diff --git a/www/common/common-messenger.js b/www/common/common-messenger.js
index f40b85ae8..476e60b52 100644
--- a/www/common/common-messenger.js
+++ b/www/common/common-messenger.js
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ define([
             return messenger.range_requests[txid];
         };
 
+        var deleteRangeRequest = function (txid) {
+            delete messenger.range_requests[txid];
+        };
+
         messenger.getMoreHistory = function (curvePublic, hash, count, cb) {
             if (typeof(cb) !== 'function') { return; }
 
@@ -393,7 +397,8 @@ define([
                     });
 
                     orderMessages(curvePublic, decrypted, req.sig);
-                    return void req.cb(void 0, decrypted);
+                    req.cb(void 0, decrypted);
+                    return deleteRangeRequest(txid);
                 } else {
                     console.log(parsed);
                 }
diff --git a/www/contacts/main.js b/www/contacts/main.js
index 95642b503..7e73bbb23 100644
--- a/www/contacts/main.js
+++ b/www/contacts/main.js
@@ -6,19 +6,21 @@ define([
 
     '/common/common-messenger.js',
     '/contacts/messenger-ui.js',
+    '/bower_components/nthen/index.js',
 
     'less!/bower_components/components-font-awesome/css/font-awesome.min.css',
     'less!/customize/src/less/cryptpad.less',
-], function ($, Crypto, Toolbar, Cryptpad, Messenger, UI) {
+], function ($, Crypto, Toolbar, Cryptpad, Messenger, UI, Nthen) {
     var Messages = Cryptpad.Messages;
-
     var APP = window.APP = {
         Cryptpad: Cryptpad
     };
 
-    $(function () {
-
-    var andThen = function () {
+    Nthen(function (waitFor) {
+        $(waitFor());
+    }).nThen(function (waitFor) {
+        Cryptpad.ready(waitFor(Cryptpad.reportAppUsage));
+    }).nThen(function () {
         Cryptpad.addLoadingScreen();
 
         var ifrw = $('#pad-iframe')[0].contentWindow;
@@ -56,12 +58,5 @@ define([
 
         var messenger = window.messenger = Messenger.messenger(Cryptpad);
         UI.create(messenger, $list, $messages);
-    };
-
-    Cryptpad.ready(function () {
-        andThen();
-        Cryptpad.reportAppUsage();
-    });
-
     });
 });
diff --git a/www/contacts/messenger-ui.js b/www/contacts/messenger-ui.js
index 089f1f992..0119bcd7c 100644
--- a/www/contacts/messenger-ui.js
+++ b/www/contacts/messenger-ui.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ define([
                                 console.error('No more messages to fetch');
                                 channel.exhausted = true;
                                 console.log(channel);
-                                return;
+                                return void $moreHistory.addClass('faded');
                             } else {
                                 channel.TAIL = msg.sig;
                             }