diff --git a/apps/planner/app/components/PlannerMap.tsx b/apps/planner/app/components/PlannerMap.tsx
index 316a9e6..c04cc39 100644
--- a/apps/planner/app/components/PlannerMap.tsx
+++ b/apps/planner/app/components/PlannerMap.tsx
@@ -235,11 +235,14 @@ function NoGoAreaButton({ active, onClick }: { active: boolean; onClick: () => v
 
 function PoiRefresher({ poiState }: { poiState: ReturnType<typeof usePois> }) {
   const map = useMap();
+  const refreshRef = useRef(poiState.refresh);
+  refreshRef.current = poiState.refresh;
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const refresh = () => {
       const bounds = map.getBounds();
       const zoom = map.getZoom();
-      poiState.refresh({
+      refreshRef.current({
         south: bounds.getSouth(),
         west: bounds.getWest(),
         north: bounds.getNorth(),
@@ -247,9 +250,25 @@ function PoiRefresher({ poiState }: { poiState: ReturnType<typeof usePois> }) {
       }, zoom);
     };
     map.on("moveend", refresh);
-    refresh();
+    // Don't call refresh() immediately — let moveend trigger it
     return () => { map.off("moveend", refresh); };
-  }, [map, poiState.refresh]);
+  }, [map]);
+
+  // Trigger refresh when categories change (but not on mount)
+  const prevCategories = useRef(poiState.enabledCategories);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (prevCategories.current === poiState.enabledCategories) return;
+    prevCategories.current = poiState.enabledCategories;
+    const bounds = map.getBounds();
+    const zoom = map.getZoom();
+    poiState.refresh({
+      south: bounds.getSouth(),
+      west: bounds.getWest(),
+      north: bounds.getNorth(),
+      east: bounds.getEast(),
+    }, zoom);
+  }, [map, poiState.enabledCategories, poiState.refresh]);
+
   return null;
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/planner/app/lib/use-pois.ts b/apps/planner/app/lib/use-pois.ts
index a64f129..dd428b6 100644
--- a/apps/planner/app/lib/use-pois.ts
+++ b/apps/planner/app/lib/use-pois.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import { getCached, setCached } from "./poi-cache.ts";
 import { poiCategories } from "./poi-categories.ts";
 
 const MIN_ZOOM = 12;
-const DEBOUNCE_MS = 500;
-const BACKOFF_BASE_MS = 5000;
+const DEBOUNCE_MS = 1000;
+const MIN_REQUEST_INTERVAL_MS = 3000;
+const BACKOFF_BASE_MS = 10000;
 const MAX_BACKOFF_MS = 60000;
 
 export type PoiStatus = "idle" | "loading" | "loaded" | "zoom_too_low" | "rate_limited" | "error";
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export function usePois(): PoiState {
   const abortRef = useRef<AbortController | null>(null);
   const debounceRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>(undefined);
   const backoffRef = useRef(0);
+  const lastRequestRef = useRef(0);
 
   const toggleCategory = useCallback((id: string) => {
     setEnabledCategories((prev) =>
@@ -60,11 +62,16 @@ export function usePois(): PoiState {
         return;
       }
 
+      // Calculate delay: debounce + respect minimum interval
+      const sinceLastRequest = Date.now() - lastRequestRef.current;
+      const delay = Math.max(DEBOUNCE_MS, MIN_REQUEST_INTERVAL_MS - sinceLastRequest);
+
       debounceRef.current = setTimeout(async () => {
         // Cancel previous request
         abortRef.current?.abort();
         const controller = new AbortController();
         abortRef.current = controller;
+        lastRequestRef.current = Date.now();
 
         setStatus("loading");
 
@@ -89,7 +96,7 @@ export function usePois(): PoiState {
             setStatus("error");
           }
         }
-      }, DEBOUNCE_MS);
+      }, delay);
     },
     [enabledCategories],
   );