diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/collections/arangoDocuments.js b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/collections/arangoDocuments.js
index e271991fb4..3c427e83e3 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/collections/arangoDocuments.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/collections/arangoDocuments.js
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@
     },
 
     getDocuments: function (callback) {
-      window.progressView.show("Fetching documents...");
+//      window.progressView.show("Fetching documents...");
+      window.progressView.showWithDelay(3000, "Fetching documents...");
       var self = this,
           query,
           bindVars,
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@
         data: JSON.stringify(queryObj),
         contentType: "application/json",
         success: function(data) {
+          window.progressView.toShow = false;
           self.clearDocuments();
           if (data.extra && data.extra.fullCount !== undefined) {
             self.setTotal(data.extra.fullCount);
diff --git a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/progressView.js b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/progressView.js
index 323c001254..9d443439ed 100644
--- a/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/progressView.js
+++ b/js/apps/system/aardvark/frontend/js/views/progressView.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
     el2: "#progressPlaceholderIcon",
 
+    toShow: false,
+
     action: function(){},
 
     events: {
@@ -27,6 +29,21 @@
     initialize: function() {
     },
 
+    showWithDelay: function(delay, msg, action, button) {
+    var self = this;
+      self.toShow = true;
+
+      setTimeout(function(delay) {
+        if (self.toShow === true) {
+          console.log("show with delay");
+          self.show(msg, action, button);
+        }
+        else {
+          console.log("dont have to show");
+        }
+      }, delay);
+    },
+
     show: function(msg, action, button) {
       $(this.el).html(this.template.render({}));
       $(".progress-text").text(msg);