diff --git a/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/queries.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/queries.test.ts
index 72ee9939f9..41208be599 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/queries.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/queries.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 
 import * as db from '../../db';
-import { getLatestChannelPostsInitialPage, queryKeyPrefix } from './queries';
+import {
+  getLatestChannelPostsInitialPage,
+  queryKeyPrefix,
+  supportsChangedPostsRefresh,
+} from './queries';
 
 type TestPageParam = { mode: string; cursorPostId?: string; count?: number };
 
@@ -15,6 +19,17 @@ const data = (...entries: [string, TestPageParam, number?][]) => ({
 
 const newest = { mode: 'newest' };
 
+describe('supportsChangedPostsRefresh', () => {
+  it.each([
+    ['chat/~zod/general', true],
+    ['heap/~zod/gallery', true],
+    ['~pinser-botter-podfyl-parseb', false],
+    ['0v4.00000.qd4mk.d4htu.er4b8.eao21', false],
+  ])('classifies %s', (channelId, expected) => {
+    expect(supportsChangedPostsRefresh(channelId)).toBe(expected);
+  });
+});
+
 describe('getLatestChannelPostsInitialPage', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     db.queryClient.clear();
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/queries.ts b/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/queries.ts
index 301d072160..c5538dcb49 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/queries.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/queries.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import type { InfiniteData } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { isGroupChannelId } from '@tloncorp/api';
 
 import * as db from '../../db';
 
 export const queryKeyPrefix = ['channelPosts'];
 
+// The server's changed-posts endpoint is implemented by group channel nests,
+// not %chat DMs or clubs. Those conversations are refreshed by their normal
+// DM sync/subscription paths.
+export function supportsChangedPostsRefresh(channelId: string): boolean {
+  return isGroupChannelId(channelId);
+}
+
 export function getLatestChannelPostsInitialPage<
   TPage extends { fetchedAt: number },
   TPageParam extends {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/useChannelPosts.ts b/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/useChannelPosts.ts
index fc26d482ca..488a2a2c97 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/useChannelPosts.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/store/useChannelPosts/useChannelPosts.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ import * as sync from '../sync';
 import { SyncPriority } from '../syncQueue';
 import { useDetectSequenceRegression } from '../useDetectSequenceRegression';
 import { mergePendingPosts } from '../useMergePendingPosts';
-import { getLatestChannelPostsInitialPage, queryKeyPrefix } from './queries';
+import {
+  getLatestChannelPostsInitialPage,
+  queryKeyPrefix,
+  supportsChangedPostsRefresh,
+} from './queries';
 import { useDeletedPosts, useNewPostListener } from './subscriptions';
 
 const postsLogger = createDevLogger('useChannelPosts', false);
@@ -509,6 +513,10 @@ function useRefreshPosts(channelId: string, posts: db.Post[] | null) {
 
   const pendingStalePosts = useRef(new Set<string>());
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (!supportsChangedPostsRefresh(channelId)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const toSync =
       posts?.filter(
         (post) =>
@@ -527,23 +535,32 @@ function useRefreshPosts(channelId: string, posts: db.Post[] | null) {
     }
 
     postsLogger.log('chunked', chunked.length);
-    chunked.forEach((chunk, i) => {
+    chunked.forEach((chunk) => {
       const startCursor = chunk[chunk.length - 1].id;
       const endCursor = chunk[0].id;
+      const pendingIds = chunk.map((post) => post.id);
       postsLogger.log('syncing chunk', startCursor, 'through', endCursor);
-      sync.syncUpdatedPosts(
-        {
-          channelId,
-          startCursor,
-          endCursor,
-          afterTime: new Date(session?.startTime ?? 0),
-        },
-        { priority: 4 }
-      );
       pendingStalePosts.current = new Set<string>([
-        ...chunk.map((p) => p.id),
+        ...pendingIds,
         ...pendingStalePosts.current,
       ]);
+      void sync
+        .syncUpdatedPosts(
+          {
+            channelId,
+            startCursor,
+            endCursor,
+            afterTime: new Date(session?.startTime ?? 0),
+          },
+          { priority: 4 }
+        )
+        .catch((error) => {
+          pendingIds.forEach((id) => pendingStalePosts.current.delete(id));
+          postsLogger.trackError(
+            'failed to refresh stale posts',
+            error instanceof Error ? error : { error }
+          );
+        });
     });
   }, [channelId, posts, session]);
 }