diff --git a/src/blackcore/threadedreader.cpp b/src/blackcore/threadedreader.cpp
index 2b4828e32..2d43278ec 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/threadedreader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/threadedreader.cpp
@@ -85,17 +85,33 @@ namespace BlackCore
     void CThreadedReader::setInterval(int updatePeriodMs)
     {
         Q_ASSERT(this->m_updateTimer);
-        bool s;
-        if (updatePeriodMs < 1)
+        QTimer::singleShot(0, this, [this, updatePeriodMs]
         {
-            s = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_updateTimer, "stop");
-        }
-        else
+            QWriteLocker wl(&this->m_lock);
+            if (updatePeriodMs < 1)
+            {
+                this->m_updateTimer->stop();
+            }
+            else {
+                this->m_updateTimer->start(updatePeriodMs);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    bool CThreadedReader::didContentChange(const QString &content, int startPosition)
+    {
+        uint oldHash = 0;
         {
-            s = QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_updateTimer, "start", Q_ARG(int, updatePeriodMs));
+            QReadLocker rl(&this->m_lock);
+            oldHash = this->m_contentHash;
         }
-        Q_ASSERT_X(s, Q_FUNC_INFO, "Failed invoke");
-        Q_UNUSED(s);
+        uint newHash = qHash(startPosition < 0 ? content : content.mid(startPosition));
+        if (oldHash == newHash) { return false; }
+        {
+            QWriteLocker wl(&this->m_lock);
+            this->m_contentHash = newHash;
+        }
+        return true;
     }
 
     void CThreadedReader::ps_toggleInterval()
diff --git a/src/blackcore/threadedreader.h b/src/blackcore/threadedreader.h
index f5d020b85..671ef8829 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/threadedreader.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/threadedreader.h
@@ -94,8 +94,13 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! \threadsafe
         void setInterval(int updatePeriodMs);
 
+        //! Stores new content hash and returns if content changed (based on hash value
+        //! \threadsafe
+        bool didContentChange(const QString &content, int startPosition = -1);
+
     private:
         QDateTime               m_updateTimestamp;  //!< when file/resource was read
+        uint                    m_contentHash = 0;  //!< has of the content given
         QMetaObject::Connection m_toggleConnection; //!< connection to switch interval from initial to periodic
 
     private slots:
diff --git a/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimbookingreader.cpp b/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimbookingreader.cpp
index 89b458705..679d4e90c 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimbookingreader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimbookingreader.cpp
@@ -83,22 +83,22 @@ namespace BlackCore
 
             this->threadAssertCheck();
 
-            // Worker thread, make sure to write no members here!
+            // Worker thread, make sure to write no members here od do it threadsafe
             if (this->isAbandoned())
             {
                 CLogMessage(this).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO;
-                CLogMessage(this).info("terminated booking parsing process"); // for users
+                CLogMessage(this).info("Terminated booking parsing process");
                 return; // stop, terminate straight away, ending thread
             }
 
             if (nwReply->error() == QNetworkReply::NoError)
             {
                 static const QString timestampFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
-                QString xmlData = nwReply->readAll();
+                const QString xmlData = nwReply->readAll();
                 nwReply->close(); // close asap
-                QDomDocument doc;
-                QDateTime updateTimestamp = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
 
+                QDomDocument doc;
+                QDateTime updateTimestamp = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc(); // default
                 if (doc.setContent(xmlData))
                 {
                     QDomNode timestamp = doc.elementsByTagName("timestamp").at(0);
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ namespace BlackCore
                         updateTimestamp = QDateTime::fromString(ts, timestampFormat);
                         updateTimestamp.setTimeSpec(Qt::UTC);
                         if (this->getUpdateTimestamp() == updateTimestamp) return; // nothing to do
+
+                        // save parsing and all follow up actions if nothing changed
+                        bool changed = this->didContentChange(xmlData, xmlData.indexOf("</timestamp>"));
+                        if (!changed)
+                        {
+                            CLogMessage(this).info("Bookings unchanged, skipped");
+                            return; // stop, terminate straight away, ending thread
+                        }
                     }
 
                     QDomNode atc = doc.elementsByTagName("atcs").at(0);
diff --git a/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimdatafilereader.cpp b/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimdatafilereader.cpp
index 281d67e2f..cb5bd4517 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimdatafilereader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimdatafilereader.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
             if (this->isAbandoned())
             {
                 CLogMessage(this).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO;
-                CLogMessage(this).info("Terminated VATSIM file parsing process"); // for users
+                CLogMessage(this).info("Terminated VATSIM file parsing process");
                 return; // stop, terminate straight away, ending thread
             }
 
@@ -221,7 +221,13 @@ namespace BlackCore
                 const QString dataFileData = nwReply->readAll();
                 nwReply->close(); // close asap
 
-                if (dataFileData.isEmpty()) return;
+                if (dataFileData.isEmpty()) { return; }
+                // Quick check by hash
+                if (!this->didContentChange(dataFileData))
+                {
+                    CLogMessage(this).info("VATSIM file has same content, skipped");
+                    return;
+                }
                 const QStringList lines = dataFileData.split(QRegExp("[\r\n]"), QString::SkipEmptyParts);
                 if (lines.isEmpty()) { return; }
 
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ namespace BlackCore
                     if (this->isAbandoned())
                     {
                         CLogMessage(this).debug() << Q_FUNC_INFO;
-                        CLogMessage(this).info("Terminated booking parsing process"); // for users
+                        CLogMessage(this).info("Terminated VATSIM file parsing process"); // for users
                         return; // stop, terminate straight away, ending thread
                     }
 
@@ -347,7 +353,11 @@ namespace BlackCore
                                 updateTimestampFromFile = QDateTime::fromString(dts, "yyyyMMddHHmmss");
                                 updateTimestampFromFile.setOffsetFromUtc(0);
                                 bool alreadyRead = (updateTimestampFromFile == this->getUpdateTimestamp());
-                                if (alreadyRead) { return; }// still same data, terminate
+                                if (alreadyRead)
+                                {
+                                    CLogMessage(this).info("VATSIM file has same timestamp, skipped");
+                                    return;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                         break;
@@ -388,10 +398,15 @@ namespace BlackCore
                     this->m_atcStations = atcStations;
                     this->m_voiceCapabilities = voiceCapabilities;
                     CVatsimSetup vs(this->m_lastGoodSetup.getThreadLocal());
-                    vs.setVoiceServers(voiceServers);
-                    vs.setFsdServers(fsdServers);
-                    vs.setUtcTimestamp(updateTimestampFromFile);
-                    this->m_lastGoodSetup.set(vs);
+
+                    // check if we need to save in cache
+                    if (vs.getVoiceServers() != voiceServers || vs.getFsdServers() != fsdServers)
+                    {
+                        vs.setVoiceServers(voiceServers);
+                        vs.setFsdServers(fsdServers);
+                        vs.setUtcTimestamp(updateTimestampFromFile);
+                        this->m_lastGoodSetup.set(vs);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // warnings, if required
diff --git a/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimmetarreader.cpp b/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimmetarreader.cpp
index e9105918c..d579cfd05 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimmetarreader.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/vatsim/vatsimmetarreader.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,15 @@ namespace BlackCore
             {
                 QString metarData = nwReply->readAll();
                 nwReply->close(); // close asap
-                CMetarSet metars;
 
+                // Quick check by hash
+                if (!this->didContentChange(metarData))
+                {
+                    CLogMessage(this).info("METAR file has same content, skipped");
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                CMetarSet metars;
                 QString invalidMetars;
                 int invalidLineCount = 0;
                 QTextStream lineReader(&metarData);