diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard.jsx b/src/components/Dashboard.jsx
index 5a38e57..178caf9 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard.jsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
     this.handleSelect = this.handleSelect.bind(this);
     this.handleToggle = this.handleToggle.bind(this);
     this.handleTagFilter = this.handleTagFilter.bind(this);
-    this.handleTimeFilter = this.handleTimeFilter.bind(this);
+    this.updateTimerange = this.updateTimerange.bind(this);
 
     this.eventsById = {};
   }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
     this.props.actions.updateTagFilters(tag);
   }
 
-  handleTimeFilter(timeRange) {
+  updateTimerange(timeRange) {
     this.props.actions.updateTimeRange(timeRange);
   }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
         />
         <Timeline
           select={this.handleSelect}
-          filter={this.handleTimeFilter}
+          onUpdateTimerange={this.updateTimerange}
           highlight={this.handleHighlight}
           toggle={() => this.handleToggle('TOGGLE_CARDSTACK')}
           getCategoryColor={category => this.getCategoryColor(category)}
diff --git a/src/components/Timeline.jsx b/src/components/Timeline.jsx
index e380947..2f4a362 100644
--- a/src/components/Timeline.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Timeline.jsx
@@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ class Timeline extends React.Component {
   }
 
   componentDidMount() {
-    const app = {
-      zoomLevels: this.props.zoomLevels,
-      timerange: this.props.timerange,
-      selected: this.props.selected,
-      language: this.props.language,
-    }
     const ui = {
       tools: this.props.tools,
       dom: this.props.dom
@@ -27,27 +21,18 @@ class Timeline extends React.Component {
 
     const methods = {
       select: this.props.select,
-      filter: this.props.filter,
+      onUpdateTimerange: this.props.onUpdateTimerange,
       getCategoryColor: this.props.getCategoryColor
     }
 
-    this.timeline = new TimelineLogic(app, ui, methods);
-    this.timeline.update(this.props.domain, app);
+    this.timeline = new TimelineLogic(this.props.app, ui, methods);
+    this.timeline.update(this.props.domain, this.props.app);
     this.timeline.render(this.props.domain);
   }
 
   componentWillReceiveProps(nextProps) {
-    const app = {
-      timerange: nextProps.timerange,
-      selected: nextProps.selected,
-      language: nextProps.language,
-      select: nextProps.select,
-      filter: nextProps.filter,
-      getCategoryColor: nextProps.getCategoryColor
-    }
-
-    this.timeline.update(this.props.domain, app);
-    this.timeline.render(this.props.domain);
+    this.timeline.update(nextProps.domain, nextProps.app);
+    this.timeline.render(nextProps.domain);
   }
 
   onClickArrow() {
@@ -65,12 +50,11 @@ class Timeline extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    let events = this.props.events
-    const labels_title_lang = copy[this.props.language].timeline.labels_title;
-    const info_lang = copy[this.props.language].timeline.info;
+    const labels_title_lang = copy[this.props.app.language].timeline.labels_title;
+    const info_lang = copy[this.props.app.language].timeline.info;
     let classes = `timeline-wrapper ${(this.state.isFolded) ? ' folded' : ''}`;
-    const date0 = this.props.tools.formatterWithYear(this.props.timerange[0]);
-    const date1 = this.props.tools.formatterWithYear(this.props.timerange[1]);
+    const date0 = this.props.tools.formatterWithYear(this.props.app.timerange[0]);
+    const date1 = this.props.tools.formatterWithYear(this.props.app.timerange[1]);
 
     return (
       <div className={classes}>
@@ -98,12 +82,14 @@ function mapStateToProps(state) {
       categories: selectors.selectCategories(state),
       narratives: state.domain.narratives
     },
-    language: state.app.language,
+    app: {
+      timerange: selectors.getTimeRange(state),
+      selected: state.app.selected,
+      language: state.app.language,
+      zoomLevels: state.app.zoomLevels
+    },
     tools: state.ui.tools,
-    timerange: selectors.getTimeRange(state),
-    zoomLevels: state.app.zoomLevels,
     dom: state.ui.dom,
-    selected: state.app.selected
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/js/timeline/timeline.js b/src/js/timeline/timeline.js
index 0aa8e14..552dc47 100644
--- a/src/js/timeline/timeline.js
+++ b/src/js/timeline/timeline.js
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export default function(app, ui, methods) {
     })
     .on('end', () => {
       toggleTransition(true);
-      methods.filter(scale.x.domain());
+      methods.onUpdateTimerange(scale.x.domain());
     });
 
   /*
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ export default function(app, ui, methods) {
     const domainF = d3.timeMinute.offset(newCentralTime, zoom.duration / 2);
 
     scale.x.domain([domain0, domainF]);
-    methods.filter(scale.x.domain());
+    methods.onUpdateTimerange(scale.x.domain());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export default function(app, ui, methods) {
     }
 
     scale.x.domain([domain0, domainF]);
-    methods.filter(scale.x.domain());
+    methods.onUpdateTimerange(scale.x.domain());
   }
 
   function toggleTransition(isTransition) {