diff --git a/assets/scripts/app.js b/assets/scripts/app.js
index c3a2930..0e0afa1 100644
--- a/assets/scripts/app.js
+++ b/assets/scripts/app.js
@@ -15,17 +15,22 @@
         httpRequest.send();
     }
 
-    // this requests the file and executes a callback with the parsed result once it is available
-    fetchJSONFile('https://coinmarketcap-nexuist.rhcloud.com/api/dash/price', function (data) {
-        var keys = Object.keys(data),
-            currencyListHTML = "";
-        for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
-            var thisCurrency = keys[i];
-            var nextCurrency = keys[(i < keys.length - 1 ? i + 1 : 0)];
-            var currencyValue = data[keys[i]];
-            var currencyString = (currencyValue.toPrecision(3).length > currencyValue.toFixed(2) ? currencyValue.toPrecision(3) : currencyValue.toFixed(2));
-            currencyListHTML += '<input type="radio" name="currency" id="dash-ticker-currencies-' + thisCurrency + '"' + (i === 0 ? ' checked' : '') + ' /><label for="dash-ticker-currencies-' + nextCurrency + '"><span class="dash-ticker--price">' + currencyString + '</span> <span class="dash-ticker--currency">' + thisCurrency.toUpperCase() + '</span></label>';
-        }
-        document.getElementById('dash-ticker--price-container').innerHTML = currencyListHTML;
-    });
+    function updatePrices() {
+        // this requests the Dash price JSON and executes a callback with the parsed result once it is available
+        fetchJSONFile('https://coinmarketcap-nexuist.rhcloud.com/api/dash/price', function (data) {
+            var keys = Object.keys(data),
+                currencyListHTML = "";
+            for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+                var thisCurrency = keys[i];
+                var nextCurrency = keys[(i < keys.length - 1 ? i + 1 : 0)];
+                var currencyValue = data[keys[i]];
+                var currencyString = (currencyValue.toPrecision(3).length > currencyValue.toFixed(2) ? currencyValue.toPrecision(3) : currencyValue.toFixed(2));
+                currencyListHTML += '<input type="radio" name="currency" id="dash-ticker-currencies-' + thisCurrency + '"' + (i === 0 ? ' checked' : '') + ' /><label for="dash-ticker-currencies-' + nextCurrency + '"><span class="dash-ticker--price">' + currencyString + '</span> <span class="dash-ticker--currency">' + thisCurrency.toUpperCase() + '</span></label>';
+            }
+            document.getElementById('dash-ticker--price-container').innerHTML = currencyListHTML;
+        });
+    }
+
+    updatePrices(); // update prices now
+    setInterval(updatePrices, 5 * 60 * 1000); // ...and every five minutes after this
 })();
diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index 0c30d27..653880a 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -86,18 +86,23 @@
         httpRequest.send();
     }
 
-    // this requests the file and executes a callback with the parsed result once it is available
-    fetchJSONFile('https://coinmarketcap-nexuist.rhcloud.com/api/dash/price', function (data) {
-        var keys = Object.keys(data),
-            currencyListHTML = "";
-        for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
-            var thisCurrency = keys[i];
-            var nextCurrency = keys[(i < keys.length - 1 ? i + 1 : 0)];
-            var currencyValue = data[keys[i]];
-            var currencyString = (currencyValue.toPrecision(3).length > currencyValue.toFixed(2) ? currencyValue.toPrecision(3) : currencyValue.toFixed(2));
-            currencyListHTML += '<input type="radio" name="currency" id="dash-ticker-currencies-' + thisCurrency + '"' + (i === 0 ? ' checked' : '') + ' /><label for="dash-ticker-currencies-' + nextCurrency + '"><span class="dash-ticker--price">' + currencyString + '</span> <span class="dash-ticker--currency">' + thisCurrency.toUpperCase() + '</span></label>';
-        }
-        document.getElementById('dash-ticker--price-container').innerHTML = currencyListHTML;
-    });
+    function updatePrices() {
+        // this requests the Dash price JSON and executes a callback with the parsed result once it is available
+        fetchJSONFile('https://coinmarketcap-nexuist.rhcloud.com/api/dash/price', function (data) {
+            var keys = Object.keys(data),
+                currencyListHTML = "";
+            for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+                var thisCurrency = keys[i];
+                var nextCurrency = keys[(i < keys.length - 1 ? i + 1 : 0)];
+                var currencyValue = data[keys[i]];
+                var currencyString = (currencyValue.toPrecision(3).length > currencyValue.toFixed(2) ? currencyValue.toPrecision(3) : currencyValue.toFixed(2));
+                currencyListHTML += '<input type="radio" name="currency" id="dash-ticker-currencies-' + thisCurrency + '"' + (i === 0 ? ' checked' : '') + ' /><label for="dash-ticker-currencies-' + nextCurrency + '"><span class="dash-ticker--price">' + currencyString + '</span> <span class="dash-ticker--currency">' + thisCurrency.toUpperCase() + '</span></label>';
+            }
+            document.getElementById('dash-ticker--price-container').innerHTML = currencyListHTML;
+        });
+    }
+
+    updatePrices(); // update prices now
+    setInterval(updatePrices, 5 * 60 * 1000); // ...and every five minutes after this
 })();
 </script>