diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/ServicesView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/ServicesView.vue
index 21ac114c4..0a6ada446 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/ServicesView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/ServicesView.vue
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ async function refresh(id) {
   services[id].defaultMemoryLimit = result.defaultMemoryLimit;
 
   // we will poll until active
-  if (result.status !== 'active') servicesTimers[id] = setTimeout(refresh.bind(null, id), 3000);
+  if (result.status !== 'active' && !result.config.recoveryMode) servicesTimers[id] = setTimeout(refresh.bind(null, id), 3000);
 }
 
 const refreshBusy = ref(false);