diff --git a/app/js/custom.js b/app/js/custom.js
index e7ec3b456..1d679dfdd 100644
--- a/app/js/custom.js
+++ b/app/js/custom.js
@@ -274,15 +274,16 @@ function loadChannel() {
 }
 
 $('#hostapdModal').on('shown.bs.modal', function (e) {
-    var seconds = 9;
+    var seconds = 3;
+    var pct = 0;
     var countDown = setInterval(function(){
       if(seconds <= 0){
         clearInterval(countDown);
       }
-      var pct = Math.floor(100-(seconds*100/9));
       document.getElementsByClassName('progress-bar').item(0).setAttribute('style','width:'+Number(pct)+'%');
       seconds --;
-    }, 1000);
+      pct = Math.floor(100-(seconds*100/4));
+    }, 500);
 });
 
 $('#configureClientModal').on('shown.bs.modal', function (e) {
diff --git a/includes/hostapd.php b/includes/hostapd.php
index af4882783..a052e4c2d 100755
--- a/includes/hostapd.php
+++ b/includes/hostapd.php
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ function DisplayHostAPDConfig()
          if (isset($_POST['StartHotspot']) || isset($_POST['RestartHotspot'])) {
             $status->addMessage('Attempting to start hotspot', 'info');
             if ($arrHostapdConf['BridgedEnable'] == 1) {
-                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface br0 --seconds 3', $return);
+                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface br0 --seconds 2', $return);
             } elseif ($arrHostapdConf['WifiAPEnable'] == 1) {
-                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface uap0 --seconds 3', $return);
+                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --interface uap0 --seconds 2', $return);
             } else {
-                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --seconds 3', $return);
+                exec('sudo '.RASPI_CONFIG.'/hostapd/servicestart.sh --seconds 2', $return);
             }
             foreach ($return as $line) {
                 $status->addMessage($line, 'info');
diff --git a/templates/hostapd.php b/templates/hostapd.php
index b6f2fce75..87a0c7611 100755
--- a/templates/hostapd.php
+++ b/templates/hostapd.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       <div class="modal-dialog" role="document">
         <div class="modal-content">
           <div class="modal-header">
-            <div class="modal-title" id="ModalLabel"><i class="fas fa-sync-alt mr-2"></i><?php echo $msg ?></div>
+            <div class="modal-title" id="ModalLabel"><i class="fas fa-sync-alt fa-spin mr-2"></i><?php echo $msg ?></div>
           </div>
           <div class="modal-body">
             <div class="col-md-12 mb-3 mt-1"><?php echo _("Executing RaspAP service start") ?>...</div>