diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index 4ce4a5b944..d6671205a7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -3509,7 +3509,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::load_session (const std::string& path, const std::string& snap_name,
 
 	{
 		Timers::TimerSuspender t;
-		flush_pending ();
+		flush_pending (10);
 	}
 
 #ifdef WINDOWS_VST_SUPPORT
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
index 4edf3a5693..d869442b83 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor.cc
@@ -5049,7 +5049,7 @@ Editor::first_idle ()
 			true
 			);
 		dialog->present ();
-		ARDOUR_UI::instance()->flush_pending ();
+		ARDOUR_UI::instance()->flush_pending (60);
 	}
 
 	for (TrackViewList::iterator t = track_views.begin(); t != track_views.end(); ++t) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index c83e96d67f..5419ce9374 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -7909,7 +7909,7 @@ Editor::update_bring_in_message (Gtk::Label* label, uint32_t n, uint32_t total,
 {
 	Timers::TimerSuspender t;
 	label->set_text (string_compose ("Copying %1, %2 of %3", name, n, total));
-	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->flush_pending ();
+	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->flush_pending (1);
 }
 
 void
@@ -7929,7 +7929,7 @@ Editor::bring_all_sources_into_session ()
 	 */
 
 	Timers::TimerSuspender t;
-	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->flush_pending ();
+	Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->flush_pending (3);
 
 	cerr << " Do it\n";