diff --git a/meshview/templates/firehose.html b/meshview/templates/firehose.html
index 81c3c7d..72c8120 100644
--- a/meshview/templates/firehose.html
+++ b/meshview/templates/firehose.html
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
         margin: 0 auto;
     }
 
+    /* Removed .packet-fade-in animation CSS */
+    /*
     .packet-fade-in {
         animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease forwards;
         opacity: 0;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@
             opacity: 1;
         }
     }
+    */
 
     #pause-button {
         white-space: nowrap;
@@ -66,18 +69,12 @@ function fetchUpdates() {
         .then(res => res.json())
         .then(data => {
             if (data.packets && data.packets.length > 0) {
-                lastTime = data.latest_import_time;
+                lastTime = data.last_time;
                 const list = document.getElementById("packet_list");
 
                 for (const html of data.packets.reverse()) {
                     list.insertAdjacentHTML("afterbegin", html);
-                    const firstChild = list.firstElementChild;
-                    if (firstChild) {
-                        firstChild.classList.add("packet-fade-in");
-                        firstChild.addEventListener("animationend", () => {
-                            firstChild.classList.remove("packet-fade-in");
-                        }, { once: true });
-                    }
+                    // No animation here anymore
                 }
             }
         })
@@ -89,12 +86,16 @@ function fetchUpdates() {
 document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
     const pauseBtn = document.getElementById("pause-button");
 
-    document.querySelector('select[name="portnum"]').addEventListener("change", (e) => {
-        const selected = e.target.value;
-        const url = new URL(window.location.href);
-        url.searchParams.set("portnum", selected);
-        window.location.href = url;
-    });
+    // Assuming you have a portnum selector somewhere (not shown in your snippet)
+    const portnumSelector = document.querySelector('select[name="portnum"]');
+    if (portnumSelector) {
+        portnumSelector.addEventListener("change", (e) => {
+            const selected = e.target.value;
+            const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+            url.searchParams.set("portnum", selected);
+            window.location.href = url;
+        });
+    }
 
     pauseBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
         updatesPaused = !updatesPaused;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
 
     // Start fetching updates
     fetchUpdates();
-    setInterval(fetchUpdates, 3000);
+    setInterval(fetchUpdates, 1000);
 });
 </script>
 
diff --git a/meshview/web.py b/meshview/web.py
index 3d77c74..e8ba381 100644
--- a/meshview/web.py
+++ b/meshview/web.py
@@ -399,39 +399,32 @@ async def packet_details(request):
 @routes.get("/firehose/updates")
 async def firehose_updates(request):
     try:
-        # Parse `last_time` from query
-        last_time_str = request.query.get("last_time", None)
+        # Get `last_time` from query string
+        last_time_str = request.query.get("last_time")
+        last_time = None
         if last_time_str:
             try:
                 last_time = datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(last_time_str)
-                if last_time.tzinfo is None:
-                    last_time = last_time.replace(tzinfo=datetime.timezone.utc)
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"Failed to parse last_time '{last_time_str}': {e}")
                 last_time = None
-        else:
-            last_time = None
+
+        # Query packets after last_time (microsecond precision)
+        packets = await store.get_packets(after=last_time, limit=10)
 
 
-        # Query packets using `after=last_time`
-        packets = await store.get_packets(
-            after=last_time,
-            limit=10,
-        )
+        # Convert to UI model
         ui_packets = [Packet.from_model(p) for p in packets]
 
-        # Render HTML using Jinja2
+        # Render HTML using Jinja2 template
         template = env.get_template("packet.html")
         rendered_packets = [template.render(packet=p) for p in ui_packets]
 
-        # Prepare response
-        response = {
-            "packets": rendered_packets,
-        }
-
+        # Build response
+        response = {"packets": rendered_packets}
         if ui_packets:
             latest_import_time = max(p.import_time for p in ui_packets)
-            response["latest_import_time"] = latest_import_time.isoformat(timespec="seconds")
+            response["last_time"] = latest_import_time.isoformat()
 
         return web.json_response(response)