diff --git a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionFilters/SessionFilters.tsx b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionFilters/SessionFilters.tsx
index 84b95a585..54a03b285 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionFilters/SessionFilters.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionFilters/SessionFilters.tsx
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@ function SessionFilters() {
     onBeforeLoad: async () => {
       await reloadTags();
     },
+    onLoaded: () => {
+      debounceFetch = debounce(() => searchStore.fetchSessions(), 500);
+    }
   });
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    debounceFetch = debounce(() => searchStore.fetchSessions(), 500);
-  }, []);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     debounceFetch();
   }, [appliedFilter.filters]);
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionsTabOverview/components/SessionList/SessionList.tsx b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionsTabOverview/components/SessionList/SessionList.tsx
index c6ecbf091..2a99dbff1 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionsTabOverview/components/SessionList/SessionList.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/shared/SessionsTabOverview/components/SessionList/SessionList.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+  import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { FilterKey } from 'Types/filter/filterType';
 import SessionItem from 'Shared/SessionItem';
 import { NoContent, Loader, Pagination, Icon } from 'UI';
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ function SessionList() {
   const hasNoRecordings = !activeSite || !activeSite.recorded;
   const metaList = customFieldStore.list;
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!searchStore.urlParsed) return;
-    void searchStore.fetchSessions(true, isBookmark);
-  }, [location.pathname]);
-
+  // useEffect(() => {
+  //   if (!searchStore.urlParsed) return;
+  //   void searchStore.fetchSessions(true, isBookmark);
+  // }, [location.pathname]);
 
   const NO_CONTENT = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (isBookmark && !isEnterprise) {
diff --git a/frontend/app/hooks/useSessionSearchQueryHandler.ts b/frontend/app/hooks/useSessionSearchQueryHandler.ts
index c9335ce9b..ac31e4913 100644
--- a/frontend/app/hooks/useSessionSearchQueryHandler.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/hooks/useSessionSearchQueryHandler.ts
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ interface Props {
   onBeforeLoad?: () => Promise<void>;
   appliedFilter: Record<string, any>;
   loading: boolean;
+  onLoaded?: () => void;
 }
 
-const useSessionSearchQueryHandler = ({ onBeforeLoad, appliedFilter, loading }: Props) => {
+const useSessionSearchQueryHandler = ({ onBeforeLoad, appliedFilter, loading, onLoaded = () => null }: Props) => {
   const { searchStore } = useStore();
   const [beforeHookLoaded, setBeforeHookLoaded] = useState(!onBeforeLoad);
   const history = useHistory();
@@ -29,17 +30,34 @@ const useSessionSearchQueryHandler = ({ onBeforeLoad, appliedFilter, loading }:
           const converter = JsonUrlConverter.urlParamsToJson(history.location.search);
           const json = getFilterFromJson(converter.toJSON());
           const filter = new Search(json);
+
+          // // Even if there are no filters, mark URL as parsed
+          // if (filter.filters.length === 0) {
+          //   searchStore.setUrlParsed();
+          //   return;
+          // }
+
+          // Apply filter first
+          if (filter.filters.length > 0) {
+            searchStore.applyFilter(filter, true);
+          }
+
+          // Important: Mark URL as parsed BEFORE fetching
+          // This prevents the initial fetch when the URL is parsed
           searchStore.setUrlParsed();
-          if (filter.filters.length === 0) return;
-          searchStore.applyFilter(filter, true);
+
+          // Then fetch sessions - this is the only place that should fetch initially
+          await searchStore.fetchSessions();
+          onLoaded();
         } catch (error) {
           console.error('Error applying filter from query:', error);
+          searchStore.setUrlParsed();
         }
       }
     };
 
     void applyFilterFromQuery();
-  }, [loading, onBeforeLoad, searchStore, history.location.search]);
+  }, [loading, searchStore, history.location.search, onBeforeLoad]);
 
   // Update the URL whenever the appliedFilter changes
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/frontend/app/mstore/searchStore.ts b/frontend/app/mstore/searchStore.ts
index 864e28335..4f5a35be7 100644
--- a/frontend/app/mstore/searchStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/mstore/searchStore.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class SearchStore {
   isSaving: boolean = false;
   activeTags: any[] = [];
   urlParsed: boolean = false;
+  searchInProgress = false;
 
   constructor() {
     makeAutoObservable(this);
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ class SearchStore {
     force: boolean = false,
     bookmarked: boolean = false
   ): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.searchInProgress) return;
     const filter = this.instance.toSearch();
 
     if (this.activeTags[0] && this.activeTags[0] !== 'all') {
@@ -395,7 +397,7 @@ class SearchStore {
 
     this.latestRequestTime = Date.now();
     this.latestList = List();
-
+    this.searchInProgress = true;
     await sessionStore.fetchSessions(
       {
         ...filter,
@@ -405,7 +407,9 @@ class SearchStore {
         bookmarked: bookmarked ? true : undefined,
       },
       force
-    );
+    ).finally(() => {
+      this.searchInProgress = false;
+    });
   }
 }