diff --git a/applets/comic/comic.h b/applets/comic/comic.h
--- a/applets/comic/comic.h
+++ b/applets/comic/comic.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
 
         ComicData mCurrent;
         SavingDir *mSavingDir;
+        QTimer *dropEngine;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/applets/comic/comic.cpp b/applets/comic/comic.cpp
--- a/applets/comic/comic.cpp
+++ b/applets/comic/comic.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
       mCheckNewStrips(nullptr),
       mActionShop(nullptr),
       mEngine(nullptr),
-      mSavingDir(nullptr)
+      mSavingDir(nullptr),
+      dropEngine(nullptr)
 {
     setHasConfigurationInterface( true );
 }
@@ -159,6 +160,13 @@
 
     updateUsedComics();
     changeComic( true );
+
+    dropEngine = new QTimer( this );
+    dropEngine->setSingleShot( true );
+    dropEngine->setInterval( 2 * 60 * 1000 );
+    connect( dropEngine, &QTimer::timeout, this, [this]() {
+        dataUpdated( QString{}, Plasma::DataEngine::Data{} );
+    });
 }
 
 ComicApplet::~ComicApplet()
@@ -176,6 +184,7 @@
 void ComicApplet::dataUpdated( const QString &source, const Plasma::DataEngine::Data &data )
 {
     setBusy(false);
+    dropEngine->stop();
 
     //disconnect prefetched comic strips
     if (mEngine && source != mOldSource ) {
@@ -492,6 +501,7 @@
     if ( !id.isEmpty() && mEngine && mEngine->isValid() ) {
 
         setBusy(true);
+        dropEngine->start();
 
         const QString identifier = id + QLatin1Char(':') + identifierSuffix;
 
diff --git a/dataengines/comic/comicprovider.cpp b/dataengines/comic/comicprovider.cpp
--- a/dataengines/comic/comicprovider.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/comic/comicprovider.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@
 
 void ComicProvider::requestRedirectedUrl(const QUrl &url, int id, const MetaInfos &infos)
 {
+    //each request restarts the timer
+    d->mTimer->start();
+
     KIO::MimetypeJob *job = KIO::mimetype(url, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
     job->setProperty("uid", id);
     d->mRedirections[job] = url;