diff --git a/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx b/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
index 9683244a..2ab5eace 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileHoverCard/index.web.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export function ProfileHoverCardInner(props: ProfileHoverCardProps) {
   const prefetchedProfile = React.useRef(false)
   const prefetchIfNeeded = React.useCallback(async () => {
     if (!prefetchedProfile.current) {
+      prefetchedProfile.current = true
       prefetchProfileQuery(props.did)
     }
   }, [prefetchProfileQuery, props.did])