diff --git a/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.m b/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.m
index 85de5b9..6729083 100644
--- a/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.m
+++ b/Classes/PullRefreshTableViewController.m
@@ -169,11 +169,18 @@ - (void)stopLoadingComplete:(NSString *)animationID finished:(NSNumber *)finishe
 }
 
 - (void)refresh {
-    // This is just a demo. Override this method with your custom reload action.
-    // Don't forget to call stopLoading at the end.
-    [self performSelector:@selector(stopLoading) withObject:nil afterDelay:2.0];
+    [NSThread detachNewThreadSelector:@selector(refreshStep2) toTarget:self withObject:nil];
+}
+- (void)refreshStep2 {
+  NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+  [self tablePullRefresh];
+  [self performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(stopLoading) withObject:nil waitUntilDone:YES];
+    [pool release];
+}
+- (void)tablePullRefresh {
+      // This is just a demo. Override this method with your custom reload action.
+  sleep(2);
 }
-
 - (void)dealloc {
     [refreshHeaderView release];
     [refreshLabel release];