diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsCommentsItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsCommentsItem.cpp
index 8081c0e99..59082a8fd 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsCommentsItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsCommentsItem.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ void BaseBoardsCommentsItem::loadGroup()
 		{
 			RsErr() << "GxsPostedGroupItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
 			mIsLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -150,7 +151,8 @@ void BaseBoardsCommentsItem::loadGroup()
 		{
 			std::cerr << "GxsPostedGroupItem::loadGroup() Wrong number of Items" << std::endl;
 			mIsLoadingGroup = false;
-			return;
+            deferred_update();
+            return;
 		}
 		RsPostedGroup group(groups[0]);
 
@@ -182,7 +184,8 @@ void BaseBoardsCommentsItem::loadMessage()
 		{
 			RsErr() << "BaseBoardsCommentsItem::loadMessage() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
 			mIsLoadingMessage = false;
-			return;
+            deferred_update();
+            return;
 		}
 
 		if (posts.size() == 1)
@@ -243,7 +246,8 @@ void BaseBoardsCommentsItem::loadComment()
 		{
 			RsErr() << "BaseBoardsCommentsItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
 			mIsLoadingComment = false;
-			return;
+            deferred_update();
+            return;
 		}
 
 		int comNb = comments.size();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.cpp
index 4f2020ee3..9fcf15bff 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/BoardsPostItem.cpp
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ void BoardsPostItem::loadGroup()
 		{
             RsErr() << "BoardsPostItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data for group " << groupId() << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ void BoardsPostItem::loadGroup()
             std::cerr << "BoardsPostItem::loadGroup() Wrong number of Items for group " << groupId() ;
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
         RsPostedGroup group(groups[0]);
@@ -266,6 +268,7 @@ void BoardsPostItem::loadMessage()
 		{
             RsErr() << "BoardsPostedItem::loadMessage() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
             mLoadingMessage = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 
@@ -353,7 +356,7 @@ void BoardsPostItem::fill()
 
     ui->subjectLabel->setText(msgText);
 
-    std::cerr << "Copying 1 line from \"" << mPost.mNotes << "\"" << std::endl;
+    //std::cerr << "Copying 1 line from \"" << mPost.mNotes << "\"" << std::endl;
     //ui->newCommentLabel->setText(RsStringUtil::CopyLines(QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mNotes.c_str()), 1)) ;
     //ui->newCommentLabel->setText(RsHtml().formatText(NULL, QString::fromUtf8(mPost.mNotes.c_str()), /* RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_SMILEYS |*/ RSHTML_FORMATTEXT_EMBED_LINKS));
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChannelsCommentsItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChannelsCommentsItem.cpp
index 88425975d..75a6106fc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChannelsCommentsItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/ChannelsCommentsItem.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ void ChannelsCommentsItem::loadGroupData()
         {
             RsErr() << "GxsGxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data for group " << groupId() << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ void ChannelsCommentsItem::loadGroupData()
             std::cerr << "GxsGxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup() Wrong number of Items for group " << groupId() ;
             std::cerr << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
         }
         RsGxsChannelGroup group(groups[0]);
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ void ChannelsCommentsItem::loadMessageData()
         {
             RsErr() << "GxsGxsChannelGroupItem::loadMessage() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
             mLoadingMessage = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -303,11 +306,13 @@ void ChannelsCommentsItem::loadCommentData()
 		{
             RsErr() << "GxsGxsChannelGroupItem::loadComment() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
             mLoadingComment = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
         if(comments.size()!=1)
         {
             mLoadingComment = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelGroupItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelGroupItem.cpp
index ede105fdf..0adafe8e9 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelGroupItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelGroupItem.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ void GxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup()
 		{
 			RsErr() << "PostedItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ void GxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup()
 		{
 			std::cerr << "GxsGxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup() Wrong number of Items";
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
+            deferred_update();
             mLoadingGroup = false;
             return;
 		}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
index ee4bb0ebc..9d6a9992f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsChannelPostItem.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadGroup()
 		{
             RsErr() << "GxsGxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data for group " << groupId() << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadGroup()
             std::cerr << "GxsGxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup() Wrong number of Items for group " << groupId() ;
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 		RsGxsChannelGroup group(groups[0]);
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ void GxsChannelPostItem::loadMessage()
 		{
 			RsErr() << "GxsGxsChannelGroupItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
             mLoadingMessage = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumGroupItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumGroupItem.cpp
index 31d340ba9..c3592b958 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumGroupItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumGroupItem.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ void GxsForumGroupItem::loadGroup()
 		{
 			RsErr() << "GxsForumGroupItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ void GxsForumGroupItem::loadGroup()
 			std::cerr << "GxsForumGroupItem::loadGroup() Wrong number of Items";
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
         RsGxsForumGroup group(groups[0]);// no reference to teporary accross threads!
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
index fed89037b..333a6a577 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/GxsForumMsgItem.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ void GxsForumMsgItem::loadGroup()
 		{
 			RsErr() << "GxsForumGroupItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ void GxsForumMsgItem::loadGroup()
 			std::cerr << "GxsForumGroupItem::loadGroup() Wrong number of Items";
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 		RsGxsForumGroup group(groups[0]);
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ void GxsForumMsgItem::loadMessage()
         {
             std::cerr << "GxsForumMsgItem::loadMessage() ERROR getting message data";
             mLoadingMessage = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
         }
         // now load the parent message. If not found, it's not a problem.
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PostedGroupItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PostedGroupItem.cpp
index 1dbd295c9..2e341a00a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PostedGroupItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/feeds/PostedGroupItem.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ void PostedGroupItem::loadGroup()
 		{
 			RsErr() << "GxsPostedGroupItem::loadGroup() ERROR getting data" << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ void PostedGroupItem::loadGroup()
 			std::cerr << "GxsPostedGroupItem::loadGroup() Wrong number of Items";
 			std::cerr << std::endl;
             mLoadingGroup = false;
+            deferred_update();
             return;
 		}
 		RsPostedGroup group(groups[0]);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFeedItem.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFeedItem.cpp
index 72f08ae8e..1e3d9973e 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFeedItem.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFeedItem.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "gui/feeds/FeedHolder.h"
 #include "gui/gxs/RsGxsUpdateBroadcastBase.h"
 
+#include "util/qtthreadsutils.h"
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ GxsGroupFeedItem::GxsGroupFeedItem(FeedHolder *feedHolder, uint32_t feedId, cons
 
 	/* this are just generally useful for all children */
 	mIsHome = isHome;
+    mLastDelay = 300;	// re-update after 300ms on fail. See deferred_update()
 
 	/* load data if we can */
 	mGroupId = groupId;
@@ -116,3 +119,19 @@ void GxsGroupFeedItem::requestGroup()
     loadGroup();
 }
 
+void GxsGroupFeedItem::deferred_update()
+{
+    mLastDelay = (int)(float(mLastDelay)*1.2);
+    mLastDelay += 100.0*drand48();
+
+    if(mLastDelay < 10000.0)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "Launching deferred update at " << mLastDelay << " ms." << std::endl;
+        RsQThreadUtils::postToObject( [this]() { QTimer::singleShot(mLastDelay,this,SLOT(update())); }, this );
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFeedItem.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFeedItem.h
index 9bb21b6d0..83a8366ee 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFeedItem.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/gxs/GxsGroupFeedItem.h
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ protected:
 	virtual RetroShareLink::enumType getLinkType() = 0;
 	virtual QString groupName() = 0;
 
+    // This triggers an update in the main thread after a short waiting period. Help loading objects that havn't loaded yet.
+    void deferred_update();
+
 protected slots:
 	void subscribe();
 	void unsubscribe();
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ private slots:
 
 private:
 	RsGxsGroupId mGroupId;
+    int mLastDelay;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(RsGxsGroupId)