diff --git a/companion/HELP.md b/companion/HELP.md
index 0162d04..e127034 100644
--- a/companion/HELP.md
+++ b/companion/HELP.md
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ Presets are available for **Start Timer** and **Stop Timer**.
 - use module toggl-track instead of implementing api on our own
 - add status reports for some failure cases in connections dashboard
 - add configurable time entry poller
-- add feedback for currently running project
+- add feedback for currently running project and client
 - update timerDuration to contain the correct duration formatted as time string
diff --git a/src/actions.ts b/src/actions.ts
index c68e642..253ce2d 100644
--- a/src/actions.ts
+++ b/src/actions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default function (self: TogglTrack): void {
 					label: 'Project',
 					id: 'project',
 					default: '0',
-					choices: self.projects!,
+					choices: self.projects ?? [{ id: -1, label: 'None' }],
 				},
 			],
 			callback: async ({ options }) => {
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ export default function (self: TogglTrack): void {
 			name: 'Refresh Project List',
 			options: [],
 			callback: async () => {
-				await self.getWorkspace()
+				await self.getProjects()
+			},
+		},
+
+		refreshStaticData: {
+			name: 'Refresh Workspace, Project and Client List',
+			options: [],
+			callback: async () => {
+				await self.loadStaticData()
 			},
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index e6bccae..3402ee3 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -48,21 +48,13 @@ export class TogglTrack extends InstanceBase<ModuleConfig> {
 
 		this.config = config
 
-		this.projects = [{ id: 0, label: 'None' }]
-
 		this.updateVariableDefinitions()
 		this.updatePresets()
 
-		this.setVariableValues({
-			timerId: undefined,
-			timerDuration: undefined,
-			timerDescription: undefined,
-			lastTimerDuration: undefined,
-			workspace: undefined,
-		})
-
 		await this.initToggleConnection()
 
+		await this.loadStaticData()
+
 		this.updateActions()
 		this.updateFeedbacks()
 
@@ -70,6 +62,7 @@ export class TogglTrack extends InstanceBase<ModuleConfig> {
 			this.updateStatus(InstanceStatus.Ok)
 		}
 
+		await this.getCurrentTimer()
 		if (this.config.startTimerPoller) {
 			this.startTimeEntryPoller()
 		}
@@ -88,9 +81,10 @@ export class TogglTrack extends InstanceBase<ModuleConfig> {
 			this.log('debug', 'api token changed. init new toggle connection')
 			this.toggl = undefined
 			await this.initToggleConnection()
+			await this.loadStaticData()
 		} else if (workSpaceDefaultChanged) {
 			this.log('debug', 'workspace default changed. reload workspaces')
-			await this.getWorkspace()
+			await this.loadStaticData()
 		}
 
 		if (timeEntryPollerChanged) {
@@ -141,8 +135,6 @@ export class TogglTrack extends InstanceBase<ModuleConfig> {
 				this.updateStatus(InstanceStatus.AuthenticationFailure, resp)
 				return
 			}
-			await this.getWorkspace()
-			await this.getCurrentTimer()
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -229,7 +221,17 @@ export class TogglTrack extends InstanceBase<ModuleConfig> {
 		}
 	}
 
-	async getWorkspace(): Promise<void> {
+	async loadStaticData(): Promise<void> {
+		if (!this.toggl) {
+			this.log('warn', 'loadStaticData: toggle connection not set up')
+			return
+		}
+		await this.getWorkspace()
+		await this.getProjects()
+		await this.getClients()
+	}
+
+	private async getWorkspace(): Promise<void> {
 		this.log('debug', 'function: getWorkspace')
 		if (!this.toggl) {
 			this.log('warn', 'Not authorized')
@@ -282,11 +284,9 @@ export class TogglTrack extends InstanceBase<ModuleConfig> {
 
 		const projects: IWorkspaceProject[] = await this.toggl!.projects.list(this.workspaceId)
 
-		//const projects: IWorkspaceProject[] = await togglGetProjects(this.toggl!, this.workspaceId!)
-
 		if (typeof projects === 'string' || projects.length == 0) {
 			this.log('debug', 'No projects found')
-			this.projects = [{ id: 0, label: 'None' }]
+			this.projects = undefined
 			this.log('debug', 'projects response' + JSON.stringify(projects))
 			return
 		}