diff --git a/src/design-system/providers/GlobalFilterProvider.tsx b/src/design-system/providers/GlobalFilterProvider.tsx
index cfabfcd..618f6a8 100644
--- a/src/design-system/providers/GlobalFilterProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/design-system/providers/GlobalFilterProvider.tsx
@@ -66,15 +66,17 @@ export function GlobalFilterProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     try { localStorage.setItem('cameleer:auto-refresh', String(enabled)) } catch {}
   }, [])
 
-  // Keep the time range sliding forward when a preset is active and live
+  // Keep the time range sliding forward whenever a preset is active.
+  // PAUSED mode only stops query polling — the time window still advances
+  // so that manual refreshes and sidebar-triggered queries see current data.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!autoRefresh || !timeRange.preset) return
+    if (!timeRange.preset) return
     const id = setInterval(() => {
       const { start, end } = computePresetRange(timeRange.preset!)
       setTimeRangeState({ start, end, preset: timeRange.preset })
     }, 10_000)
     return () => clearInterval(id)
-  }, [autoRefresh, timeRange.preset])
+  }, [timeRange.preset])
 
   const isInTimeRange = useCallback(
     (timestamp: Date) => {