diff --git a/doc/changelog.md b/doc/changelog.md
index 4d85a6c..74ed565 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # upcoming
 
+- (etc) do not auto-refresh feeds on startup
+
+# v2.7 (2026-06-24)
+
 - (new) initial PostgreSQL support
 - (new) i18n: English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
 - (fix) articles not resetting immediately after feed/filter selection (thank to @scratchmex for the report)
diff --git a/src/server/server.go b/src/server/server.go
index 76c8d48..f805593 100644
--- a/src/server/server.go
+++ b/src/server/server.go
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ func (s *Server) Start() {
 	refreshRate := s.db.GetSettings().RefreshRate
 	s.worker.StartFeedCleaner()
 	s.worker.SetRefreshRate(refreshRate)
-	if refreshRate > 0 {
-		s.worker.RefreshFeeds()
-	}
 
 	var ln net.Listener
 	var err error