diff --git a/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/step_ready.js b/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/step_ready.js
index 4fc07b3f67..c2123fec94 100644
--- a/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/step_ready.js
+++ b/step-web/src/main/webapp/js/step_ready.js
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
         var stepUsageCount = parseInt(stepUsageCountStorageOrCookie, 10);
         if (isNaN(stepUsageCount)) stepUsageCount = 0;
         var urlVars = $.getUrlVars();
-        if ((urlVars.indexOf("skipwelcome") > -1) || (urlVars.indexOf("clickvocab") > -1) ||
+        if ((urlVars.indexOf("skipwelcome") > -1) || (urlVars.indexOf("clickvocab") > -1) || (stepUsageCount > 30) ||
             (step.touchDevice && !step.touchWideDevice) ) { // phones do not have the width to display the Welcome to STEP panel
             step.util.showOrHideTutorial('true'); // URL has skipwelcome
             if (urlVars.indexOf("clickvocab") > -1) {