diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/fetch/DataFetch.ts b/packages/frontend-core/src/fetch/DataFetch.ts
index 9312c57637..0079fec057 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/fetch/DataFetch.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/fetch/DataFetch.ts
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ export default abstract class DataFetch<
       this.store.update($store => ({ ...$store, loaded: true }))
       return
     }
-
-    // Initially fetch data but don't bother waiting for the result
-    this.getInitialData()
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/fetch/index.ts b/packages/frontend-core/src/fetch/index.ts
index 4accb0b5ec..c1f35abef2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/fetch/index.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/fetch/index.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ const DataFetchMap = {
 export const fetchData = ({ API, datasource, options }: any) => {
   const Fetch =
     DataFetchMap[datasource?.type as keyof typeof DataFetchMap] || TableFetch
-  return new Fetch({ API, datasource, ...options })
+  const fetch = new Fetch({ API, datasource, ...options })
+
+  // Initially fetch data but don't bother waiting for the result
+  fetch.getInitialData()
+
+  return fetch
 }
 
 // Creates an empty fetch instance with no datasource configured, so no data