diff --git a/app/gui/src/dashboard/hooks/offlineHooks.ts b/app/gui/src/dashboard/hooks/offlineHooks.ts
index 0c2d509f57cd..c20f0c075891 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/dashboard/hooks/offlineHooks.ts
+++ b/app/gui/src/dashboard/hooks/offlineHooks.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export function useOffline() {
   const isOnline = React.useSyncExternalStore(
     reactQuery.onlineManager.subscribe.bind(reactQuery.onlineManager),
     () => reactQuery.onlineManager.isOnline(),
-    () => navigator.onLine,
+    () => false,
   )
 
   return { isOffline: !isOnline }
diff --git a/app/gui/src/dashboard/providers/SessionProvider.tsx b/app/gui/src/dashboard/providers/SessionProvider.tsx
index a33c85b975fc..a3931a1c33e7 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/dashboard/providers/SessionProvider.tsx
+++ b/app/gui/src/dashboard/providers/SessionProvider.tsx
@@ -61,13 +61,7 @@ export interface SessionProviderProps {
 function createSessionQuery(userSession: (() => Promise<cognito.UserSession | null>) | null) {
   return reactQuery.queryOptions({
     queryKey: ['userSession'],
-    queryFn: async () => {
-      const session = (await userSession?.().catch(() => null)) ?? null
-      return session
-    },
-    refetchOnWindowFocus: 'always',
-    refetchOnMount: 'always',
-    refetchOnReconnect: 'always',
+    queryFn: () => userSession?.().catch(() => null) ?? null,
   })
 }