diff --git a/src/analytics/metrics/client.ts b/src/analytics/metrics/client.ts
index 8ed02f3804..868cbc93e6 100644
--- a/src/analytics/metrics/client.ts
+++ b/src/analytics/metrics/client.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class MetricsClient<M extends Record<string, any>> {
     }
     this.queue.push(e)
 
-    logger.info(`event: ${e.event as string}`, e)
+    logger.debug(`event: ${e.event as string}`, e)
 
     if (this.queue.length > this.maxBatchSize) {
       this.flush()
diff --git a/src/features/liveEvents/context.tsx b/src/features/liveEvents/context.tsx
index da3a104c92..b39195539a 100644
--- a/src/features/liveEvents/context.tsx
+++ b/src/features/liveEvents/context.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
       // keep this, prefectching handles initial load
       staleTime: 1000 * 15,
       queryKey: liveEventsQueryKey,
+      refetchInterval: 1000 * 60 * 5, // refetch every 5 minutes
       async queryFn() {
         return fetchLiveEvents()
       },