diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/v2-workspace/$workspaceId/hooks/usePaneRegistry/components/ChatPane/hooks/useWorkspaceChatDisplay/useWorkspaceChatDisplay.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/v2-workspace/$workspaceId/hooks/usePaneRegistry/components/ChatPane/hooks/useWorkspaceChatDisplay/useWorkspaceChatDisplay.ts
index 8bb6ac97efd..fb3965347ff 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/v2-workspace/$workspaceId/hooks/usePaneRegistry/components/ChatPane/hooks/useWorkspaceChatDisplay/useWorkspaceChatDisplay.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/v2-workspace/$workspaceId/hooks/usePaneRegistry/components/ChatPane/hooks/useWorkspaceChatDisplay/useWorkspaceChatDisplay.ts
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ function getLegacyImagePayload(
 }
 
 export function useChatDisplay(options: UseChatDisplayOptions) {
-	const { sessionId, workspaceId, enabled = true, fps = 60 } = options;
-	const utils = workspaceTrpc.useUtils();
+	const { sessionId, workspaceId, enabled = true, fps = 4 } = options;
 	const [commandError, setCommandError] = useState<unknown>(null);
 	const queryInput =
 		sessionId === null ? undefined : { sessionId, workspaceId };
@@ -119,8 +118,6 @@ export function useChatDisplay(options: UseChatDisplayOptions) {
 		refetchInterval: refetchIntervalMs,
 		refetchIntervalInBackground: true,
 		refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
-		staleTime: 0,
-		gcTime: 0,
 	} as const;
 
 	const displayQuery = workspaceTrpc.chat.getDisplayState.useQuery(
@@ -351,20 +348,6 @@ export function useChatDisplay(options: UseChatDisplayOptions) {
 		],
 	);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		if (!queryInput) return;
-		if (!isRunning) return;
-		void Promise.all([
-			utils.chat.getDisplayState.invalidate(queryInput),
-			utils.chat.listMessages.invalidate(queryInput),
-		]);
-	}, [
-		isRunning,
-		queryInput,
-		utils.chat.getDisplayState,
-		utils.chat.listMessages,
-	]);
-
 	return {
 		...displayState,
 		messages,
diff --git a/packages/chat/src/client/hooks/use-chat-display/use-chat-display.ts b/packages/chat/src/client/hooks/use-chat-display/use-chat-display.ts
index 84d112bdfc7..90a8bbf1b2a 100644
--- a/packages/chat/src/client/hooks/use-chat-display/use-chat-display.ts
+++ b/packages/chat/src/client/hooks/use-chat-display/use-chat-display.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function getLegacyImagePayload(
 }
 
 export function useChatDisplay(options: UseChatDisplayOptions) {
-	const { sessionId, cwd, enabled = true, fps = 60 } = options;
+	const { sessionId, cwd, enabled = true, fps = 4 } = options;
 	const utils = chatRuntimeServiceTrpc.useUtils();
 	const [commandError, setCommandError] = useState<unknown>(null);
 	const sessionCommandInput =
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ export function useChatDisplay(options: UseChatDisplayOptions) {
 		refetchInterval: refetchIntervalMs,
 		refetchIntervalInBackground: true,
 		refetchOnWindowFocus: false,
-		staleTime: 0,
-		gcTime: 0,
 	} as const;
 
 	const displayQuery = chatRuntimeServiceTrpc.session.getDisplayState.useQuery(