diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Behaviors/PollingBehaviorModel.swift b/MVMCoreUI/Behaviors/PollingBehaviorModel.swift
index 5e1058d8..b8e2eee0 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Behaviors/PollingBehaviorModel.swift
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Behaviors/PollingBehaviorModel.swift
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ public class PollingBehavior: NSObject, PageVisibilityBehavior, PageMoleculeTran
     
     public func onPageNew(rootMolecules: [any MoleculeModelProtocol], _ delegateObject: MVMCoreUIDelegateObject?) {
         if let behaviorVC = delegateObject?.moleculeDelegate as? ViewController, MVMCoreUIUtility.getCurrentVisibleController() == behaviorVC {
-            // If behavior is initialized after the page is shown, we need to start the timer.
-            resumePollingTimer(withRemainingTime: refreshOnShown ? 0 : remainingTimeToRefresh, refreshAction: model.refreshAction, interval: model.refreshInterval)
+            // If behavior is initialized after the page is shown, we need to start the timer. Don't immediately start an action. That is triggered by onPageShown if its a fresh view.
+            resumePollingTimer(withRemainingTime: remainingTimeToRefresh, refreshAction: model.refreshAction, interval: model.refreshInterval)
         }
     }