diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/timeSrv.js b/public/app/features/dashboard/timeSrv.js
index 62d7b8c591e..13f5ad07bab 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/timeSrv.js
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/timeSrv.js
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@ define([
       this.dashboard.refresh = interval;
       if (interval) {
         var _i = kbn.interval_to_ms(interval);
-        this.start_scheduled_refresh(_i);
+        var wait_ms = _i - (Date.now() % _i);
+        $timeout(function () {
+          self.start_scheduled_refresh(_i);
+          self.refreshDashboard();
+        }, wait_ms);
       } else {
         this.cancel_scheduled_refresh();
       }