diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 01bce3d4..f252efd0 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -177,12 +177,12 @@ if ($ae_loc && $ae_sess && ($ae_loc.ver != $ae_sess.ver)) {
 // localStorage caches - Check if the last refresh timestamp for $ae_loc.last_refresh is no more than 48 hours ago.
 
 // Minutes reference:
-// 240 = 4 hours; 720 = 12 hours; 2880 = 48 hours;
+// 240 = 4 hours; 720 = 12 hours; 2880 = 48 hours; 7200 = 5 days;
 // 10080 = 1 week; 20160 = 2 weeks; 43200 = 1 month;
-let default_refresh_minutes: number = 120; // default is 2 hours
-let authenticated_refresh_minutes: number = 240; // default is 4 hours
-let trusted_refresh_minutes: number = 10080; // default is 1 week
-let manager_refresh_minutes: number = 20160; // default is 2 weeks
+let default_refresh_minutes: number = 7200; // default was 4 hours
+let authenticated_refresh_minutes: number = 10080; // default was 12 hours
+let trusted_refresh_minutes: number = 20160; // default was 1 week
+let manager_refresh_minutes: number = 20160; // default was 2 weeks
 if ($ae_loc?.site_cfg_json?.default_refresh_minutes) {
     default_refresh_minutes = $ae_loc.site_cfg_json.default_refresh_minutes;
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/events/ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte b/src/routes/events/ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte
index ea04ca00..acc54db8 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/ae_comp__event_files_upload.svelte
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ async function handle_input_upload_files(input_upload_files, task_id) {
     // Uncomment and the post_promise is not seen by the "await" below
     // post_promise = await api.post_object({api_cfg: $cfg.api, endpoint: endpoint, params: params, data:form_data});
     // Uncomment so that the post_promise is not seen by the "await" below
-    ae_promises.upload__hosted_file_obj = await api.post_object({
+    ae_promises.upload__hosted_file_obj = api.post_object({
         api_cfg: $ae_api,
         endpoint: endpoint,
         // params: params,