diff --git a/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/mod.rs b/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/mod.rs
--- a/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod poll_job_status;
 pub mod poll_job_response;
+mod polling_http_client;
diff --git a/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/poll_job_response/poll_job_response.rs b/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/poll_job_response/poll_job_response.rs
--- a/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/poll_job_response/poll_job_response.rs
+++ b/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/poll_job_response/poll_job_response.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::polling::poll_job_response::raw_response::RawIncompleteJobResponse;
 use crate::polling::poll_job_response::success_case_extractors::{
   extract_contents_from_response, PollResponseExtractedContents,
 };
+use crate::polling::polling_http_client::POLLING_HTTP_CLIENT;
 use log::info;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use url::Url;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ pub async fn poll_job_response(args: PollJobResponseArgs<'_>) -> Result<PollJobR
 
   info!("Polling FAL job response: {}", args.response_url);
 
-  let response = reqwest::Client::new()
+  let response = POLLING_HTTP_CLIENT
     .get(args.response_url)
     .header("Authorization", format!("Key {}", args.api_key.0))
     .send()
diff --git a/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/poll_job_status/poll_job_status.rs b/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/poll_job_status/poll_job_status.rs
--- a/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/poll_job_status/poll_job_status.rs
+++ b/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/poll_job_status/poll_job_status.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use crate::error::api_generic_error::FalGenericApiError;
 use crate::error::client_error::FalClientError;
 use crate::error::fal_error_plus::FalErrorPlus;
 use crate::polling::poll_job_status::raw_response::RawPollJobStatusResponse;
+use crate::polling::polling_http_client::POLLING_HTTP_CLIENT;
 use log::info;
 use url::Url;
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ pub async fn poll_job_status(args: PollJobStatusArgs<'_>) -> Result<PollJobStatu
 
   info!("Polling FAL job status: {}", args.status_url);
 
-  let response = reqwest::Client::new()
+  let response = POLLING_HTTP_CLIENT
     .get(args.status_url)
     .header("Authorization", format!("Key {}", args.api_key.0))
     .send()
diff --git a/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/polling_http_client.rs b/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/polling_http_client.rs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/api_clients/fal_client/src/polling/polling_http_client.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use reqwest::Client;
+use std::sync::LazyLock;
+
+/// Shared client for queue polling. Jobs are polled every second or two, so
+/// reusing one client keeps the connection to the queue host alive instead of
+/// paying for a new TLS handshake on every poll.
+pub (crate) static POLLING_HTTP_CLIENT: LazyLock<Client> = LazyLock::new(Client::new);
diff --git a/crates/desktop/artcraft/src/core/threads/third_party_task_polling_thread/third_party_task_polling_thread.rs b/crates/desktop/artcraft/src/core/threads/third_party_task_polling_thread/third_party_task_polling_thread.rs
--- a/crates/desktop/artcraft/src/core/threads/third_party_task_polling_thread/third_party_task_polling_thread.rs
+++ b/crates/desktop/artcraft/src/core/threads/third_party_task_polling_thread/third_party_task_polling_thread.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use crate::core::threads::third_party_task_polling_thread::handlers::fal::poll_f
 use crate::core::utils::task_database_pending_statuses::TASK_DATABASE_PENDING_STATUSES;
 use crate::services::storyteller::state::storyteller_credential_manager::StorytellerCredentialManager;
 use enums::common::generation_provider::GenerationProvider;
-use log::{error, info, warn};
+use log::{debug, error, info};
 use sqlite_tasks::queries::list_non_artcraft_pending_tasks::{
   list_non_artcraft_pending_tasks, ListNonArtcraftPendingTasksArgs,
 };
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ async fn poll_iteration(
     .collect();
 
   if !non_fal_tasks.is_empty() {
+    // NB: This is debug because other providers' pending tasks show up here on
+    // every iteration, which spams the logs while their own threads handle them.
     for task in &non_fal_tasks {
-      warn!(
+      debug!(
         "[ThirdPartyPolling] Skipping non-FAL task: id={}, provider={:?}, type={:?}",
         task.id.as_str(),
         task.provider,
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TaskQueue.tsx b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TaskQueue.tsx
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TaskQueue.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TaskQueue.tsx
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ export const TaskQueue = () => {
         const result = await GetTaskQueue();
 
         if (cancelled) return;
-        console.log("TaskQueue:GetTaskQueue result", result);
 
         const { tasks } = result;
 
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/signals/activeJobs.ts b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/signals/activeJobs.ts
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/signals/activeJobs.ts
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft/app/src/signals/activeJobs.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { isJobStatusTerminal } from "~/utilities";
 
 export const recentJobs = signal<Job[] | undefined>(undefined);
 export const setJobs = (newJobList: Job[]) => {
-  if (!deepEqual(setJobs, newJobList)) {
+  if (!deepEqual(recentJobs.value, newJobList)) {
     recentJobs.value = [...newJobList];
   }
   //else, same list, do nothing.