diff --git a/src-gui/.gitignore b/src-gui/.gitignore
index a547bf36d..289e710c0 100644
--- a/src-gui/.gitignore
+++ b/src-gui/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ lerna-debug.log*
 node_modules
 dist
 dist-ssr
+.vite
 *.local
 
 # Editor directories and files
diff --git a/src-gui/src/renderer/index.tsx b/src-gui/src/renderer/index.tsx
index 9339ea8ba..dce30d9c1 100644
--- a/src-gui/src/renderer/index.tsx
+++ b/src-gui/src/renderer/index.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { persistor, store } from "./store/storeRenderer";
 setInterval(() => {
   checkBitcoinBalance();
   getRawSwapInfos();
-}, 5000);
+}, 30 * 1000);
 
 const container = document.getElementById("root");
 const root = createRoot(container!);
@@ -65,3 +65,4 @@ async function fetchInitialData() {
 }
 
 fetchInitialData();
+initEventListeners();
diff --git a/src-gui/src/renderer/rpc.ts b/src-gui/src/renderer/rpc.ts
index 1a219bef2..a2c4fddb5 100644
--- a/src-gui/src/renderer/rpc.ts
+++ b/src-gui/src/renderer/rpc.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@ import { store } from "./store/storeRenderer";
 import { Provider } from "models/apiModel";
 import { providerToConcatenatedMultiAddr } from "utils/multiAddrUtils";
 
-listen<TauriSwapProgressEventWrapper>("swap-progress-update", (event) => {
-  console.log("Received swap progress event", event.payload);
-  store.dispatch(swapTauriEventReceived(event.payload));
-});
+export async function initEventListeners() {
+  listen<TauriSwapProgressEventWrapper>("swap-progress-update", (event) => {
+    console.log("Received swap progress event", event.payload);
+    store.dispatch(swapTauriEventReceived(event.payload));
+  });
+}
 
 async function invoke<ARGS, RESPONSE>(
   command: string,