diff --git a/js/gui.js b/js/gui.js
index ebdf6040ec..0e412f1f0b 100644
--- a/js/gui.js
+++ b/js/gui.js
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ GUI_control.prototype.tab_switch_cleanup = function(callback) {
             if (callback) callback();
             break;
         case 'servos':
+            GUI.interval_remove('servos_data_poll');
+            
             if (callback) callback();
             break;
         case 'gps':
diff --git a/tabs/servos.js b/tabs/servos.js
index 8c2306d604..7d35548126 100644
--- a/tabs/servos.js
+++ b/tabs/servos.js
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ function tab_initialize_servos() {
             servos_update(true);
         }
     });
+    
+    // enable data pulling
+    GUI.interval_add('servos_data_poll', function() {
+        send_message(MSP_codes.MSP_STATUS, MSP_codes.MSP_STATUS);
+    }, 50);      
 }
 
 function servos_update(save_to_eeprom) {