diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/loading-ellipses.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/loading-ellipses.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba96101f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/loading-ellipses.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Component } from "inferno";
+
+interface LoadingEllipsesState {
+  ellipses: string;
+}
+
+export class LoadingEllipses extends Component<any, LoadingEllipsesState> {
+  state: LoadingEllipsesState = {
+    ellipses: "...",
+  };
+  #interval?: NodeJS.Timer;
+
+  constructor(props: any, context: any) {
+    super(props, context);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return this.state.ellipses;
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount() {
+    this.#interval = setInterval(this.#updateEllipses, 1000);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    clearInterval(this.#interval);
+  }
+
+  #updateEllipses = () => {
+    this.setState(({ ellipses }) => ({
+      ellipses: ellipses.length === 3 ? "" : ellipses + ".",
+    }));
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/shared/components/common/searchable-select.tsx b/src/shared/components/common/searchable-select.tsx
index ef59a8c2..96d88a54 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/common/searchable-select.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/common/searchable-select.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "inferno";
 import { I18NextService } from "../../services";
 import { Icon, Spinner } from "./icon";
+import { LoadingEllipses } from "./loading-ellipses";
 
 interface SearchableSelectProps {
   id: string;
@@ -22,7 +23,6 @@ interface SearchableSelectProps {
 interface SearchableSelectState {
   selectedIndex: number;
   searchText: string;
-  loadingEllipses: string;
 }
 
 function handleSearch(i: SearchableSelect, e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
@@ -70,12 +70,10 @@ export class SearchableSelect extends Component<
 > {
   searchInputRef: RefObject<HTMLInputElement> = createRef();
   toggleButtonRef: RefObject<HTMLButtonElement> = createRef();
-  private loadingEllipsesInterval?: NodeJS.Timer = undefined;
 
   state: SearchableSelectState = {
     selectedIndex: 0,
     searchText: "",
-    loadingEllipses: "...",
   };
 
   constructor(props: SearchableSelectProps, context: any) {
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ export class SearchableSelect extends Component<
 
   render() {
     const { id, options, onSearch, loading } = this.props;
-    const { searchText, selectedIndex, loadingEllipses } = this.state;
+    const { searchText, selectedIndex } = this.state;
 
     return (
       <div className="searchable-select dropdown col-12 col-sm-auto flex-grow-1">
@@ -116,9 +114,14 @@ export class SearchableSelect extends Component<
           onClick={linkEvent(this, focusSearch)}
           ref={this.toggleButtonRef}
         >
-          {loading
-            ? `${I18NextService.i18n.t("loading")}${loadingEllipses}`
-            : options[selectedIndex].label}
+          {loading ? (
+            <>
+              {I18NextService.i18n.t("loading")}
+              <LoadingEllipses />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            options[selectedIndex].label
+          )}
         </button>
         <div className="modlog-choices-font-size dropdown-menu w-100 p-2">
           <div className="input-group">
@@ -180,24 +183,4 @@ export class SearchableSelect extends Component<
       selectedIndex,
     };
   }
-
-  componentDidUpdate() {
-    const { loading } = this.props;
-    if (loading && !this.loadingEllipsesInterval) {
-      this.loadingEllipsesInterval = setInterval(() => {
-        this.setState(({ loadingEllipses }) => ({
-          loadingEllipses:
-            loadingEllipses.length === 3 ? "" : loadingEllipses + ".",
-        }));
-      }, 750);
-    } else if (!loading && this.loadingEllipsesInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.loadingEllipsesInterval);
-    }
-  }
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    if (this.loadingEllipsesInterval) {
-      clearInterval(this.loadingEllipsesInterval);
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx b/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx
index 9583002a..3ff219cd 100644
--- a/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/components/remote-fetch.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { InitialFetchRequest } from "../interfaces";
 import { FirstLoadService, HttpService, I18NextService } from "../services";
 import { RequestState } from "../services/HttpService";
 import { HtmlTags } from "./common/html-tags";
+import { Spinner } from "./common/icon";
+import { LoadingEllipses } from "./common/loading-ellipses";
 
 interface RemoteFetchProps {
   uri?: string;
@@ -90,7 +92,9 @@ export class RemoteFetch extends Component<any, RemoteFetchState> {
   }
 
   get content() {
-    const status: "success" | "loading" | "empty" = "success";
+    const status = "loading" as "success" | "loading" | "empty";
+
+    const { uri } = getRemoteFetchQueryParams();
 
     switch (status) {
       case "success": {
@@ -103,6 +107,20 @@ export class RemoteFetch extends Component<any, RemoteFetchState> {
           </>
         );
       }
+
+      case "loading": {
+        return (
+          <>
+            <h1>
+              Fetching {uri ? uriToQuery(uri) : "remote community"}
+              <LoadingEllipses />
+            </h1>
+            <h5>
+              <Spinner large />
+            </h5>
+          </>
+        );
+      }
     }
   }