--- a/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml	2016-03-01 14:42:12.000000000 +0100
+++ b/applet/contents/ui/ConnectionItem.qml	2016-04-25 10:30:24.521769831 +0200
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
         property string downloadSource: "network/interfaces/" + DeviceName + "/receiver/data"
         property string uploadSource: "network/interfaces/" + DeviceName + "/transmitter/data"
 
-        connectedSources: showSpeed && plasmoid.expanded ? [downloadSource, uploadSource] : []
+        connectedSources: [downloadSource, uploadSource]
         engine: "systemmonitor"
-        interval: 2000
+        interval: ( showSpeed && plasmoid.expanded ) ? 2000 : 0
     }
 
     Item {