diff --git a/src/core/Reobserver.ts b/src/core/Reobserver.ts
index 1eea56eb9ce..e5cc8ed28bc 100644
--- a/src/core/Reobserver.ts
+++ b/src/core/Reobserver.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ export class Reobserver<TData, TVars> {
         if (this.shouldFetch && this.shouldFetch()) {
           this.reobserve({
             fetchPolicy: "network-only",
+            nextFetchPolicy: this.options.fetchPolicy || "cache-first",
           }, NetworkStatus.poll).then(poll, poll);
         } else {
           poll();