diff --git a/thermostat/mainloop.py b/thermostat/mainloop.py
index 80088d8..9e83126 100644
--- a/thermostat/mainloop.py
+++ b/thermostat/mainloop.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import thermostat.surfaces as surfaces
 
 # Global variables
 SCREEN_SIZE = (720, 720)
-FPS = 60
+FPS = 15
 VALID_SURFACES = [
     'button_pad',
     'screensaver'
diff --git a/thermostat/surfaces/button_pad.py b/thermostat/surfaces/button_pad.py
index ae152b4..e237c63 100644
--- a/thermostat/surfaces/button_pad.py
+++ b/thermostat/surfaces/button_pad.py
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@ class Surface(pygame.Surface):
         self.big_font = pygame.font.Font(SCRIPT_DIR + '/resources/tuffy.ttf', 96)
 
         self.set_temp = 74
-        self.frame_counter = 300
+        self.mouse_frame_counter = 75
+        self.timeout_frame_counter = 0
         self.current_temp = 0
 
     def update(self):
-        self.frame_counter += 1
+        self.mouse_frame_counter += 1
+        self.timeout_frame_counter += 1
         self.fill((16, 16, 16))
         self.mouse_handler.update()
         for event in pygame.event.get():
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ class Surface(pygame.Surface):
                 self.mouse_handler.click = False
 
         if self.mouse_handler.click:
-
+            self.timeout_frame_counter = 0
             if self.mouse_handler.mouse_pos[0] <= QUIT_BUTTON_SIZE and \
                     self.mouse_handler.mouse_pos[1] <= QUIT_BUTTON_SIZE:
                 self.running = False
@@ -143,13 +145,13 @@ class Surface(pygame.Surface):
                 print(send_data(f'SET;{self.set_temp}'))
             button.update()
             self.blit(button, button.rect)
-        if self.frame_counter > 300:
+        if self.mouse_frame_counter > 75:
             request_data = send_data(f'REQ')
             split_data = request_data.decode('utf-8').split(';')
             if split_data[0] == 'SDATA':
                 self.current_temp = int(round(float(split_data[1])))
                 self.set_temp = float(split_data[2])
-            self.frame_counter = 0
+            self.mouse_frame_counter = 0
 
         text = self.small_font.render(f'Set to {self.set_temp}°F', True, (255, 255, 255))
         text_rect = text.get_rect()
@@ -159,3 +161,6 @@ class Surface(pygame.Surface):
         text_rect = text.get_rect()
         text_rect.center = (360, 360)
         self.blit(text, text_rect)
+        if self.timeout_frame_counter >= 15*30:
+            self.timeout_frame_counter = 15*30
+            self.fill((0, 0, 0))