diff --git a/app/hooks/useAutoRefresh.ts b/app/hooks/useAutoRefresh.ts
index 017170037..4aba63d92 100644
--- a/app/hooks/useAutoRefresh.ts
+++ b/app/hooks/useAutoRefresh.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ import useIdle from "./useIdle";
 import useInterval from "./useInterval";
 import usePageVisibility from "./usePageVisibility";
 
+// The case of isReloaded=true should never be hit as the app will reload
+// before the hook is called again, however seems like the only possible
+// cause of #5384, adding to debug.
+let isReloaded = false;
+
 /**
  * Hook to reload the app around once a day to stop old code from running.
  */
@@ -25,9 +30,14 @@ export default function useAutoRefresh() {
         Logger.debug("lifecycle", "Skipping reload due to user activity");
         return;
       }
+      if (isReloaded) {
+        Logger.error("lifecycle", new Error("Attempted to reload twice"));
+        return;
+      }
 
       Logger.debug("lifecycle", "Auto-reloading app…");
       window.location.reload();
+      isReloaded = true;
     }
   }, Minute);
 }