diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
index faf8c35e1d3..2a998577fbd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/TaskPage.tsx
@@ -5237,7 +5237,10 @@ export default function TaskPage(): React.JSX.Element {
     [inOrcaLinkedLinearRefs]
   )
   const inOrcaLinkedLinearRefsRef = useRef(inOrcaLinkedLinearRefs)
-  inOrcaLinkedLinearRefsRef.current = inOrcaLinkedLinearRefs
+  // Keep latest linked refs for the in-orca loader without re-running it on identity churn.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    inOrcaLinkedLinearRefsRef.current = inOrcaLinkedLinearRefs
+  }, [inOrcaLinkedLinearRefs])
 
   const filteredLinearIssues = useMemo(() => {
     const searchedIssues =