diff --git a/chat.php b/chat.php
index 8f412c5..e0ecf3a 100644
--- a/chat.php
+++ b/chat.php
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ function print_start($class='', $ref=0, $url=''){
echo "<!DOCTYPE html><html><head>$H[meta_html]";
if(!empty($url)){
echo "<meta http-equiv=\"Refresh\" content=\"$ref; URL=$url\">";
- $ref*=1000;
+ $ref+=5;//only use js if browser refresh stopped working
+ $ref*=1000;//js uses milliseconds
echo "<script type=\"text/javascript\">setTimeout(function(){window.location.replace(\"$url\");}, $ref);</script>";
}
if($class==='init'){