diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/poll/use-touch-beacon.ts b/apps/web/src/components/poll/use-touch-beacon.ts
index 00f190488..af99cf4b0 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/poll/use-touch-beacon.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/poll/use-touch-beacon.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import { trpc } from "../../utils/trpc";
  * find polls that haven't been accessed for some time so that they can be deleted by house keeping.
  */
 export const useTouchBeacon = (pollId: string) => {
-  const touchMutation = trpc.polls.touch.useMutation();
+  const touchMutation = trpc.polls.touch.useMutation({
+    meta: { doNotInvalidate: true },
+  });
 
   useMount(() => {
     touchMutation.mutate({ pollId });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/utils/trpc.ts b/apps/web/src/utils/trpc.ts
index ad5c2397d..041718354 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/utils/trpc.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/utils/trpc.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ export const trpc = createTRPCNext<AppRouter>({
          * having a flash of content change whilst redirecting.
          **/
         await opts.originalFn();
-        await opts.queryClient.invalidateQueries();
+        if (!opts.meta?.doNotInvalidate) {
+          await opts.queryClient.invalidateQueries();
+        }
       },
     },
   },