diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/components/CountdownTimer.js b/client/coral-admin/src/components/CountdownTimer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eaa6d305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/components/CountdownTimer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import React, {PropTypes} from 'react';
+import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
+import translations from 'coral-admin/src/translations';
+import styles from 'coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.css';
+import {Icon} from 'coral-ui';
+
+const lang = new I18n(translations);
+const refreshIntervalSeconds = 60 * 5;
+
+class CountdownTimer extends React.Component {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    handleTimeout: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+  }
+
+  constructor (props) {
+    super(props);
+    try {
+      if (window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') === null) {
+        window.localStorage.setItem('coral:dashboardNote', 'show');
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+
+      // above will fail in Private Mode in some browsers.
+    }
+
+    this.state = {
+      secondsUntilRefresh: refreshIntervalSeconds,
+      dashboardNote: window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') || 'show'
+    };
+  }
+
+  componentWillMount () {
+    setInterval(() => { // the countdown timer
+      let nextCount = this.state.secondsUntilRefresh - 1;
+      if (nextCount < 0) {
+        nextCount = refreshIntervalSeconds;
+        this.props.handleTimeout();
+      }
+      this.setState({secondsUntilRefresh: nextCount});
+    }, 1000);
+  }
+
+  formatTime = () => {
+    const minutes = Math.floor(this.state.secondsUntilRefresh / 60);
+    let seconds = (this.state.secondsUntilRefresh % 60).toString();
+    if (seconds.length < 2) {
+      seconds = `0${seconds}`;
+    }
+
+    return `${minutes}:${seconds}`;
+  }
+
+  dismissNote = () => {
+    try {
+      window.localStorage.setItem('coral:dashboardNote', 'hide');
+    } catch (e) {
+
+      // when setItem fails in Safari Private mode
+      this.setState({dashboardNote: 'hide'});
+    }
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const hideReloadNote = window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') === 'hide' ||
+      this.state.dashboardNote === 'hide'; // for Safari Incognito
+    return (
+      <p
+        style={{display: hideReloadNote ? 'none' : 'block'}}
+        className={styles.autoUpdate}
+        onClick={this.dismissNote}>
+        <b>×</b>
+        <Icon name='timer' /> <strong>{lang.t('dashboard.next-update', this.formatTime())}</strong> {lang.t('dashboard.auto-update')}
+      </p>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default CountdownTimer;
diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
index 602a48d7f..728d40c07 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/containers/Dashboard/Dashboard.js
@@ -5,63 +5,15 @@ import {connect} from 'react-redux';
 import {getMetrics} from 'coral-admin/src/graphql/queries';
 import FlagWidget from './FlagWidget';
 import ActivityWidget from './ActivityWidget';
+import CountdownTimer from 'coral-admin/src/components/CountdownTimer';
 import {showBanUserDialog, hideBanUserDialog} from 'coral-admin/src/actions/moderation';
-import I18n from 'coral-framework/modules/i18n/i18n';
-import translations from 'coral-admin/src/translations';
-import {Spinner, Icon} from 'coral-ui';
 
-const lang = new I18n(translations);
-const refreshIntervalSeconds = 60 * 5;
+import {Spinner} from 'coral-ui';
 
 class Dashboard extends React.Component {
 
-  constructor (props) {
-    super(props);
-
-    try {
-      if (window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') === null) {
-        window.localStorage.setItem('coral:dashboardNote', 'show');
-      }
-    } catch (e) {
-
-      // above will fail in Private Mode in some browsers.
-    }
-
-    this.state = {
-      secondsUntilRefresh: refreshIntervalSeconds,
-      dashboardNote: window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') || 'show'
-    };
-  }
-
-  componentWillMount () {
-    setInterval(() => { // the countdown timer
-      let nextCount = this.state.secondsUntilRefresh - 1;
-      if (nextCount < 0) {
-        nextCount = refreshIntervalSeconds;
-        this.props.data.refetch();
-      }
-      this.setState({secondsUntilRefresh: nextCount});
-    }, 1000);
-  }
-
-  dismissNote = () => {
-    try {
-      window.localStorage.setItem('coral:dashboardNote', 'hide');
-    } catch (e) {
-
-      // when setItem fails in Safari Private mode
-      this.setState({dashboardNote: 'hide'});
-    }
-  }
-
-  formatTime = () => {
-    const minutes = Math.floor(this.state.secondsUntilRefresh / 60);
-    let seconds = (this.state.secondsUntilRefresh % 60).toString();
-    if (seconds.length < 2) {
-      seconds = `0${seconds}`;
-    }
-
-    return `${minutes}:${seconds}`;
+  reloadData = () => {
+    this.props.data.refetch();
   }
 
   render () {
@@ -70,19 +22,16 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
       return <Spinner />;
     }
 
+    console.log('data', this.props.data);
+
     const {data: {assetsByActivity, assetsByFlag}} = this.props;
-    const hideReloadNote = window.localStorage.getItem('coral:dashboardNote') === 'hide' ||
-      this.state.dashboardNote === 'hide'; // for Safari Incognito
+
+    console.log('assetsByActivity', assetsByActivity);
+    console.log('assetsByFlag', assetsByActivity);
 
     return (
       <div>
-        <p
-          style={{display: hideReloadNote ? 'none' : 'block'}}
-          className={styles.autoUpdate}
-          onClick={this.dismissNote}>
-          <b>×</b>
-          <Icon name='timer' /> <strong>{lang.t('dashboard.next-update', this.formatTime())}</strong> {lang.t('dashboard.auto-update')}
-        </p>
+        <CountdownTimer handleTimeout={this.reloadData} />
         <div className={styles.Dashboard}>
           <FlagWidget assets={assetsByFlag} />
           <ActivityWidget assets={assetsByActivity} />