diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
index fe1edb4e5..60045464b 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public class Essentials extends JavaPlugin implements IEssentials
 	private transient I18n i18n;
 	private transient Metrics metrics;
 	private transient EssentialsTimer timer;
+	private transient List<String> vanishedPlayers = new ArrayList<String>();
 
 	@Override
 	public ISettings getSettings()
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ public class Essentials extends JavaPlugin implements IEssentials
 		pm.registerEvents(tntListener, this);
 
 		timer = new EssentialsTimer(this);
-		getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(this, timer, 1, 100);
+		getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(this, timer, 100, 100);
 
 		Economy.setEss(this);
 		execTimer.mark("RegListeners");
@@ -629,6 +630,12 @@ public class Essentials extends JavaPlugin implements IEssentials
 		return timer;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public List<String> getVanishedPlayers()
+	{
+		return vanishedPlayers;
+	}
+
 	private static class EssentialsWorldListener implements Listener, Runnable
 	{
 		private transient final IEssentials ess;
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
index 4cb1d2e9e..551833fc0 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener implements Listener
 		{
 			user.toggleGodModeEnabled();
 		}
+		ess.getVanishedPlayers().remove(user.getName());
 		user.setLastLocation();
 		user.updateActivity(false);
 		user.dispose();
@@ -141,6 +142,14 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener implements Listener
 		user.setLastLogin(System.currentTimeMillis());
 		user.updateActivity(false);
 
+		for (String p : ess.getVanishedPlayers())
+		{
+			if (!user.isAuthorized("essentials.vanish.see"))
+			{
+				user.hidePlayer(ess.getUser(p));
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (user.isAuthorized("essentials.sleepingignored"))
 		{
 			user.setSleepingIgnored(true);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsTimer.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsTimer.java
index 0d97c2792..95cf77521 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsTimer.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsTimer.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class EssentialsTimer implements Runnable
 {
 	private final transient IEssentials ess;
 	private final transient Set<User> onlineUsers = new HashSet<User>();
-	private transient long lastPoll = System.currentTimeMillis() - 3000;
+	private transient long lastPoll = System.currentTimeMillis();
 	private final transient LinkedList<Float> history = new LinkedList<Float>();
 
 	EssentialsTimer(final IEssentials ess)
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/IEssentials.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/IEssentials.java
index 6e1887b87..f12798db3 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/IEssentials.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/IEssentials.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.earth2me.essentials.api.IJails;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.metrics.Metrics;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.perm.PermissionsHandler;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.register.payment.Methods;
+import java.util.List;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
@@ -72,4 +73,6 @@ public interface IEssentials extends Plugin
 	void setMetrics(Metrics metrics);
 	
 	EssentialsTimer getTimer();
+	
+	List<String> getVanishedPlayers();
 }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
index c6ce3a569..f9206206a 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/User.java
@@ -650,5 +650,13 @@ public class User extends UserData implements Comparable<User>, IReplyTo, IUser
 	public void toggleVanished()
 	{
 		vanished = !vanished;
+		if (vanished)
+		{
+			ess.getVanishedPlayers().add(getName());
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			ess.getVanishedPlayers().remove(getName());
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandvanish.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandvanish.java
index 96cf95e36..2c14f60ef 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandvanish.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/commands/Commandvanish.java
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ public class Commandvanish extends EssentialsCommand
 				user.sendMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + _("unvanished"));
 			}
 		}
+		user.toggleVanished();
 	}
 }