diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/src/directives/MCTSplitPane.js b/platform/commonUI/general/src/directives/MCTSplitPane.js
index 9abc641ebd..b094ba785f 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/src/directives/MCTSplitPane.js
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/src/directives/MCTSplitPane.js
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ define(
                 // And poll for position changes enforced by styles
                 activeInterval = $interval(function () {
                     getSetPosition(getSetPosition());
-                }, POLLING_INTERVAL, false);
+                }, POLLING_INTERVAL, 0, false);
 
                 // ...and stop polling when we're destroyed.
                 $scope.$on('$destroy', function () {