diff --git a/hc/api/urls.py b/hc/api/urls.py
index 71c41a42..3f688c92 100644
--- a/hc/api/urls.py
+++ b/hc/api/urls.py
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ from hc.api import views
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^ping/([\w-]+)/$', views.ping, name="hc-ping"),
     url(r'^ping/([\w-]+)$', views.ping, name="hc-ping"),
+    url(r'^status/([\w-]+)/$', views.status, name="hc-status"),
 ]
diff --git a/hc/api/views.py b/hc/api/views.py
index 6b923266..29e009cd 100644
--- a/hc/api/views.py
+++ b/hc/api/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import json
+
+from django.contrib.humanize.templatetags.humanize import naturaltime
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseBadRequest
 from django.utils import timezone
 
@@ -17,3 +20,23 @@ def ping(request, code):
     check.save()
 
     return HttpResponse("OK")
+
+
+def status(request, code):
+    response = {
+        "last_ping": None,
+        "last_ping_human": None,
+        "secs_to_alert": None
+    }
+
+    check = Check.objects.get(code=code)
+
+    if check.last_ping and check.alert_after:
+        response["last_ping"] = check.last_ping.isoformat()
+        response["last_ping_human"] = naturaltime(check.last_ping)
+
+        duration = check.alert_after - timezone.now()
+        response["secs_to_alert"] = int(duration.total_seconds())
+
+    return HttpResponse(json.dumps(response),
+                        content_type="application/javascript")
diff --git a/hc/front/urls.py b/hc/front/urls.py
index 8a11152d..c7f2fc58 100644
--- a/hc/front/urls.py
+++ b/hc/front/urls.py
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^pricing/$',              views.pricing, name="hc-pricing"),
     url(r'^docs/$',                 views.docs, name="hc-docs"),
     url(r'^about/$',                views.about, name="hc-about"),
-    url(r'^welcome/timer/$',        views.welcome_timer, name="hc-welcome-timer"),
 ]
diff --git a/hc/front/views.py b/hc/front/views.py
index 5b71a053..e008f881 100644
--- a/hc/front/views.py
+++ b/hc/front/views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-import json
-
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
-from django.contrib.humanize.templatetags.humanize import naturaltime
-from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden
+from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden
 from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 from django.utils import timezone
 
@@ -52,27 +48,8 @@ def about(request):
     return render(request, "about.html", {"page": "about"})
 
 
-def welcome_timer(request):
-    code = request.session["welcome_code"]
-
-    check = Check.objects.get(code=code)
-    if check.last_ping and check.alert_after:
-        duration = check.alert_after - timezone.now()
-        response = {
-            "last_ping": check.last_ping.isoformat(),
-            "last_ping_human": naturaltime(check.last_ping),
-            "timer": int(duration.total_seconds())
-        }
-    else:
-        response = {"last_ping": None, "timer": None}
-
-    return HttpResponse(json.dumps(response),
-                        content_type="application/javascript")
-
-
 @login_required
 def checks(request):
-
     checks = Check.objects.filter(user=request.user).order_by("created")
 
     ctx = {
diff --git a/static/js/index.js b/static/js/index.js
index 0b897837..312232c0 100644
--- a/static/js/index.js
+++ b/static/js/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 $(function () {
     $('[data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip();
 
+    var code = $("#check-code").text();
     var url = $("#pitch-url").text();
     var lastPing = null;
     var lastPingHuman = null;
@@ -10,10 +11,10 @@ $(function () {
     });
 
     function checkLastPing() {
-        $.getJSON("/welcome/timer/", function(data) {
+        $.getJSON("/status/" + code + "/", function(data) {
             if (data.last_ping != lastPing) {
                 lastPing = data.last_ping;
-                $("#timer").data("timer", data.timer);
+                $("#timer").data("timer", data.secs_to_alert);
             }
 
             var lph = data.last_ping_human;
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index d6bbcf08..92a5dc73 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <div class="row">
         <div id="welcome-status" class="col-sm-6">
             <h2>Status
-            <small>{{ check.code }}</small>
+            <small id="check-code">{{ check.code }}</small>
             </h2>
             <table class="table">
                 <tr>