diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
index d375e48fc8..65857d5f0a 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/pages/gallery/index.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ import {
 import downloadManager from "services/download";
 import { syncCLIPEmbeddings } from "services/embeddingService";
 import { syncEntities } from "services/entityService";
+import { fetchAndSaveFeatureFlags } from "services/feature-flag";
 import { getLocalFiles, syncFiles } from "services/fileService";
 import locationSearchService from "services/locationSearchService";
 import { getLocalTrashedFiles, syncTrash } from "services/trashService";
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ export default function Gallery() {
             return;
         }
         preloadImage("/images/subscription-card-background");
+        let ffTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
         const electron = globalThis.electron;
         const main = async () => {
             const valid = await validateKey();
@@ -383,6 +385,11 @@ export default function Gallery() {
             syncInterval.current = setInterval(() => {
                 syncWithRemote(false, true);
             }, SYNC_INTERVAL_IN_MICROSECONDS);
+            // Not critical, so fetch these after some delay.
+            ffTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+                ffTimeout = undefined;
+                void fetchAndSaveFeatureFlags();
+            }, 5000);
             if (electron) {
                 // void clipService.setupOnFileUploadListener();
                 electron.onMainWindowFocus(() => syncWithRemote(false, true));
@@ -391,6 +398,7 @@ export default function Gallery() {
         main();
         return () => {
             clearInterval(syncInterval.current);
+            if (ffTimeout) clearTimeout(ffTimeout);
             if (electron) {
                 electron.onMainWindowFocus(undefined);
                 clipService.removeOnFileUploadListener();