diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/home-tasks/statusDropdown/home-tasks-status-dropdown.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/home-tasks/statusDropdown/home-tasks-status-dropdown.tsx
index bc75016d..f3595e99 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/home-tasks/statusDropdown/home-tasks-status-dropdown.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/home-tasks/statusDropdown/home-tasks-status-dropdown.tsx
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ const HomeTasksStatusDropdown = ({ task, teamId }: HomeTasksStatusDropdownProps)
   const { socket, connected } = useSocket();
   const { homeTasksConfig } = useAppSelector(state => state.homePageReducer);
   const {
-      refetch
-    } = useGetMyTasksQuery(homeTasksConfig, {
-      skip: true // Skip automatic queries entirely
-    });
+    refetch
+  } = useGetMyTasksQuery(homeTasksConfig, {
+    skip: false, // Ensure this query runs
+  });
 
   const [selectedStatus, setSelectedStatus] = useState<ITaskStatus | undefined>(undefined);
 
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/home-tasks/taskDatePicker/home-tasks-date-picker.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/home-tasks/taskDatePicker/home-tasks-date-picker.tsx
index 604cbce5..857458ff 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/home-tasks/taskDatePicker/home-tasks-date-picker.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/home-tasks/taskDatePicker/home-tasks-date-picker.tsx
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ const HomeTasksDatePicker = ({ record }: HomeTasksDatePickerProps) => {
     const { t } = useTranslation('home');
     const { homeTasksConfig } = useAppSelector(state => state.homePageReducer);
     const { refetch } = useGetMyTasksQuery(homeTasksConfig, {
-        skip: true // Skip automatic queries entirely
+        skip: false
     });
-    
+
     // Use useMemo to avoid re-renders when record.end_date is the same
-    const initialDate = useMemo(() => 
+    const initialDate = useMemo(() =>
         record.end_date ? dayjs(record.end_date) : null
-    , [record.end_date]);
-    
+        , [record.end_date]);
+
     const [selectedDate, setSelectedDate] = useState<Dayjs | null>(initialDate);
 
     // Update selected date when record changes
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/home/task-list/tasks-list.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/home/task-list/tasks-list.tsx
index bd2f605a..cc36de1a 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/home/task-list/tasks-list.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/pages/home/task-list/tasks-list.tsx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const TasksList: React.FC = React.memo(() => {
     dispatch(getTeamMembers({ index: 0, size: 100, field: null, order: null, search: null, all: true }));
   }, [dispatch]);
 
-  const handleSelectTask = useCallback((task : IMyTask) => {
+  const handleSelectTask = useCallback((task: IMyTask) => {
     dispatch(setSelectedTaskId(task.id || ''));
     dispatch(fetchTask({ taskId: task.id || '', projectId: task.project_id || '' }));
     dispatch(setProjectId(task.project_id || ''));
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const TasksList: React.FC = React.memo(() => {
         render: (_, record) => {
           return (
             <Tooltip title={record.project_name}>
-              <Typography.Paragraph style={{ margin: 0, paddingInlineEnd: 6, maxWidth:120 }} ellipsis={{ tooltip: true }}>
+              <Typography.Paragraph style={{ margin: 0, paddingInlineEnd: 6, maxWidth: 120 }} ellipsis={{ tooltip: true }}>
                 <Badge color={record.phase_color || 'blue'} style={{ marginInlineEnd: 4 }} />
                 {record.project_name}
               </Typography.Paragraph>
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ const TasksList: React.FC = React.memo(() => {
             columns={columns as TableProps<IMyTask>['columns']}
             size="middle"
             rowClassName={() => 'custom-row-height'}
-            loading={homeTasksFetching && !skipAutoRefetch}
+            loading={homeTasksFetching && skipAutoRefetch}
             pagination={false}
           />
-          
+
           <div style={{ marginTop: 16, textAlign: 'right', display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end' }}>
             <Pagination
               current={currentPage}