diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/JobWorkspace.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/JobWorkspace.tsx
index e4261ac..4d19095 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/JobWorkspace.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/JobWorkspace.tsx
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ function explorerHref(transactionHash: string | undefined): string | undefined {
 
 const USER_WALLET_PAYMENT_CHECK_DELAY_MS = 500;
 const USER_WALLET_PAYMENT_CHECK_ATTEMPTS = 30;
-const RESULT_CHECK_DELAY_MS = 500;
-const RESULT_CHECK_ATTEMPTS = 30;
+const RESULT_REFRESH_DELAY_MS = 1000;
 
 function waitForPaymentCheck(): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
@@ -46,9 +45,9 @@ function waitForPaymentCheck(): Promise<void> {
   });
 }
 
-function waitForResultCheck(): Promise<void> {
+function waitForResultRefresh(): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
-    window.setTimeout(resolve, RESULT_CHECK_DELAY_MS);
+    window.setTimeout(resolve, RESULT_REFRESH_DELAY_MS);
   });
 }
 
@@ -70,27 +69,6 @@ async function resolveUserWalletPayment(
   return latest;
 }
 
-async function waitForResumedResult(
-  client: JobApiClient,
-  jobId: string,
-  initial: JobView,
-): Promise<JobView> {
-  let latest = initial;
-  for (
-    let attempt = 0;
-    attempt < RESULT_CHECK_ATTEMPTS &&
-    !latest.result &&
-    latest.delivery_state !== 'RETRIEVAL_FAILED';
-    attempt += 1
-  ) {
-    await waitForResultCheck();
-    const matchingJob = (await client.list()).find((job) => job.job_id === jobId);
-    if (!matchingJob) throw new Error('The resumed job is no longer available');
-    latest = matchingJob;
-  }
-  return latest;
-}
-
 export function SupplierQuotePanel({
   quote,
   heading = 'Supplier quote',
@@ -494,14 +472,16 @@ export function JobList(props: {
   const [resumingJobId, setResumingJobId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [checkingPaymentJobId, setCheckingPaymentJobId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  async function refresh(): Promise<void> {
+  async function refresh(): Promise<readonly JobView[] | null> {
     setLoading(true);
     try {
       const listed = await props.client.list();
       setRequests(listed);
       setError('');
+      return listed;
     } catch {
       setError('Requests could not be loaded. Check API readiness and your workspace session.');
+      return null;
     } finally {
       setLoading(false);
     }
@@ -512,9 +492,12 @@ export function JobList(props: {
     setError('');
     try {
       const resumed = await props.client.resume(jobId);
-      const latest = await waitForResumedResult(props.client, jobId, resumed);
-      await refresh();
-      if (!latest.result) {
+      if (!resumed.result && resumed.delivery_state === 'PENDING') {
+        await waitForResultRefresh();
+      }
+      const listed = await refresh();
+      const latest = listed?.find((job) => job.job_id === jobId);
+      if (latest && !latest.result) {
         setError(
           latest.delivery_state === 'RETRIEVAL_FAILED'
             ? 'The supplier result could not be retrieved. No new payment was submitted.'
diff --git a/apps/web/test/components.test.tsx b/apps/web/test/components.test.tsx
index e3aa74e..2057d83 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/components.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/components.test.tsx
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('IntentStatusView', () => {
 });
 
 describe('JobWorkspace payment inputs', () => {
-  it('observes the queued resume until the existing result is available', async () => {
+  it('refreshes once after the queued resume without polling jobs repeatedly', async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const pendingJob = resumableJob('PENDING');
     const availableJob: JobView = {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ describe('JobWorkspace payment inputs', () => {
     const client = {
       list: vi.fn(async () => {
         listCalls += 1;
-        return [listCalls < 3 ? pendingJob : availableJob];
+        return [listCalls === 1 ? pendingJob : availableJob];
       }),
       resume: vi.fn(async () => pendingJob),
     };
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe('JobWorkspace payment inputs', () => {
       { timeout: 3000 },
     );
     expect(client.resume).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pendingJob.job_id);
-    expect(listCalls).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
+    expect(listCalls).toBe(2);
     expect(screen.getByText('Result ready:')).toBeTruthy();
   });