diff --git a/excalibur/www/static/js/job.js b/excalibur/www/static/js/job.js
index 2ce29d2..0e391df 100644
--- a/excalibur/www/static/js/job.js
+++ b/excalibur/www/static/js/job.js
@@ -1,4 +1,25 @@
+const pollUntilServerIsReady = function () {
+  window.setInterval(() => {
+    const httpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    httpRequest.onloadend = () => {
+      if (httpRequest.status < 300) {
+        if(httpRequest.responseText.indexOf('__please-wait-symbol__') == -1) {
+          window.location.reload(true); 
+        }
+      } 
+    };
+    
+    httpRequest.open("GET", window.location);
+    httpRequest.send();
+  }, 500);
+};
+
 $(document).ready(function () {
+
+  if(document.getElementById('__please-wait-symbol__') != null) {
+    pollUntilServerIsReady();
+  }
+
   var loc = window.location.pathname.split('/');
 
   $('#download').click(function () {
diff --git a/excalibur/www/static/js/workspace.js b/excalibur/www/static/js/workspace.js
index 88c30f9..c023ae1 100644
--- a/excalibur/www/static/js/workspace.js
+++ b/excalibur/www/static/js/workspace.js
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ const compare = function (a, b) {
   return a - b;
 }
 
+const pollUntilServerIsReady = function () {
+  window.setInterval(() => {
+    const httpRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    httpRequest.onloadend = () => {
+      if (httpRequest.status < 300) {
+        if(httpRequest.responseText.indexOf('__please-wait-symbol__') == -1) {
+          window.location.reload(true); 
+        }
+      } 
+    };
+    
+    httpRequest.open("GET", window.location);
+    httpRequest.send();
+  }, 500);
+};
+
 const getTableAreasForRender = function (page, detectedAreas) {
   const imageWidth = $('#image-{0}'.format(page)).width();
   const imageHeight = $('#image-{0}'.format(page)).height();
@@ -332,6 +348,10 @@ const debugQtyAreas = function (event, id, areas) {
 };
 
 $(document).ready(function () {
+  if(document.getElementById('__please-wait-symbol__') != null) {
+    pollUntilServerIsReady();
+  }
+  
   $('.image-area').selectAreas({
     onChanged: debugQtyAreas
   });
diff --git a/excalibur/www/templates/job.html b/excalibur/www/templates/job.html
index 7e0611e..279cca9 100644
--- a/excalibur/www/templates/job.html
+++ b/excalibur/www/templates/job.html
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ <h4>Extracted Data</h4>
     {% endfor %}
   </div>
 {% else %}
-  <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0.5" >
   <div class="container">
     <div class="jumbotron">
       <h1 class="display-4">Processing</h1>
       <p class="lead">Please wait while the tables are extracted.</p>
+      <input type='hidden' id='__please-wait-symbol__'></input>
     </div>
   </div>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/excalibur/www/templates/workspace.html b/excalibur/www/templates/workspace.html
index 91eb6a9..94a4157 100644
--- a/excalibur/www/templates/workspace.html
+++ b/excalibur/www/templates/workspace.html
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ <h6><a href="https://camelot-py.readthedocs.io/en/master/user/advanced.html" tar
       </div>
     </div>
   {% else %}
-    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0.5" >
     <div class="container">
       <div class="jumbotron">
         <h1 class="display-4">Processing</h1>
         <p class="lead">Please wait while the pages are converted to images.</p>
+        <input type='hidden' id='__please-wait-symbol__'></input>
       </div>
     </div>
   {% endif %}