diff --git a/web/org.openbravo.retail.posterminal/js/login/model/login-model.js b/web/org.openbravo.retail.posterminal/js/login/model/login-model.js
--- a/web/org.openbravo.retail.posterminal/js/login/model/login-model.js
+++ b/web/org.openbravo.retail.posterminal/js/login/model/login-model.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  ************************************************************************************
  */
 
-/*global OB, _, enyo, BigDecimal, localStorage */
+/*global OB, _, enyo, BigDecimal, localStorage, setTimeout */
 
 (function () {
   // initialize the WebPOS terminal model that extends the core terminal model. after this, OB.MobileApp.model will be available
@@ -717,7 +717,9 @@
       var minIncRefresh = this.get('terminal').terminalType.minutestorefreshdatainc * 60 * 1000,
           minTotalRefresh = this.get('terminal').terminalType.minutestorefreshdatatotal * 60 * 1000,
           lastTotalRefresh = OB.UTIL.localStorage.getItem('POSLastTotalRefresh'),
-          lastIncRefresh = OB.UTIL.localStorage.getItem('POSLastIncRefresh');
+          lastIncRefresh = OB.UTIL.localStorage.getItem('POSLastIncRefresh'),
+          now = new Date().getTime(),
+          intervalInc = lastIncRefresh ? (now - lastIncRefresh - minIncRefresh) : 0;
 
       function setTerminalLockTimeout(sessionTimeoutMinutes, sessionTimeoutMilliseconds) {
         OB.debug("Terminal lock timer reset (" + sessionTimeoutMinutes + " minutes)");
@@ -773,7 +775,16 @@
           });
 
         };
-        setInterval(loadModelsIncFunc, minIncRefresh);
+        // in case there was no incremental load at login then schedule an incremental
+        // load at the next expected time, which can be earlier than the standard interval
+        if (intervalInc < 0 && OB.MobileApp.model.hasPermission('OBMOBC_NotAutoLoadIncrementalAtLogin', true)) {
+          setTimeout(function () {
+            loadModelsIncFunc();
+            setInterval(loadModelsIncFunc, minIncRefresh);
+          }, intervalInc * -1);
+        } else {
+          setInterval(loadModelsIncFunc, minIncRefresh);
+        }
       }
 
       var sessionTimeoutMinutes = this.get('terminal').sessionTimeout;
@@ -1292,4 +1303,4 @@
   } else {
     OB.UTIL.HookManager.callbackExecutor(args, callbacks);
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});