diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.html
index 7fae03a7f..61517c1e8 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/tasks/tasks.component.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   </div>
 </pngx-page-header>
 
-@if (!tasksService.completedFileTasks && tasksService.loading) {
+@if (!tasksService.completedTasks && tasksService.loading) {
   <div class="spinner-border spinner-border-sm fw-normal ms-2 me-auto" role="status"></div>
   <div class="visually-hidden" i18n>Loading...</div>
 }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/tasks.service.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/tasks.service.spec.ts
index 3412ae2ce..336635a85 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/tasks.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/tasks.service.spec.ts
@@ -50,13 +50,66 @@ describe('TasksService', () => {
     req.flush({ count: 0, results: [] })
   })
 
-  it('does not call tasks api endpoint on reload if already loading', () => {
-    tasksService.loading = true
+  it('cancels an in-progress reload when reloading again', () => {
     tasksService.reload()
-    httpTestingController.expectNone(
+    const staleReload = httpTestingController.expectOne(
       (req: HttpRequest<unknown>) =>
         req.url === `${environment.apiBaseUrl}tasks/`
     )
+    tasksService.reload()
+
+    expect(staleReload.cancelled).toBe(true)
+    httpTestingController
+      .expectOne(
+        (req: HttpRequest<unknown>) =>
+          req.url === `${environment.apiBaseUrl}tasks/`
+      )
+      .flush({ count: 0, results: [] })
+  })
+
+  it('continues reloading after a reload request fails', () => {
+    tasksService.reload()
+    httpTestingController
+      .expectOne(
+        (req: HttpRequest<unknown>) =>
+          req.url === `${environment.apiBaseUrl}tasks/`
+      )
+      .flush('error', { status: 500, statusText: 'error' })
+
+    expect(tasksService.loading).toBe(false)
+
+    tasksService.reload()
+    httpTestingController
+      .expectOne(
+        (req: HttpRequest<unknown>) =>
+          req.url === `${environment.apiBaseUrl}tasks/`
+      )
+      .flush({ count: 0, results: [] })
+  })
+
+  it('reloads after dismissing a task while a reload is already in progress', () => {
+    tasksService.reload()
+    const staleReload = httpTestingController.expectOne(
+      (req: HttpRequest<unknown>) =>
+        req.url === `${environment.apiBaseUrl}tasks/` &&
+        req.params.get('acknowledged') === 'false'
+    )
+
+    tasksService.dismissTasks(new Set([1])).subscribe()
+    httpTestingController
+      .expectOne(`${environment.apiBaseUrl}tasks/acknowledge/`)
+      .flush([])
+
+    expect(staleReload.cancelled).toBe(true)
+    httpTestingController
+      .expectOne(
+        (req: HttpRequest<unknown>) =>
+          req.url === `${environment.apiBaseUrl}tasks/` &&
+          req.params.get('acknowledged') === 'false'
+      )
+      .flush({ count: 0, results: [] })
+
+    expect(tasksService.needsAttentionTasks).toHaveLength(0)
   })
 
   it('calls acknowledge_tasks api endpoint on dismiss and reloads', () => {
@@ -166,12 +219,6 @@ describe('TasksService', () => {
     )
 
     req.flush({ count: mockTasks.length, results: mockTasks })
-
-    expect(tasksService.allFileTasks).toHaveLength(5)
-    expect(tasksService.completedFileTasks).toHaveLength(2)
-    expect(tasksService.failedFileTasks).toHaveLength(1)
-    expect(tasksService.queuedFileTasks).toHaveLength(1)
-    expect(tasksService.startedFileTasks).toHaveLength(1)
   })
 
   it('includes revoked tasks in needs attention', () => {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/tasks.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/tasks.service.ts
index 8b71c6923..41ef5bc80 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/tasks.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/tasks.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'
 import { Injectable, inject, signal } from '@angular/core'
-import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs'
-import { first, map, takeUntil, tap } from 'rxjs/operators'
+import { EMPTY, Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs'
+import {
+  catchError,
+  finalize,
+  first,
+  map,
+  switchMap,
+  takeUntil,
+  tap,
+} from 'rxjs/operators'
 import {
   PaperlessTask,
   PaperlessTaskStatus,
@@ -23,44 +31,48 @@ export class TasksService {
 
   public loading: boolean = false
 
-  private readonly fileTasks = signal<PaperlessTask[]>([])
+  private readonly tasks = signal<PaperlessTask[]>([])
+  private readonly reloadNotifier = new Subject<void>()
 
   private unsubscribeNotifer: Subject<any> = new Subject()
 
+  constructor() {
+    this.reloadNotifier
+      .pipe(
+        switchMap(() => {
+          this.loading = true
+          return this.http
+            .get<Results<PaperlessTask>>(`${this.baseUrl}${this.endpoint}/`, {
+              params: {
+                acknowledged: 'false',
+                page_size: this.defaultReloadPageSize,
+              },
+            })
+            .pipe(
+              map((response) => response.results),
+              takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifer),
+              catchError(() => EMPTY),
+              finalize(() => {
+                this.loading = false
+              })
+            )
+        })
+      )
+      .subscribe((tasks) => {
+        this.tasks.set(tasks)
+      })
+  }
+
   public get total(): number {
-    return this.fileTasks().length
+    return this.tasks().length
   }
 
-  public get allFileTasks(): PaperlessTask[] {
-    return this.fileTasks().slice(0)
-  }
-
-  public get queuedFileTasks(): PaperlessTask[] {
-    return this.fileTasks().filter(
-      (t) => t.status === PaperlessTaskStatus.Pending
-    )
-  }
-
-  public get startedFileTasks(): PaperlessTask[] {
-    return this.fileTasks().filter(
-      (t) => t.status === PaperlessTaskStatus.Started
-    )
-  }
-
-  public get completedFileTasks(): PaperlessTask[] {
-    return this.fileTasks().filter(
-      (t) => t.status === PaperlessTaskStatus.Success
-    )
-  }
-
-  public get failedFileTasks(): PaperlessTask[] {
-    return this.fileTasks().filter(
-      (t) => t.status === PaperlessTaskStatus.Failure
-    )
+  public get completedTasks(): PaperlessTask[] {
+    return this.tasks().filter((t) => t.status === PaperlessTaskStatus.Success)
   }
 
   public get needsAttentionTasks(): PaperlessTask[] {
-    return this.fileTasks().filter((t) =>
+    return this.tasks().filter((t) =>
       [PaperlessTaskStatus.Failure, PaperlessTaskStatus.Revoked].includes(
         t.status
       )
@@ -68,22 +80,7 @@ export class TasksService {
   }
 
   public reload() {
-    if (this.loading) return
-    this.loading = true
-
-    this.http
-      .get<Results<PaperlessTask>>(`${this.baseUrl}${this.endpoint}/`, {
-        params: {
-          acknowledged: 'false',
-          page_size: this.defaultReloadPageSize,
-        },
-      })
-      .pipe(map((r) => r.results))
-      .pipe(takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifer), first())
-      .subscribe((r) => {
-        this.fileTasks.set(r)
-        this.loading = false
-      })
+    this.reloadNotifier.next()
   }
 
   public list(