From 730f2eb0b8af2efb6c91aa956a79e7c5a9975bad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: veeck <veeck@neofonie.de>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 16:01:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add fix for chaotic newsfeed display after network connection
 loss

---
 CHANGELOG.md                         | 1 +
 modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b112cb2a..49fd5688 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ _This release is scheduled to be released on 2022-01-01._
 
 - Fixed wrong file `kr.json` to `ko.json`. Use language code 'ko' instead of 'kr' for Korean language.
 - Fixed `feels_like` data from openweathermaps current weather being ignored (#2678).
+- Fixed chaotic newsfeed display after network connection loss (#2638).
 
 ## [2.17.1] - 2021-10-01
 
diff --git a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
index 7e21f8a8..b5113675 100644
--- a/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
+++ b/modules/default/newsfeed/newsfeed.js
@@ -295,6 +295,9 @@ Module.register("newsfeed", {
 			this.sendNotification("NEWS_FEED", { items: this.newsItems });
 		}
 
+		// #2638 Clear timer if it already exists
+		if (this.timer) clearInterval(this.timer);
+
 		this.timer = setInterval(() => {
 			this.activeItem++;
 			this.updateDom(this.config.animationSpeed);