diff --git a/client/src/components/production-board-kanban/production-board-kanban.container.jsx b/client/src/components/production-board-kanban/production-board-kanban.container.jsx
index 364ee2d53..240c1cd6f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/production-board-kanban/production-board-kanban.container.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/production-board-kanban/production-board-kanban.container.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
 import { useQuery, useSubscription } from "@apollo/client";
 import { connect } from "react-redux";
 import { createStructuredSelector } from "reselect";
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const mapStateToProps = createStructuredSelector({
 });
 
 function ProductionBoardKanbanContainer({ bodyshop, currentUser, subscriptionType = "direct" }) {
+  const fired = useRef(false); // useRef to keep track of whether the subscription fired
+
   const combinedStatuses = useMemo(
     () => [
       ...bodyshop.md_ro_statuses.production_statuses,
@@ -47,10 +49,15 @@ function ProductionBoardKanbanContainer({ bodyshop, currentUser, subscriptionTyp
   // const currentReducerData = useSelector((state) => (state.trello.lanes ? state.trello : {}));
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (updatedJobs && data) {
-      refetch().catch((err) => console.error(`Error re-fetching jobs in production: ${err.message}`));
+    if (!updatedJobs) {
+      return;
     }
-  }, [updatedJobs, data, refetch]);
+    if (!fired.current) {
+      fired.current = true;
+      return;
+    }
+    refetch().catch((err) => console.error(`Error re-fetching jobs in production: ${err.message}`));
+  }, [updatedJobs, refetch]);
 
   const filteredAssociationSettings = useMemo(() => {
     return associationSettings?.associations[0] || null;