diff --git a/src/lib/notifications/notifications.ts b/src/lib/notifications/notifications.ts
index 2320e1c7..9c499be0 100644
--- a/src/lib/notifications/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/lib/notifications/notifications.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function init(queryClient: QueryClient) {
     )
     if (event.request.trigger.type === 'push') {
       // refresh notifications in the background
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: RQKEY_NOTIFS()})
+      queryClient.resetQueries({queryKey: RQKEY_NOTIFS()})
       // handle payload-based deeplinks
       let payload
       if (isIOS) {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export function init(queryClient: QueryClient) {
           logger.DebugContext.notifications,
         )
         track('Notificatons:OpenApp')
-        queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: RQKEY_NOTIFS()})
+        queryClient.resetQueries({queryKey: RQKEY_NOTIFS()})
         resetToTab('NotificationsTab') // open notifications tab
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/state/queries/notifications/unread.tsx b/src/state/queries/notifications/unread.tsx
index d41cfee2..e0510e79 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/notifications/unread.tsx
+++ b/src/state/queries/notifications/unread.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
           // update & broadcast
           setNumUnread(unreadCountStr)
           if (invalidate) {
-            queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: RQKEY_NOTIFS()})
+            queryClient.resetQueries({queryKey: RQKEY_NOTIFS()})
           }
           broadcast.postMessage({event: unreadCountStr})
         } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx b/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
index 885cd2a1..1a32d29c 100644
--- a/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/feeds/FeedPage.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function FeedPage({
   const onSoftReset = React.useCallback(() => {
     if (isPageFocused) {
       scrollToTop()
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
+      queryClient.resetQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
       setHasNew(false)
     }
   }, [isPageFocused, scrollToTop, queryClient, feed, setHasNew])
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function FeedPage({
 
   const onPressLoadLatest = React.useCallback(() => {
     scrollToTop()
-    queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
+    queryClient.resetQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
     setHasNew(false)
   }, [scrollToTop, feed, queryClient, setHasNew])
 
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Notifications.tsx b/src/view/screens/Notifications.tsx
index a5226bb6..0f442038 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Notifications.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function NotificationsScreen({}: Props) {
     scrollToTop()
     if (hasNew) {
       // render what we have now
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+      queryClient.resetQueries({
         queryKey: NOTIFS_RQKEY(),
       })
     } else {
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx b/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
index 7ddcf17a..89dec5f9 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Profile.tsx
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
 
     const onScrollToTop = React.useCallback(() => {
       scrollElRef.current?.scrollToOffset({offset: -headerHeight})
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
+      queryClient.resetQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
       setHasNew(false)
     }, [scrollElRef, headerHeight, queryClient, feed, setHasNew])
     React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
diff --git a/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx b/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
index 95589b22..6d4c0c23 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/ProfileFeed.tsx
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
 
     const onScrollToTop = useCallback(() => {
       scrollElRef.current?.scrollToOffset({offset: -headerHeight})
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
+      queryClient.resetQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
       setHasNew(false)
     }, [scrollElRef, headerHeight, queryClient, feed, setHasNew])
 
diff --git a/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx b/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
index cc6d85e6..9be49956 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/ProfileList.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function ProfileListScreenLoaded({
       list,
       onChange() {
         if (isCurateList) {
-          queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+          queryClient.resetQueries({
             // TODO(eric) should construct these strings with a fn too
             queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(`list|${list.uri}`),
           })
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ const FeedSection = React.forwardRef<SectionRef, FeedSectionProps>(
 
     const onScrollToTop = useCallback(() => {
       scrollElRef.current?.scrollToOffset({offset: -headerHeight})
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
+      queryClient.resetQueries({queryKey: FEED_RQKEY(feed)})
       setHasNew(false)
     }, [scrollElRef, headerHeight, queryClient, feed, setHasNew])
     React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
diff --git a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
index 9df9b70b..b2bb6ea1 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ export function DrawerContent() {
         } else {
           if (tab === 'Notifications') {
             // fetch new notifs on view
-            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+            queryClient.resetQueries({
               queryKey: NOTIFS_RQKEY(),
             })
           }
diff --git a/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx b/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
index dfb18cc4..a97ff8af 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/bottom-bar/BottomBar.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function BottomBar({navigation}: BottomTabBarProps) {
       } else {
         if (tab === 'Notifications') {
           // fetch new notifs on view
-          queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+          queryClient.resetQueries({
             queryKey: NOTIFS_RQKEY(),
           })
         }
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/LeftNav.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/LeftNav.tsx
index a0052e0c..8daa381d 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/LeftNav.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/LeftNav.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function NavItem({count, href, icon, iconFilled, label}: NavItemProps) {
       } else {
         if (href === '/notifications') {
           // fetch new notifs on view
-          queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+          queryClient.resetQueries({
             queryKey: NOTIFS_RQKEY(),
           })
         }