diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index 12e9a7bd0..9c32f7ac4 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -893,8 +893,11 @@ const App = () => {
     setPromptContent(JSON.stringify(response, null, 2));
   };
 
-  const readResource = async (uri: string) => {
-    if (fetchingResources.has(uri) || resourceContentMap[uri]) {
+  const readResource = async (uri: string, force: boolean = false) => {
+    if (fetchingResources.has(uri)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!force && resourceContentMap[uri]) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1471,9 +1474,9 @@ const App = () => {
                         setResourceTemplates([]);
                         setNextResourceTemplateCursor(undefined);
                       }}
-                      readResource={(uri) => {
+                      readResource={(uri, force) => {
                         clearError("resources");
-                        readResource(uri);
+                        readResource(uri, force);
                       }}
                       selectedResource={selectedResource}
                       setSelectedResource={(resource) => {
diff --git a/client/src/components/ResourcesTab.tsx b/client/src/components/ResourcesTab.tsx
index 36e5cec8f..9f2774217 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ResourcesTab.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/ResourcesTab.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const ResourcesTab = ({
   clearResources: () => void;
   listResourceTemplates: () => void;
   clearResourceTemplates: () => void;
-  readResource: (uri: string) => void;
+  readResource: (uri: string, force?: boolean) => void;
   selectedResource: Resource | null;
   setSelectedResource: (resource: Resource | null) => void;
   handleCompletion: (
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ const ResourcesTab = ({
                 <Button
                   variant="outline"
                   size="sm"
-                  onClick={() => readResource(selectedResource.uri)}
+                  onClick={() => readResource(selectedResource.uri, true)}
                 >
                   <RefreshCw className="w-4 h-4 mr-2" />
                   Refresh