diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/app.js b/awx/ui/client/src/app.js
index 2be0d724ca..dc5b4baadc 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/app.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/app.js
@@ -872,10 +872,10 @@ var tower = angular.module('Tower', [
                     $rootScope.user_is_superuser = Authorization.getUserInfo('is_superuser');
                     // state the user refreshes we want to open the socket, except if the user is on the login page, which should happen after the user logs in (see the AuthService module for that call to OpenSocket)
                     if(!_.contains($location.$$url, '/login')){
-                        Timer.init().then(function(timer){
-                            $rootScope.sessionTimer = timer;
-                            $rootScope.$emit('OpenSocket');
-                            ConfigService.getConfig().then(function(){
+                        ConfigService.getConfig().then(function(){
+                            Timer.init().then(function(timer){
+                                $rootScope.sessionTimer = timer;
+                                $rootScope.$emit('OpenSocket');
                                 pendoService.issuePendoIdentity();
                                 CheckLicense.test();
                                 FeaturesService.get();
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/login/authenticationServices/timer.factory.js b/awx/ui/client/src/login/authenticationServices/timer.factory.js
index 0a4163f492..3cb82cbd57 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/login/authenticationServices/timer.factory.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/login/authenticationServices/timer.factory.js
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default
                     now = new Date().getTime()/1000,
                     diff = stime-now;
 
-                if(diff < 61){
+                if(diff < 60){
                     return diff;
                 }
                 else {