diff --git a/app/portainer/rest/motd.js b/app/portainer/rest/motd.js
index 49e54f534..4211ef0fd 100644
--- a/app/portainer/rest/motd.js
+++ b/app/portainer/rest/motd.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ angular.module('portainer.app')
 .factory('Motd', ['$resource', 'API_ENDPOINT_MOTD', function MotdFactory($resource, API_ENDPOINT_MOTD) {
   'use strict';
   return $resource(API_ENDPOINT_MOTD, {}, {
-    get: { method: 'GET' }
+    get: {
+      method: 'GET',
+      ignoreLoadingBar: true
+    }
   });
 }]);