diff --git a/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp b/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
index 708fb3e..7eae9d3 100644
--- a/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/overviewpage.cpp
@@ -139,8 +139,13 @@ OverviewPage::OverviewPage(QWidget *parent) :
     // start with displaying the "out of sync" warnings
     showOutOfSyncWarning(true);
 
-    // get CoinInfo from the web
+    // get CoinInfo on startup
     getCoinInfo();
+    // start timer to get CoinInfo from the web every interval
+    coinInfoRefreshTimer.setSingleShot( false );
+    coinInfoRefreshTimer.setInterval( 1000 * 300 ); // every 5 minuts
+    connect( &coinInfoRefreshTimer, SIGNAL( timeout() ), this, SLOT(getCoinInfo()), Qt::UniqueConnection );
+    coinInfoRefreshTimer.start();
 }
 
 void OverviewPage::handleTransactionClicked(const QModelIndex &index)
diff --git a/src/qt/overviewpage.h b/src/qt/overviewpage.h
index c60f1f4..e2f9d05 100644
--- a/src/qt/overviewpage.h
+++ b/src/qt/overviewpage.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <QWidget>
 #include <QJsonObject>
+#include <QTimer>
 
 namespace Ui {
     class OverviewPage;
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ private:
     /** Get the CoinInfo from REST service */
     CasinoCoinWebAPIParser* cscWebApiParser;
     CasinoCoinWebAPI* cscWebApi;
-    void getCoinInfo();
     QJsonObject coinInformation;
+    QTimer coinInfoRefreshTimer;
 
 private slots:
     void updateDisplayUnit();
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ private slots:
     void updateCoinInfoFromWeb( JsonCoinInfoParser* coinInfoParser );
     void updateFiatBalance(int currency);
     void updateDisplayPromotions(bool checked);
+    void getCoinInfo();
 };
 
 #endif // OVERVIEWPAGE_H