diff --git a/hrafn.py b/hrafn.py
index 6959478..82d8565 100755
--- a/hrafn.py
+++ b/hrafn.py
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ class Hrafn():
             self.add_to_notebook(tab, single_tweet, conversation)
         self.tweet_notebook.set_current_page(page_num)
 
-        self.update_windows()
-
         # Timer to update periodically
         gobject.timeout_add(self.refresh_time * 1000, self.update_windows)