diff --git a/static-data/www/shared/main/apicheck.js b/static-data/www/shared/main/apicheck.js
index fb89777e..323d4a21 100644
--- a/static-data/www/shared/main/apicheck.js
+++ b/static-data/www/shared/main/apicheck.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ async function doPing(){
         PNotify.notice('Connection lost with API server')
         }
         apiOnline = false
-    }, 1000)
+    }, 10000)
 return await fetch('/ping', {
     headers: {
         "token": webpass
diff --git a/static-data/www/shared/main/stats.js b/static-data/www/shared/main/stats.js
index 0632cd02..446df900 100755
--- a/static-data/www/shared/main/stats.js
+++ b/static-data/www/shared/main/stats.js
@@ -156,9 +156,19 @@ fetch('/config/get/ui.animated_background', {
         if (resp == "false"){
             return
         }
-        /* particlesJS.load(@dom-id, @path-json, @callback (optional)); */
-        particlesJS.load('particles-js', '/shared/main/particles.json', function() {
-            console.debug('callback - particles.js config loaded')
-        })
+        fetch('/config/get/ui.theme', {
+            headers: {
+                "token": webpass
+            }})
+            .then((resp) => resp.text()) // Transform the data into text
+            .then(function(resp) {
+                if (resp == '"dark"'){
+                    /* particlesJS.load(@dom-id, @path-json, @callback (optional)); */
+                    particlesJS.load('particles-js', '/shared/main/particles.json', function() {
+                        console.debug('callback - particles.js config loaded')
+                    })
+                }
+            }
+        )
     }
     )
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