diff --git a/lib/chronoscope/nts/client.ex b/lib/chronoscope/nts/client.ex
index b39fec9..0acb101 100644
--- a/lib/chronoscope/nts/client.ex
+++ b/lib/chronoscope/nts/client.ex
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ defmodule Chronoscope.NTS.Client do
 
   @impl true
   def handle_call(:auto_refresh, _from, state) do
+    :timer.send_after(1_000, :key_establishment)
     {:ok, timer} = :timer.send_interval(@refresh_interval_in_milliseconds, :key_establishment)
+
     {:reply, :ok, Map.put(state, :timer, timer)}
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/chronoscope_web/client_activator.ex b/lib/chronoscope_web/client_activator.ex
index 8ea4ae8..381bee1 100644
--- a/lib/chronoscope_web/client_activator.ex
+++ b/lib/chronoscope_web/client_activator.ex
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ defmodule ChronoscopeWeb.ClientActivator do
   alias Chronoscope.NTS
   alias Chronoscope.NTS.Parse
 
+  @activate_interval_in_milliseconds 300_000
+
   @nts_file Application.compile_env(:chronoscope, :nts_file)
 
   def start_link(_) do
@@ -14,13 +16,29 @@ defmodule ChronoscopeWeb.ClientActivator do
 
   @impl true
   def init(_) do
-    File.touch(Application.app_dir(:chronoscope, @nts_file))
-    {:ok, %{nts_servers: activate_nts_clients()}}
+    nts_servers =
+      nts_servers()
+      |> tap(fn servers -> Enum.each(servers, &NTS.auto_refresh/1) end)
+
+    :timer.send_interval(@activate_interval_in_milliseconds, :ensure_activated)
+
+    {:ok, %{nts_servers: nts_servers}}
+  end
+
+  @impl true
+  def handle_info(:ensure_activated, state) do
+    Enum.each(state.nts_servers, &NTS.auto_refresh/1)
+
+    {:noreply, state}
   end
 
   @impl true
   def handle_info(:activate_clients, _state) do
-    {:noreply, %{nts_servers: activate_nts_clients()}}
+    nts_servers =
+      nts_servers()
+      |> tap(fn servers -> Enum.each(servers, &NTS.auto_refresh/1) end)
+
+    {:noreply, %{nts_servers: nts_servers}}
   end
 
   @impl true
@@ -28,13 +46,14 @@ defmodule ChronoscopeWeb.ClientActivator do
     {:reply, state.nts_servers, state}
   end
 
-  defp activate_nts_clients() do
+  defp nts_servers() do
+    File.touch(Application.app_dir(:chronoscope, @nts_file))
+
     Application.app_dir(:chronoscope, @nts_file)
     |> File.stream!()
     |> Stream.map(&String.trim/1)
     |> Stream.filter(&(&1 != ""))
     |> Stream.map(&Parse.parse_nts_server/1)
     |> Enum.to_list()
-    |> tap(fn server -> Enum.each(server, &NTS.auto_refresh/1) end)
   end
 end