diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/conversationStats.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/conversationStats.js
index 204b87ea1..1f029d0ec 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/conversationStats.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/conversationStats.js
@@ -25,24 +25,32 @@ const fetchMetaData = async (commit, params) => {
   }
 };
 
-const debouncedFetchMetaData = debounce(fetchMetaData, 500, false, 2000);
-const longDebouncedFetchMetaData = debounce(fetchMetaData, 5000, false, 10000);
+const debouncedFetchMetaData = debounce(fetchMetaData, 1000, false, 5000);
+const longDebouncedFetchMetaData = debounce(fetchMetaData, 7500, false, 20000);
 const superLongDebouncedFetchMetaData = debounce(
   fetchMetaData,
-  10000,
+  15000,
   false,
-  20000
+  30000
 );
 
+const metaDebouncers = {
+  default: debouncedFetchMetaData,
+  long: longDebouncedFetchMetaData,
+  superLong: superLongDebouncedFetchMetaData,
+};
+
+// allCount is 0 until a meta request succeeds; under load it stays 0, so treat
+// the unknown case as a large account and poll slowest instead of fastest.
+export const getMetaDebounceKey = allCount => {
+  if (allCount > 2000 || allCount === 0) return 'superLong';
+  if (allCount > 100) return 'long';
+  return 'default';
+};
+
 export const actions = {
-  get: async ({ commit, state: $state }, params) => {
-    if ($state.allCount > 2000) {
-      superLongDebouncedFetchMetaData(commit, params);
-    } else if ($state.allCount > 100) {
-      longDebouncedFetchMetaData(commit, params);
-    } else {
-      debouncedFetchMetaData(commit, params);
-    }
+  get: ({ commit, state: $state }, params) => {
+    metaDebouncers[getMetaDebounceKey($state.allCount)](commit, params);
   },
   set({ commit }, meta) {
     commit(types.SET_CONV_TAB_META, meta);