diff --git a/js/interface_common.js b/js/interface_common.js
index 3ec2e51..58b0b33 100644
--- a/js/interface_common.js
+++ b/js/interface_common.js
@@ -185,15 +185,18 @@ function openHashtagModalFromSearchHandler(hashtag)
     $( "."+hashtagModalClass + " h3" ).text( "#" + hashtag );
 }
 
-function updateHashtagModal(postboard,hashtag) {
+function updateHashtagModal(postboard,hashtag,timeoutArgs) {
     var $hashtagModalClass = $(".hashtag-modal");
     if( !$hashtagModalClass.length || $hashtagModalClass.css("display") == 'none' )
         return;
 
     var resource = $hashtagModalClass.attr("data-resource");
 
-    requestHashtag(postboard,hashtag,resource);
-    setTimeout( function() {updateHashtagModal(postboard,hashtag);}, 5000);
+    requestHashtag(postboard,hashtag,resource,timeoutArgs);
+    // use extended timeout parameters on modal refresh (requires twister_core >= 0.9.14).
+    // our first query above should be faster (with default timeoutArgs of twisterd),
+    // then we may possibly collect more posts on our second try by waiting more.
+    setTimeout( function() {updateHashtagModal(postboard,hashtag,[10000,2000,3]);}, 5000);
 }
 
 function openMentionsModal(e)
diff --git a/js/twister_actions.js b/js/twister_actions.js
index 08bbb71..8fa780a 100644
--- a/js/twister_actions.js
+++ b/js/twister_actions.js
@@ -298,12 +298,12 @@ function clearHashtagProcessed() {
     _hashtagPendingPosts = [];
 }
 
-function requestHashtag(postboard,hashtag,resource) {
+function requestHashtag(postboard,hashtag,resource, timeoutArgs) {
     dhtget( hashtag, resource, "m",
            function(args, data) {
                processHashtag(args.postboard, args.hashtag, data);
            }, {postboard:postboard,hashtag:hashtag}, 
-           [10000,2000,3]); // use extended timeout parameters (requires twister_core >= 0.9.14)
+           timeoutArgs);
 }
 
 function processHashtag(postboard, hashtag, data) {