diff --git a/12/liveplayer.js b/12/liveplayer.js
index 85fb326..5a223c1 100644
--- a/12/liveplayer.js
+++ b/12/liveplayer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 function liveplayer (elt) {
-  var last_timestamp;
+  var last_timestamp,
+      DELAY_TIME_SECS = 8;
 
   async function poll () {
       var rows = await (await fetch("/cgi-bin/radioimplicancies.cgi")).json();
@@ -10,17 +11,19 @@ function liveplayer (elt) {
         if (d.time && d.time != last_timestamp) {
           last_timestamp = d.time;
           console.log("CURRENT METADATA", d);
-          var old_nowplaying = elt.querySelector(".now_playing");
-          if (old_nowplaying) {
-            old_nowplaying.classList.remove("now_playing");
-          }
-          var nowplaying = elt.querySelector("#"+d.title);
-          if (nowplaying) {
-            console.log("liveplayer: nowplaying", nowplaying);
-          	nowplaying.classList.add("now_playing");
-          } else {
-            console.log("liveplayer: warning no div matching title " + d.title);
-          }
+          window.setTimeout(function () {
+            var old_nowplaying = elt.querySelector(".now_playing");
+            if (old_nowplaying) {
+              old_nowplaying.classList.remove("now_playing");
+            }
+            var nowplaying = elt.querySelector("#"+d.title);
+            if (nowplaying) {
+              console.log("liveplayer: nowplaying", nowplaying);
+              nowplaying.classList.add("now_playing");
+            } else {
+              console.log("liveplayer: warning no div matching title " + d.title);
+            }
+          }, DELAY_TIME_SECS*1000);
         }
       }
   }