diff --git a/app/AbstractUseStaleRequest.php b/app/AbstractUseStaleRequest.php
index 3d6b9d1..191430d 100644
--- a/app/AbstractUseStaleRequest.php
+++ b/app/AbstractUseStaleRequest.php
@@ -17,18 +17,24 @@
 
 abstract class AbstractUseStaleRequest extends AbstractRequest
 {
+    public const CACHE_IS_NOT_STALE = 'refresh after';
+    public const CACHE_STALE_REFRESH_IS_QUEUED = 'Wait between refreshes';
+
     protected function responseFromCache(): ?Response
     {
         $cachedResponse = parent::responseFromCache();
         if ($cachedResponse && $this->needsRefresh()) {
             Cache::tags($this->getCacheTags())->put(
                 $this->refreshCacheKey(),
-                'Wait between refreshes',
+                self::CACHE_STALE_REFRESH_IS_QUEUED,
                 $this->waitBetweenRefreshes(),
             );
             $reRequest = clone $this;
             dispatch(function () use ($reRequest) {
                 try {
+                    if ($reRequest->cacheIsCurrentlyFresh()) {
+                        return;
+                    }
                     $reRequest
                         ->setReadCache(false)
                         ->setWriteCache(true)
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@ protected function writeResponseToCache(): void
         if (!$this->shouldWriteResponseToCache()) {
             return;
         }
-        Cache::tags($this->getCacheTags())->put($this->refreshCacheKey(), 'refresh after', $this->refreshAfter());
+        Cache::tags($this->getCacheTags())->put($this->refreshCacheKey(), self::CACHE_IS_NOT_STALE, $this->refreshAfter());
         parent::writeResponseToCache();
     }
 
@@ -67,6 +73,11 @@ public function needsRefresh(): bool
         return !Cache::tags($this->getCacheTags())->has($this->refreshCacheKey());
     }
 
+    public function cacheIsCurrentlyFresh(): bool
+    {
+        return Cache::tags($this->getCacheTags())->get($this->refreshCacheKey()) === self::CACHE_IS_NOT_STALE;
+    }
+
     public function refreshOnNextRequest(): self
     {
         Cache::tags($this->getCacheTags())->forget($this->refreshCacheKey());
diff --git a/tests/Feature/AbstractUseStaleRequestTest.php b/tests/Feature/AbstractUseStaleRequestTest.php
index 5ab15d3..15cf94d 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/AbstractUseStaleRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/AbstractUseStaleRequestTest.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public function testFreshFetchWritesRefreshMarker(): void
         self::assertSame('fresh', $request->sync());
 
         self::assertSame(
-            'refresh after',
+            ConcreteUseStaleRequest::CACHE_IS_NOT_STALE,
             Cache::tags($request->getCacheTags())->get($request->refreshCacheKey()),
             'A successful live fetch must write the refresh marker.',
         );
@@ -178,6 +178,43 @@ public function testWriteCacheDisabledSkipsRefreshMarker(): void
         );
     }
 
+    public function testDeferredJobSkipsWhenCacheAlreadyRefreshed(): void
+    {
+        Queue::fake();
+        $this->mockGuzzleWithTapper()->addMatchBody('GET', '/test/', 'constant');
+        $request = new ConcreteUseStaleRequest('thing');
+
+        self::mockRequestCachedResponse($request, 'Antique');
+
+        // First stale request queues J1
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:00:00');
+        self::assertSame('Antique', $request->sync());
+        $j1 = null;
+        Queue::assertPushed(function (CallQueuedClosure $job) use (&$j1) {
+            $j1 = $job->closure->getClosure();
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        // Advance past waitBetweenRefreshes so a second stale request can queue J2
+        Queue::fake();
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:06:00');
+        self::assertSame('Antique', $request->sync());
+        $j2 = null;
+        Queue::assertPushed(function (CallQueuedClosure $job) use (&$j2) {
+            $j2 = $job->closure->getClosure();
+            return true;
+        });
+
+        // J1 runs first — makes a network call and marks the cache fresh
+        $j1();
+        $this->assertTapperRequestLike('GET', '#test/thing#', 1);
+        self::assertTrue($request->cacheIsCurrentlyFresh());
+
+        // J2 runs after J1 has already refreshed — should terminate without a network call
+        $j2();
+        $this->expectTotalRequestCount(1);
+    }
+
     public function testCacheBehaviorUnderHeavyLoad(): void
     {
         Queue::fake();