diff --git a/public/services/data-factory.js b/public/services/data-factory.js
index 3ebcfc6b46..c4bc6b7c51 100644
--- a/public/services/data-factory.js
+++ b/public/services/data-factory.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export class DataFactory {
     this.sortValue = false;
     this.sortDir = false;
     this.sortValue = false;
+    this.busy = false;
     if (this.implicitFilter) this.filters.push(...this.implicitFilter);
   }
 
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ export class DataFactory {
 
   async fetch(options = {}) {
     try {
+      if(this.busy) return { items: this.items, time: 0 };
+      this.busy = true;
       const start = new Date();
 
       // If offset is not given, it means we need to start again
@@ -89,9 +92,10 @@ export class DataFactory {
 
       const end = new Date();
       const elapsed = (end - start) / 1000;
-
+      this.busy = false;
       return { items: this.items, time: elapsed };
     } catch (error) {
+      this.busy = false;
       return Promise.reject(error);
     }
   }