diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.test.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.test.ts
index 90e76954..5ccd6329 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/admin.test.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.test.ts
@@ -215,8 +215,11 @@ describe('qk admin keys', () => {
   test('lidarrRootFolders key', () => {
     expect(qk.lidarrRootFolders()).toEqual(['lidarrRootFolders']);
   });
-  test('adminRequests key defaults to pending when status omitted', () => {
-    expect(qk.adminRequests()).toEqual(['adminRequests', { status: 'pending' }]);
+  test('adminRequests key uses "all" when status omitted', () => {
+    // listAdminRequests sends no status param when called without one (returns
+    // every status), so the cache key must distinguish that from any specific
+    // status — otherwise an unfiltered call would falsely cache as `pending`.
+    expect(qk.adminRequests()).toEqual(['adminRequests', { status: 'all' }]);
   });
   test('adminRequests key includes the status filter', () => {
     expect(qk.adminRequests('approved')).toEqual([
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
index bcf228f0..9ec0fc0e 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/admin.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ export async function rejectRequest(
 export function createLidarrConfigQuery() {
   return createQuery({
     queryKey: qk.lidarrConfig(),
-    queryFn: getLidarrConfig
+    queryFn: getLidarrConfig,
+    staleTime: 60_000
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
index 973bd51a..3efeb35c 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/queries.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const qk = {
   lidarrQualityProfiles: () => ['lidarrQualityProfiles'] as const,
   lidarrRootFolders:     () => ['lidarrRootFolders'] as const,
   adminRequests:         (status?: string) =>
-    ['adminRequests', { status: status ?? 'pending' }] as const,
+    ['adminRequests', { status: status ?? 'all' }] as const,
 };
 
 export function createArtistsQuery(sort: ArtistSort) {
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/requests.ts b/web/src/lib/api/requests.ts
index ad01ecd5..0e601753 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/requests.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/requests.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export async function cancelRequest(id: string): Promise<LidarrRequest> {
 export function createMyRequestsQuery() {
   return createQuery({
     queryKey: qk.myRequests(),
-    queryFn: listMyRequests
+    queryFn: listMyRequests,
+    staleTime: 60_000
   });
 }