diff --git a/src/app/api/events/route.ts b/src/app/api/events/route.ts
index 04dfe22..f6809d9 100644
--- a/src/app/api/events/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/events/route.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ export async function GET(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
       const lastTouchedPath = path.join(projectRoot, '.beads', 'last-touched');
       let lastTouchedVersion: number | null = null;
 
+      let isPolling = false;
+      const pollLastTouched = async () => {
+        if (isPolling) {
+          return;
+        }
+        isPolling = true;
+        try {
+          const nextVersion = await readLastTouchedVersion(lastTouchedPath);
+          if (nextVersion === null) {
       let isPolling = false;
       const pollLastTouched = async () => {
         if (isPolling) {