diff --git a/panels/stats_table/module.html b/panels/stats_table/module.html
index 6cfa171cfb6ce..2999f9ca628ad 100644
--- a/panels/stats_table/module.html
+++ b/panels/stats_table/module.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   <div class="pull-left marvel-header marvel-table" ng-show="rows.length > 0">
     <input type="text" class="input-medium" placeholder="Filter {{panel.mode}}..." ng-model="panel.rowFilter"> <span class="count">{{(rows|filter:panel.rowFilter|limitTo:rowLimit).length}} of {{rows.length}} {{panel.mode}}</span> / {{(rows|filter:{'selected':true}).length}} selected / Last 10m </span>
     <br>
-    <span class="small muted pull-right" ng-show="!viewSelect"> <i class="icon-warning"></i> Compact view. Filter nodes to 5 or less, or set the page refresh rate to 2m or greater for more options.</span>
+    <span class="small muted pull-right" ng-show="!viewSelect"> <i class="icon-warning"></i> Compact view. Filter {{panel.mode}} to 5 or less, or set the page refresh rate to 2m or greater for more options.</span>
   </div>
   <div class="pull-right" ng-if="viewSelect">
     <a href="" ng-class="{strong:!panel.compact}" ng-click="panel.compact=false">Full</a> /
diff --git a/panels/stats_table/module.js b/panels/stats_table/module.js
index 7b5169ec15714..cc5037f5f0ba2 100644
--- a/panels/stats_table/module.js
+++ b/panels/stats_table/module.js
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ define([
           $scope.panel.compact = true;
           $scope.sparkLines = true;
           $scope.viewSelect = false;
-          if(l > 100 && kbn.interval_to_seconds(dashboard.current.refresh || '1y') < 300) {
+          if(l > 50 && kbn.interval_to_seconds(dashboard.current.refresh || '1y') < 120) {
             dashboard.set_interval('2m');
             alertSrv.set('Refresh rate',
               'Due to the large size of your cluster, the refresh rate has been adjusted to 2m',