2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Hutch/Views/Home/HomeView.swift b/Hutch/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
index 1a68498..105b62b 100644
--- a/Hutch/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
+++ b/Hutch/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct HomeView: View {
             loadRecentActivity()
         }
         .onChange(of: scenePhase) { _, newPhase in
-            guard newPhase == .active, let viewModel else { return }
+            guard newPhase == .active, let viewModel, viewModel.needsRefresh() else { return }
             Task {
                 await viewModel.loadDashboard()
                 loadRecentActivity()
diff --git a/Hutch/Views/Home/HomeViewModel.swift b/Hutch/Views/Home/HomeViewModel.swift
index f0c14dd..ec54759 100644
--- a/Hutch/Views/Home/HomeViewModel.swift
+++ b/Hutch/Views/Home/HomeViewModel.swift
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ final class HomeViewModel {
     private(set) var projectsError: String?
     private(set) var assignedTicketsError: String?
     private(set) var recentBuildsError: String?
+    private(set) var lastRefreshed: Date?
 
     private let currentUser: User
     private let client: SRHTClient
@@ -405,10 +406,17 @@ final class HomeViewModel {
             systemStatusErrorMessage = error.userFacingMessage
         }
         isLoadingSystemStatus = false
+        lastRefreshed = Date()
         persistNeedsAttentionSnapshot()
         persistSystemStatusWidgetSnapshot()
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if sufficient time has elapsed since the last dashboard refresh.
+    func needsRefresh(after interval: TimeInterval = 60) -> Bool {
+        guard let lastRefreshed else { return true }
+        return Date().timeIntervalSince(lastRefreshed) > interval
+    }
+
     var hasDashboardContent: Bool {
         !pinnedProjects.isEmpty || !assignedTickets.isEmpty || !recentBuilds.isEmpty || !unreadInboxThreads.isEmpty || systemStatusSnapshot != nil
     }