diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/sunstone.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/sunstone.js
index 2ffde83410b..01fc6e59773 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/sunstone.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/sunstone.js
@@ -1185,7 +1185,11 @@ define(function(require) {
   };
 
   var _rightInfoVisible = function(context) {
-    return $(".sunstone-info", context).is(":visible");
+    return $(".sunstone-info", context).is(":visible")
+  };
+
+  var _infoTabVisible = function(context, tab) {
+    return $(tab, $(".sunstone-info", context)).is(":visible")
   };
 
   var _rightListVisible = function(context) {
@@ -1285,6 +1289,7 @@ define(function(require) {
 
 
     "rightInfoVisible": _rightInfoVisible,
+    "infoTabVisible": _infoTabVisible,
     "rightListVisible": _rightListVisible,
     "rightInfoResourceId": _rightInfoResourceId,
 
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/panels/info.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/panels/info.js
index 64364733d5c..431b301fde2 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/panels/info.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/panels/info.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ define(function(require) {
 
   setInterval(function() {
     var tab = $('#' + TAB_ID);
-    if (Sunstone.rightInfoVisible(tab)){
+    if (Sunstone.infoTabVisible(tab, "#vm_info_tab")){
       $("#vms-tabrefresh_buttons button").click();
     }
   }, Config.autorefreshInfo("vms-tab"));