diff --git a/scripts/AnimeNotifier.ts b/scripts/AnimeNotifier.ts
index d2e04930..b547d5e4 100644
--- a/scripts/AnimeNotifier.ts
+++ b/scripts/AnimeNotifier.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import InfiniteScroller from "./InfiniteScroller"
 import ServiceWorkerManager from "./ServiceWorkerManager"
 import { displayAiringDate, displayDate, displayTime } from "./DateView"
 import { findAll, canUseWebP, requestIdleCallback, swapElements, delay } from "./Utils"
-import { checkNewVersion } from "./NewVersionCheck"
+import { checkNewVersionDelayed } from "./NewVersionCheck"
 import * as actions from "./Actions"
 
 export default class AnimeNotifier {
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ export default class AnimeNotifier {
 		window.addEventListener("beforeunload", this.onBeforeUnload.bind(this))
 
 		// Periodically check etags of scripts and styles to let the user know about page updates
-		checkNewVersion("/scripts", this.statusMessage)
-		checkNewVersion("/styles", this.statusMessage)
+		checkNewVersionDelayed("/scripts", this.statusMessage)
+		checkNewVersionDelayed("/styles", this.statusMessage)
 
 		// // Download popular anime titles for the search
 		// let response = await fetch("/api/popular/anime/titles/500")
diff --git a/scripts/NewVersionCheck.ts b/scripts/NewVersionCheck.ts
index c07e701d..cf080071 100644
--- a/scripts/NewVersionCheck.ts
+++ b/scripts/NewVersionCheck.ts
@@ -5,16 +5,29 @@ let etags = new Map<string, string>()
 let hasNewVersion = false
 let newVersionCheckDelay = 60000
 
-export async function checkNewVersion(url: string, statusMessage: StatusMessage) {
+async function checkNewVersion(url: string, statusMessage: StatusMessage) {
 	if(hasNewVersion) {
 		return
 	}
 
 	try {
-		let response = await fetch(url)
+		let headers = {}
+
+		if(etags.has(url)) {
+			headers["If-None-Match"] = etags.get(url)
+		}
+
+		let response = await fetch(url, {
+			headers
+		})
+
+		// Not modified response
+		if(response.status === 304) {
+			return
+		}
 
 		if(!response.ok) {
-			console.warn("Error fetching", url)
+			console.warn("Error fetching", url, response.status)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -34,8 +47,11 @@ export async function checkNewVersion(url: string, statusMessage: StatusMessage)
 		}
 	} catch(err) {
 		console.warn("Error fetching", url + "\n", err)
+	} finally {
+		checkNewVersionDelayed(url, statusMessage)
 	}
-
-	delay(newVersionCheckDelay).then(() => checkNewVersion(url, statusMessage))
 }
 
+export async function checkNewVersionDelayed(url: string, statusMessage: StatusMessage) {
+	delay(newVersionCheckDelay).then(() => checkNewVersion(url, statusMessage))
+}