diff --git a/apps/desktop-tauri/src/hooks/useProviders.test.tsx b/apps/desktop-tauri/src/hooks/useProviders.test.tsx
index 0f07ad3878..93601110d9 100644
--- a/apps/desktop-tauri/src/hooks/useProviders.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop-tauri/src/hooks/useProviders.test.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ function provider(id: string, usedPercent = 20): ProviderUsageSnapshot {
   };
 }
 
+function providerResettingAt(id: string, resetsAt: string): ProviderUsageSnapshot {
+  const snapshot = provider(id);
+  return { ...snapshot, primary: { ...snapshot.primary, resetsAt } };
+}
+
+const DAY_MS = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1_000;
+
 function emitProviderEvent(event: string, payload: unknown) {
   for (const listener of eventMocks.listeners.get(event) ?? []) {
     listener({ payload });
@@ -403,6 +410,75 @@ describe("useProviders", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("refreshes once the soonest reset has passed", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ now: new Date("2026-10-01T00:00:00Z") });
+    try {
+      tauriMocks.getCachedProviders.mockResolvedValue([
+        providerResettingAt("codex", "2026-10-01T00:10:00Z"),
+      ]);
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useProviders({ refreshOnMount: false }));
+      await act(async () => {});
+      expect(result.current.providers).toHaveLength(1);
+
+      // The timer waits one second past the reset.
+      await act(async () => {
+        vi.advanceTimersByTime(10 * 60_000);
+      });
+      expect(tauriMocks.refreshProviders).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        vi.advanceTimersByTime(1_000);
+      });
+      expect(tauriMocks.refreshProviders).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("waits for a reset beyond the 32-bit timer limit instead of refreshing at once", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers({ now: new Date("2026-10-01T00:00:00Z") });
+    try {
+      // 30 days is past the 2^31 - 1 ms (about 24.8 days) that setTimeout can
+      // hold. A longer delay runs at once, which forced a refresh on every
+      // provider update.
+      tauriMocks.getCachedProviders.mockResolvedValue([
+        providerResettingAt("cursor", "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z"),
+      ]);
+      const { result } = renderHook(() => useProviders({ refreshOnMount: false }));
+      await act(async () => {});
+      expect(result.current.providers).toHaveLength(1);
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        vi.advanceTimersByTime(60_000);
+      });
+      expect(tauriMocks.refreshProviders).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      // A fresh snapshot with the same reset re-arms the timer; it must still wait.
+      act(() => {
+        emitProviderEvent("provider-updated", providerResettingAt("cursor", "2026-10-31T00:00:00Z"));
+      });
+      await act(async () => {
+        vi.advanceTimersByTime(80);
+      });
+      await act(async () => {
+        vi.advanceTimersByTime(25 * DAY_MS);
+      });
+      expect(tauriMocks.refreshProviders).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        vi.advanceTimersByTime(5 * DAY_MS - 60_080);
+      });
+      expect(tauriMocks.refreshProviders).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      await act(async () => {
+        vi.advanceTimersByTime(1_000);
+      });
+      expect(tauriMocks.refreshProviders).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    } finally {
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
   it("clears each provider from refresh state as it completes", async () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() =>
       useProviders({ refreshOnMount: false }),
diff --git a/apps/desktop-tauri/src/hooks/useProviders.ts b/apps/desktop-tauri/src/hooks/useProviders.ts
index 00cf92c8f5..7eff36af3c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop-tauri/src/hooks/useProviders.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop-tauri/src/hooks/useProviders.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import {
   refreshProvidersIfStale,
 } from "../lib/tauri";
 
+/**
+ * Longest delay `setTimeout` can hold: browsers, WebView2 included, store it
+ * as a signed 32-bit integer. A longer delay wraps around and fires early:
+ * a reset 24.9 to 49.7 days away would refresh at once.
+ */
+const MAX_TIMER_DELAY_MS = 2_147_483_647;
+
 export interface UseProvidersOptions {
   /**
    * Delay the automatic stale-aware refresh on mount. Tray/menu surfaces use
@@ -276,11 +283,20 @@ export function useProviders(options: UseProvidersOptions = {}): UseProvidersRes
 
     if (nextReset === undefined) return;
 
-    const delay = Math.max(5_000, nextReset - now + 1_000);
-    resetRefreshTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
-      resetRefreshTimerRef.current = undefined;
-      refresh();
-    }, delay);
+    const resetAt = nextReset;
+    const armResetRefresh = () => {
+      const remaining = resetAt - Date.now() + 1_000;
+      if (remaining > MAX_TIMER_DELAY_MS) {
+        // Too far away for one timer: wait the longest delay, then re-check.
+        resetRefreshTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(armResetRefresh, MAX_TIMER_DELAY_MS);
+        return;
+      }
+      resetRefreshTimerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        resetRefreshTimerRef.current = undefined;
+        refresh();
+      }, Math.max(5_000, remaining));
+    };
+    armResetRefresh();
 
     return () => {
       if (resetRefreshTimerRef.current !== undefined) {