diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_view.js
index 451fd0e6b..d8c654697 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_view.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ app.views.Stream = Backbone.View.extend({
     var $window = $(window);
     var distFromTop = $window.height() + $window.scrollTop();
     var distFromBottom = $(document).height() - distFromTop;
-    var bufferPx = 300;
+    var bufferPx = 500;
 
     if(distFromBottom < bufferPx) {
       this.render();
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/stream_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/stream_view_spec.js
index b867a090c..b0af4e9d4 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/stream_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/stream_view_spec.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe("app.views.Stream", function(){
       spyOn(this.view, "isLoading").andReturn(false)
 
       spyOn($.fn, "height").andReturn(0);
-      spyOn($.fn, "scrollTop").andReturn(-400);
+      spyOn($.fn, "scrollTop").andReturn(-500);
 
       this.view.infScroll();
       expect(this.view.collection.fetch).not.toHaveBeenCalled();