();
-
     setTimeout("timer()", parseInt(FORMATS.casesListRefreshTime) * 1000);
 }