diff --git a/src/components/landing-page/create-production.tsx b/src/components/landing-page/create-production.tsx
index 33cc0d30..f767efd1 100644
--- a/src/components/landing-page/create-production.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing-page/create-production.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from "./form-elements.tsx";
 import { API } from "../../api/api.ts";
 import { useGlobalState } from "../../global-state/context-provider.tsx";
-import { Loader } from "../loader/loader.tsx";
+import { Spinner } from "../loader/loader.tsx";
 import { isMobile } from "../../bowser.ts";
 
 type FormValues = {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export const CreateProduction = () => {
         onClick={handleSubmit(onSubmit)}
       >
         Create Production
-        {loading && <Loader className="create-production" />}
+        {loading && <Spinner className="create-production" />}
       </ActionButton>
       {createdProductionId !== null && (
         <ProductionConfirmation>
diff --git a/src/components/landing-page/productions-list.tsx b/src/components/landing-page/productions-list.tsx
index b7f4adb6..318076d4 100644
--- a/src/components/landing-page/productions-list.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing-page/productions-list.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { API } from "../../api/api.ts";
 import { TProduction } from "../production-line/types.ts";
 import { useGlobalState } from "../../global-state/context-provider.tsx";
+import { LoaderDots } from "../loader/loader.tsx";
+import { useRefreshAnimation } from "./use-refresh-animation.ts";
 
 const ProductionListContainer = styled.div`
   display: flex;
@@ -41,11 +43,9 @@ export const ProductionsList = () => {
     let aborted = false;
 
     if (reloadProductionList || intervalLoad) {
-      setIntervalLoad(false);
       API.listProductions()
         .then((result) => {
           if (aborted) return;
-
           setProductions(
             result
               // pick laste 10 items
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const ProductionsList = () => {
           dispatch({
             type: "PRODUCTION_LIST_FETCHED",
           });
+          setIntervalLoad(false);
         })
         .catch(() => {
           // TODO handle error/retry
@@ -79,7 +80,9 @@ export const ProductionsList = () => {
     return () => {
       aborted = true;
     };
-  }, [dispatch, reloadProductionList, intervalLoad]);
+  }, [dispatch, intervalLoad, reloadProductionList]);
+
+  const showRefreshing = useRefreshAnimation({ reloadProductionList });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const interval = window.setInterval(() => {
@@ -92,16 +95,16 @@ export const ProductionsList = () => {
   }, []);
 
   return (
-    <ProductionListContainer>
-      {/* // TODO handle so future load-component isn't shown on every update
-      // TODO ex className={loading && !intervalLoad ? "active" : "in-active"} */}
-      {/* TODO add loading indicator */}
-      {productions.map((p) => (
-        <ProductionItem key={p.id}>
-          <ProductionName>{p.name}</ProductionName>
-          <ProductionId>{p.id}</ProductionId>
-        </ProductionItem>
-      ))}
-    </ProductionListContainer>
+    <>
+      <LoaderDots className={showRefreshing ? "active" : "in-active"} />
+      <ProductionListContainer>
+        {productions.map((p) => (
+          <ProductionItem key={p.id}>
+            <ProductionName>{p.name}</ProductionName>
+            <ProductionId>{p.id}</ProductionId>
+          </ProductionItem>
+        ))}
+      </ProductionListContainer>
+    </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/components/landing-page/use-refresh-animation.ts b/src/components/landing-page/use-refresh-animation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d61ee2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/landing-page/use-refresh-animation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+type TUseRefreshAnimationOptions = {
+  reloadProductionList: boolean;
+};
+
+export const useRefreshAnimation = ({
+  reloadProductionList,
+}: TUseRefreshAnimationOptions) => {
+  const [showRefreshing, setShowRefreshing] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let timeout: number | null = null;
+
+    if (showRefreshing) {
+      timeout = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        setShowRefreshing(false);
+      }, 1500);
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      if (timeout !== null) {
+        window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+      }
+    };
+  }, [showRefreshing]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (reloadProductionList) {
+      setShowRefreshing(true);
+    }
+  }, [reloadProductionList]);
+
+  return showRefreshing;
+};
diff --git a/src/components/loader/loader.tsx b/src/components/loader/loader.tsx
index 14e4b8e9..6a3c235c 100644
--- a/src/components/loader/loader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/loader/loader.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import styled from "@emotion/styled";
-import { FC } from "react";
+import { FC, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 const Loading = styled.div`
   border: 4px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
@@ -49,8 +49,52 @@ const Loading = styled.div`
   }
 `;
 
+const Text = styled.span`
+  padding-left: 2rem;
+  font-size: 1.8rem;
+  &.active {
+    color: #cdcdcd;
+  }
+  &.in-active {
+    color: #242424;
+  }
+`;
+
+const Dots = styled.span`
+  padding-left: 0.2rem;
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  transform: translateY(-50%);
+  &.active {
+    color: #cdcdcd;
+  }
+  &.in-active {
+    color: #242424;
+  }
+`;
+
 type Props = { className: string };
 
-export const Loader: FC<Props> = ({ className }: Props) => {
+export const Spinner: FC<Props> = ({ className }: Props) => {
   return <Loading className={className} />;
 };
+
+export const LoaderDots: FC<Props> = ({ className }: Props) => {
+  const [dots, setDots] = useState<string>(".");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const intervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
+      setDots((prevDots) => (prevDots.length > 2 ? "." : `${prevDots}.`));
+    }, 300);
+
+    return () => {
+      clearInterval(intervalId);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <Text className={className}>refreshing</Text>
+      <Dots className={className}>{dots}</Dots>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/components/production-line/production-line.tsx b/src/components/production-line/production-line.tsx
index b7c19123..dbb04072 100644
--- a/src/components/production-line/production-line.tsx
+++ b/src/components/production-line/production-line.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { ActionButton } from "../landing-page/form-elements.tsx";
 import { UserList } from "./user-list.tsx";
 import { API } from "../../api/api.ts";
 import { noop } from "../../helpers.ts";
-import { Loader } from "../loader/loader.tsx";
+import { Spinner } from "../loader/loader.tsx";
 
 const TempDiv = styled.div`
   padding: 1rem;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const ProductionLine: FC = () => {
       <TempDiv>
         <ActionButton onClick={exit}>Exit</ActionButton>
       </TempDiv>
-      {loading && <Loader className="join-production" />}
+      {loading && <Spinner className="join-production" />}
       {!loading && (
         <>
           <TempDiv>Production View</TempDiv>