diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/root.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/root.tsx
index 164d64040d..f3fa50507f 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/root.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/routes/root.tsx
@@ -76,15 +76,20 @@ export interface RootLoaderData {
   organizations: Organization[];
   settings: Settings;
 }
-
+// NOTE: when getVCS is rewritten to be less spaghetti
+// this can be removed, and get team should only run once,
+// at app start and whenever the user logs in
+// This "workaround" will not work if a user logs out and back in again
+let hasRun = false;
 export const loader: LoaderFunction = async (): Promise<RootLoaderData> => {
   // Load all projects
   try {
     const vcs = getVCS();
-    if (vcs && isLoggedIn()) {
+    if (vcs && isLoggedIn() && !hasRun) {
       const teams = await vcs.teams();
       const projects = await Promise.all(teams.map(initializeProjectFromTeam));
       await database.batchModifyDocs({ upsert: projects });
+      hasRun = true;
     }
   } catch {
     console.log('Failed to load projects');