diff --git a/static/js/loadingIcon.js b/static/js/loadingIcon.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..141c0ba70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/js/loadingIcon.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+'use strict';
+
+pandora.ui.loadingIcon = function() {
+
+    var that = Ox.LoadingIcon({size: 'medium'});
+
+    that.update = function(requests) {
+        that[requests ? 'start' : 'stop']().options({
+            tooltip: (requests || 'No') + ' request' + (requests == 1 ? '' : 's')
+        });
+    };
+
+    return that;
+
+};
diff --git a/static/js/mainMenu.js b/static/js/mainMenu.js
index 5e67c69df..a234a0404 100644
--- a/static/js/mainMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/mainMenu.js
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
         fullscreenState = Ox.Fullscreen.getState(),
         that = Ox.MainMenu({
             extras: [
-                pandora.$ui.loadingIcon = Ox.LoadingIcon({
-                    size: 'medium'
-                })
+                pandora.$ui.loadingIcon = pandora.ui.loadingIcon()
             ],
             id: 'mainMenu',
             menus: [].concat(
diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index 52d393851..113a91da9 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -366,17 +366,11 @@ appPanel
 
     function initPandoraApp() {
         pandora.$ui.appPanel = pandora.ui.appPanel().display();
-        Ox.Request.requests() && pandora.$ui.loadingIcon.start();
+        pandora.$ui.loadingIcon.update(Ox.Request.requests());
         Ox.Request.bindEvent({
             error: pandora.ui.errorDialog,
             request: function(data) {
-                pandora.$ui.loadingIcon[
-                    data.requests ? 'start' : 'stop'
-                ]().options({
-                    tooltip: (data.requests || 'No')
-                        + ' request'
-                        + (data.requests == 1 ? '' : 's')
-                });
+                pandora.$ui.loadingIcon.update(data.requests);
             }
         });
         pandora.site.sectionButtonsWidth = pandora.$ui.sectionButtons.width() + 8;