diff --git a/IceBarElement.lua b/IceBarElement.lua
index 88b3312..d21ec5b 100644
--- a/IceBarElement.lua
+++ b/IceBarElement.lua
@@ -1229,6 +1229,9 @@ function IceBarElement.prototype:Update()
 end
 
 function IceBarElement.prototype:MyOnUpdate()
+	if not self:IsVisible() then
+		return
+	end
 	self:SetScale(self.DesiredScale)
 end
 
diff --git a/IceCore.lua b/IceCore.lua
index e4c2be6..1282204 100644
--- a/IceCore.lua
+++ b/IceCore.lua
@@ -690,7 +690,9 @@ function IceCore.prototype:HandleUpdates()
 end
 
 function IceCore.prototype:RequestUpdates(frame, func)
-	self.updatees[frame] = func
+	if self.updatees[frame] ~= func then
+		self.updatees[frame] = func
+	end
 
 	local count = 0
 	for k,v in pairs(self.updatees) do
diff --git a/modules/CustomBar.lua b/modules/CustomBar.lua
index e20f0c8..d7bdb69 100644
--- a/modules/CustomBar.lua
+++ b/modules/CustomBar.lua
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ end
 
 function IceCustomBar.prototype:ConditionalSubscribe()
 	if self:ShouldAlwaysSubscribe() then
-		IceHUD.IceCore:RequestUpdates(self.frame, function() self:UpdateCustomBar() end)
+		if not IceHUD.IceCore:IsUpdateSubscribed(self.frame) then
+			IceHUD.IceCore:RequestUpdates(self.frame, function() self:UpdateCustomBar() end)
+		end
 	else
 		IceHUD.IceCore:RequestUpdates(self.frame, nil)
 	end
diff --git a/modules/CustomCDBar.lua b/modules/CustomCDBar.lua
index 44d339a..30e02a2 100644
--- a/modules/CustomCDBar.lua
+++ b/modules/CustomCDBar.lua
@@ -436,7 +436,9 @@ function IceCustomCDBar.prototype:EnableUpdates(enable_update)
 	end
 
 	if enable_update then
-		IceHUD.IceCore:RequestUpdates(self.frame, function() self:UpdateCustomBar(true) end)
+		if not IceHUD.IceCore:IsUpdateSubscribed(self.frame) then
+			IceHUD.IceCore:RequestUpdates(self.frame, function() self:UpdateCustomBar(true) end)
+		end
 	else
 		IceHUD.IceCore:RequestUpdates(self.frame, nil)
 	end