diff --git a/js/assets.js b/js/assets.js
index ae43ab6ac..bf62d642d 100644
--- a/js/assets.js
+++ b/js/assets.js
@@ -430,8 +430,6 @@ var readLocalFile = function(path, callback) {
     cachedAssetsManager.load(path, onCachedContentLoaded, onCachedContentError);
 };
 
-exports.getLocal = readLocalFile;
-
 // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9KVpuFPtHc
 
 /******************************************************************************/
@@ -450,18 +448,18 @@ var readRepoFile = function(path, callback) {
 
     var onRepoFileLoaded = function() {
         this.onload = this.onerror = null;
-        // console.log('µBlock> readRepoFile() / onRepoFileLoaded()');
+        console.log('µBlock> readRepoFile("%s") / onRepoFileLoaded()', path);
         // https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/issues/263
         if ( this.status === 200 ) {
             reportBack(this.responseText);
         } else {
-            reportBack('', 'Error ' + this.statusText);
+            reportBack('', 'Error: ' + this.statusText);
         }
     };
 
     var onRepoFileError = function() {
         this.onload = this.onerror = null;
-        console.error('µBlock> readRepoFile() / onRepoFileError("%s")', path);
+        console.error('µBlock> readRepoFile("%s") / onRepoFileError()', path);
         reportBack('', 'Error');
     };
 
@@ -475,51 +473,6 @@ var readRepoFile = function(path, callback) {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-var readExternalFile = function(path, callback) {
-    var reportBack = function(content, err) {
-        var details = {
-            'path': path,
-            'content': content
-        };
-        if ( err ) {
-            details.error = err;
-        }
-        callback(details);
-    };
-
-    var onExternalFileCached = function(details) {
-        this.onload = this.onerror = null;
-        // console.log('µBlock> onExternalFileCached()');
-        reportBack(details.content);
-    };
-
-    var onExternalFileLoaded = function() {
-        this.onload = this.onerror = null;
-        // console.log('µBlock> onExternalFileLoaded()');
-        cachedAssetsManager.save(path, this.responseText, onExternalFileCached);
-    };
-
-    var onExternalFileError = function() {
-        console.error('µBlock> onExternalFileError() / onLocalFileError("%s")', path);
-        reportBack('', 'Error');
-        this.onload = this.onerror = null;
-    };
-
-    var onCachedContentLoaded = function(details) {
-        // console.log('µBlock> readExternalFile() / onCacheFileLoaded()');
-        reportBack(details.content);
-    };
-
-    var onCachedContentError = function(details) {
-        // console.error('µBlock> readExternalFile() / onCacheFileError("%s")', path);
-        getTextFileFromURL(details.path, onExternalFileLoaded, onExternalFileError);
-    };
-
-    cachedAssetsManager.load(path, onCachedContentLoaded, onCachedContentError);
-};
-
-/******************************************************************************/
-
 // An asset from an external source with a copy shipped with the extension:
 //       Path --> starts with 'assets/(thirdparties|ublock)/', with a home URL
 //   External --> 
@@ -542,11 +495,9 @@ var readRepoCopyAsset = function(path, callback) {
     };
 
     var updateChecksum = function() {
-        if ( assetEntry !== undefined ) {
-            if ( assetEntry.repoChecksum !== assetEntry.localChecksum ) {
-                assetEntry.localChecksum = assetEntry.repoChecksum;
-                updateLocalChecksums();
-            }
+        if ( assetEntry !== undefined && assetEntry.repoChecksum !== assetEntry.localChecksum ) {
+            assetEntry.localChecksum = assetEntry.repoChecksum;
+            updateLocalChecksums();
         }
     };
 
@@ -577,7 +528,7 @@ var readRepoCopyAsset = function(path, callback) {
     var onRepoFileLoaded = function() {
         this.onload = this.onerror = null;
         if ( typeof this.responseText !== 'string' || this.responseText === '' ) {
-            console.error('µBlock> readRepoCopyAsset("%s") / onRepoFileLoaded("%s"): no response', path, repositoryURL);
+            console.error('µBlock> readRepoCopyAsset("%s") / onRepoFileLoaded("%s"): error', path, repositoryURL);
             cachedAssetsManager.load(path, onCachedContentLoaded, onCachedContentError);
             return;
         }
@@ -621,22 +572,22 @@ var readRepoCopyAsset = function(path, callback) {
     };
 
     var onCacheMetaReady = function(entries) {
+        // Fetch from remote if:
+        // - Auto-update enabled AND (not in cache OR in cache but obsolete)
         var timestamp = entries[path];
+        var obsolete = Date.now() - exports.autoUpdateDelay;
+        if ( exports.autoUpdate && (typeof timestamp !== 'number' || timestamp <= obsolete) ) {
+            console.log('µBlock> readRepoCopyAsset("%s") / onCacheMetaReady(): not cached or obsolete', path);
+            getTextFileFromURL(assetEntry.homeURL, onHomeFileLoaded, onHomeFileError);
+            return;
+        }
+
         // In cache
         if ( typeof timestamp === 'number' ) {
-            // Verify obsolescence
-            if ( exports.autoUpdate ) {
-                var obsolete = Date.now() - exports.autoUpdateDelay;
-                if ( timestamp <= obsolete ) {
-                    console.log('µBlock> readRepoCopyAsset("%s") / onCacheMetaReady(): cache is obsolete', path);
-                    getTextFileFromURL(assetEntry.homeURL, onHomeFileLoaded, onHomeFileError);
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            // Not obsolete
             cachedAssetsManager.load(path, onCachedContentLoaded, onCachedContentError);
             return;
         }
+
         // Not in cache
         getTextFileFromURL(chrome.runtime.getURL(path), onInstallFileLoaded, onInstallFileError);
     };
@@ -646,20 +597,18 @@ var readRepoCopyAsset = function(path, callback) {
 
         // Asset doesn't exist
         if ( assetEntry === undefined ) {
-            reportBack('', 'Error: Asset not found');
+            reportBack('', 'Error: asset not found');
             return;
         }
 
         // Repo copy changed: fetch from home URL
-        if ( exports.autoUpdate ) {
-            if ( assetEntry.localChecksum !== assetEntry.repoChecksum ) {
-                console.log('µBlock> readRepoCopyAsset("%s") / onRepoMetaReady(): repo has newer version', path);
-                getTextFileFromURL(assetEntry.homeURL, onHomeFileLoaded, onHomeFileError);
-                return;
-            }
+        if ( exports.autoUpdate && assetEntry.localChecksum !== assetEntry.repoChecksum ) {
+            console.log('µBlock> readRepoCopyAsset("%s") / onRepoMetaReady(): repo has newer version', path);
+            getTextFileFromURL(assetEntry.homeURL, onHomeFileLoaded, onHomeFileError);
+            return;
         }
 
-        // No change, we will inspect the cached version for obsolescence
+        // Load from cache
         cachedAssetsManager.entries(onCacheMetaReady);
     };
 
@@ -745,20 +694,18 @@ var readRepoOnlyAsset = function(path, callback) {
 
         // Asset doesn't exist
         if ( assetEntry === undefined ) {
-            reportBack('', 'Error: Asset not found');
+            reportBack('', 'Error: asset not found');
             return;
         }
 
         // Asset added or changed: load from repo URL and then cache result
-        if ( exports.autoUpdate ) {
-            if ( assetEntry.localChecksum !== assetEntry.repoChecksum ) {
-                console.log('µBlock> readRepoOnlyAsset("%s") / onRepoMetaReady(): repo has newer version', path);
-                getTextFileFromURL(repositoryURL, onRepoFileLoaded, onRepoFileError);
-                return;
-            }
+        if ( exports.autoUpdate && assetEntry.localChecksum !== assetEntry.repoChecksum ) {
+            console.log('µBlock> readRepoOnlyAsset("%s") / onRepoMetaReady(): repo has newer version', path);
+            getTextFileFromURL(repositoryURL, onRepoFileLoaded, onRepoFileError);
+            return;
         }
 
-        // Asset unchanged: load from cache
+        // Load from cache
         cachedAssetsManager.load(path, onCachedContentLoaded, onCachedContentError);
     };
 
@@ -813,39 +760,29 @@ var readExternalAsset = function(path, callback) {
         reportBack(this.responseText);
     };
 
-    var onExternalFileError2 = function() {
+    var onExternalFileError = function() {
         this.onload = this.onerror = null;
-        console.error('µBlock> readExternalAsset("%s") / onExternalFileError2()', path);
-        reportBack('', 'Error');
-    };
-
-    var onExternalFileError1 = function() {
-        this.onload = this.onerror = null;
-        console.error('µBlock> readExternalAsset("%s") / onExternalFileError1()', path);
+        console.error('µBlock> readExternalAsset("%s") / onExternalFileError()', path);
         cachedAssetsManager.load(path, onCachedContentLoaded, onCachedContentError);
     };
 
-    var entriesReady = function(entries) {
+    var onCacheMetaReady = function(entries) {
+        // Fetch from remote if:
+        // - Not in cache OR
+        // 
+        // - Auto-update enabled AND in cache but obsolete
         var timestamp = entries[path];
-        // In cache
-        if ( typeof timestamp === 'number' ) {
-            // Obsolete?
-            if ( exports.autoUpdate ) {
-                var obsolete = Date.now() - exports.autoUpdateDelay;
-                if ( timestamp <= obsolete ) {
-                    getTextFileFromURL(path, onExternalFileLoaded, onExternalFileError1);
-                    return;
-                }
-            }
-            // Not obsolete
-            cachedAssetsManager.load(path, onCachedContentLoaded, onCachedContentError);
+        var obsolete = Date.now() - exports.autoUpdateDelay;
+        if ( typeof timestamp !== 'number' || (exports.autoUpdate && timestamp <= obsolete) ) {
+            getTextFileFromURL(path, onExternalFileLoaded, onExternalFileError);
             return;
         }
-        // Not in cache
-        getTextFileFromURL(path, onExternalFileLoaded, onExternalFileError2);
+
+        // In cache
+        cachedAssetsManager.load(path, onCachedContentLoaded, onCachedContentError);
     };
 
-    cachedAssetsManager.entries(entriesReady);
+    cachedAssetsManager.entries(onCacheMetaReady);
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/
@@ -943,6 +880,10 @@ exports.get = function(path, callback) {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
+exports.getLocal = readLocalFile;
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
 exports.put = function(path, content, callback) {
     cachedAssetsManager.save(path, content, callback);
 };
diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index ff72b985a..e1bc77f38 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ return {
         allowedRequestCount: 0
     },
 
-    updateAssetsEvery: 2 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+    updateAssetsEvery: 47 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
     projectServerRoot: 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/',
     userFiltersPath: 'assets/user/filters.txt',
 
diff --git a/js/start.js b/js/start.js
index 8f140ab00..3ed3d8031 100644
--- a/js/start.js
+++ b/js/start.js
@@ -32,20 +32,42 @@
 // Automatic update of non-user assets
 // https://github.com/gorhill/httpswitchboard/issues/334
 
-(function() {
-    var µb = µBlock;
+µBlock.updater = (function() {
 
-    var jobCallback = function() {
-        if ( µb.userSettings.autoUpdate !== true ) {
-            return;
-        }
-        // TODO: need smarter update, currently blindly reloading all.
-        µb.loadUpdatableAssets(true);
-    };
+/******************************************************************************/
 
-    µb.asyncJobs.add('autoUpdateAssets', null, jobCallback, µb.updateAssetsEvery, true);
-})();
+var µb = µBlock;
+var bufferTime = 0 * 60 * 1000;
+var exports = {};
+
+var jobCallback = function() {
+    if ( µb.userSettings.autoUpdate !== true ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    // TODO: need smarter update, currently blindly reloading all.
+    µb.loadUpdatableAssets(true);
+};
 
 // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIrGQD84F1g
 
 /******************************************************************************/
+
+exports.restart = function() {
+    µb.asyncJobs.add(
+        'autoUpdateAssets',
+        null,
+        jobCallback,
+        µb.updateAssetsEvery - bufferTime,
+        true
+    );
+};
+
+exports.restart();
+
+/******************************************************************************/
+
+return exports;
+
+})();
+
+/******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/js/storage.js b/js/storage.js
index 083c6dcf0..dd2f6cf29 100644
--- a/js/storage.js
+++ b/js/storage.js
@@ -446,6 +446,11 @@
     this.assets.autoUpdateDelay = this.updateAssetsEvery;
     this.loadPublicSuffixList();
     this.loadUbiquitousBlacklists();
+
+    // It could be a manual update, so we reset the auto-updater
+    if ( update ) {
+        this.updater.restart();
+    }
 };
 
 /******************************************************************************/