diff --git a/js/activity.js b/js/activity.js
index 46be8f192c..500a626fd0 100644
--- a/js/activity.js
+++ b/js/activity.js
@@ -567,24 +567,27 @@ class Activity {
             // this.doLoadAnimation();
             this.blocks.isLocalUpdate = false;
 
-            // Render the blocks
-            for (const name in this.palettes.dict) {
-                this.palettes.dict[name].hideMenu(true);
-            }
-
-            this.stage.removeAllEventListeners("trashsignal");
-
-            // Wait for the old blocks to be removed.
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-            const __listener = (event) => {
-                this.blocks.loadNewBlocks(data);
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                // Render the blocks
+                for (const name in this.palettes.dict) {
+                    this.palettes.dict[name].hideMenu(true);
+                }
+    
                 this.stage.removeAllEventListeners("trashsignal");
-            };
+    
+                // Wait for the old blocks to be removed.
+                // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+                const __listener = (event) => {
+                    this.blocks.loadNewBlocks(data);
+                    this.stage.removeAllEventListeners("trashsignal");
+                };
+    
+                this.stage.addEventListener("trashsignal", __listener, false);
+                this.sendAllToTrash(false, false);
+                this._allClear(false);
+                this.refreshCanvas();
+            }, 500)
 
-            this.stage.addEventListener("trashsignal", __listener, false);
-            this.sendAllToTrash(false, false);
-            this._allClear(false);
-            this.refreshCanvas();
         };
 
         /**
@@ -5935,10 +5938,10 @@ class Activity {
  
                 if (room_id) {
                     this.room_id = room_id;
-                    this.textMsg(`_("Collaboration link: ") ${collabUrl}`);
+                    this.textMsg(`${_("Collaboration link: ")} ${collabUrl}`);
                     this._initiateCollaboration(this.room_id);
                 };
-            }, 7000);
+            }, 5000);
             /*
             document.addEventListener("mousewheel", scrollEvent, false);
             document.addEventListener("DOMMouseScroll", scrollEvent, false);
diff --git a/js/collaboration/collaboration.js b/js/collaboration/collaboration.js
index ed49b7b87e..8010808364 100644
--- a/js/collaboration/collaboration.js
+++ b/js/collaboration/collaboration.js
@@ -65,14 +65,10 @@ class Collaboration {
         });
 
         socket.on("new-block-added", (update) => {
-            this.activity.textMsg("New block added. rendering...");
-            setTimeout(this.activity.hideMsgs, 10000);
             this.activity.renderProjectFromData(update);
         });
 
         socket.on("new-block-deleted", (update) => {
-            this.activity.textMsg("New block deleted. rendering...");
-            setTimeout(this.activity.hideMsgs, 10000);
             this.activity.renderProjectFromData(update);
         });