diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.js b/frontend/dashboard.js
index 6ea3679..a636e48 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.js
@@ -3413,11 +3413,11 @@
   }
 
   async function refreshPhotoDraftInbox() {
-    try { await photoDraftInbox.refresh(draftInbox.list()); refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false }); }
+    try { await photoDraftInbox.refresh(draftInbox.list()); refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false, refreshFirstTask:false }); }
     catch (_error) { /* Local photo inventory must not break My Work. */ }
   }
 
-  function refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession = true } = {}) {
+  function refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession = true, refreshFirstTask = true } = {}) {
     lastDrafts = listDrafts();
     const actionableMyWork = filedHistoryTabs.prepare(lastMyWork);
     const partitioned = laterWork.partition(actionableMyWork, {
@@ -3471,7 +3471,7 @@
     });
     mobileStartDay.render();
     mobileTaskDock.updateQueues(counts);
-    mobileFirstTask.refresh();
+    if (refreshFirstTask) mobileFirstTask.refresh();
     mobileTaskDock.updateWork(mobileWorkEntry.mode());
     mobileTaskDock.updateAttention(countMyWork(activeMyWork).attention);
     const activeQueue = qs('[data-work-filter="' + selectedWorkFilter + '"]');
diff --git a/tests/test_photo_draft_inbox.py b/tests/test_photo_draft_inbox.py
index d4a6984..599f1e2 100644
--- a/tests/test_photo_draft_inbox.py
+++ b/tests/test_photo_draft_inbox.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ def test_mobile_my_work_discovers_reopens_and_discards_photo_only_reply_drafts()
     assert "const photoDraftInbox = createPhotoDraftInbox({" in dashboard
     assert "draftInbox.list().concat(photoDraftInbox.list(), unfiled)" in dashboard
     assert "await photoDraftInbox.refresh(draftInbox.list())" in dashboard
+    assert "refreshMyWorkView({ reconcileSession:false, refreshFirstTask:false })" in dashboard
     assert "void refreshPhotoDraftInbox();" in dashboard
     assert "onChange:() => { void refreshPhotoDraftInbox(); }" in dashboard
     assert "await searchReplyDraftStore.save(target, attachments);\n      void refreshPhotoDraftInbox();" in dashboard