diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index b1de9ce..f8adcf1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import FileExplorer from './components/FileExplorer';
 import DocumentEditor from './components/DocumentEditor';
 import SearchBar from './components/SearchBar';
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ export default function App() {
   const [isDirty, setIsDirty] = useState(false);
   const [refreshKey, setRefreshKey] = useState(0);
   const [uploadPath] = useState('');
+  const refreshTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+
+  function scheduleRefresh() {
+    if (refreshTimer.current) clearTimeout(refreshTimer.current);
+    refreshTimer.current = setTimeout(() => setRefreshKey((k) => k + 1), 400);
+  }
 
   function confirmDiscardIfDirty(): boolean {
     if (!isDirty) {
@@ -52,7 +58,7 @@ export default function App() {
 
   function handleUploaded(result: UploadDocumentResponse) {
     setSelectedKey(result.key);
-    setRefreshKey((prev) => prev + 1);
+    scheduleRefresh();
   }
 
   function handleDeleted() {