diff --git a/crates/catalog/src/catalog_list.rs b/crates/catalog/src/catalog_list.rs
index de887783..82c559cb 100644
--- a/crates/catalog/src/catalog_list.rs
+++ b/crates/catalog/src/catalog_list.rs
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ impl EmbucketCatalogList {
             .await
             .context(catalog_error::DataFusionSnafu)?;
         Ok(CachingCatalog::new(Arc::new(catalog), name.to_string())
-            .with_refresh(true)
+            .with_refresh(false)
             .with_catalog_type(CatalogType::S3tables))
     }