diff --git a/lib/apollo.js b/lib/apollo.js
index 6008bfc4..c724079f 100644
--- a/lib/apollo.js
+++ b/lib/apollo.js
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ function getClient (uri) {
   return new ApolloClient({
     link: new HttpLink({ uri }),
     ssrMode: SSR,
+    // we need to delay the cache-first check to wait for the cache to rehydrate from ssr
+    // occasionally, for queries like notifications, the cache is not populated when useQuery
+    // is called causing an additional network request
+    ssrForceFetchDelay: 250,
     connectToDevTools: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
     cache: new InMemoryCache({
       freezeResults: true,