diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/scrolling-post-stream.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/scrolling-post-stream.js
index a869581c590..856b26359b8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/scrolling-post-stream.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/components/scrolling-post-stream.js
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ export default MountWidget.extend({
   },
 
   didUpdateAttrs() {
-    this._refresh();
+    this._refresh({ force: true });
   },
 
   _handleWidgetButtonHoverState(event) {
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index c990fdbd926..ff4a1ebb0ca 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ basic:
   page_loading_indicator:
     client: true
     type: enum
-    default: "spinner"
+    default: "slider"
     choices:
       - spinner
       - slider