diff --git a/projects/laji/src/app/shared-modules/spreadsheet/service/import.service.ts b/projects/laji/src/app/shared-modules/spreadsheet/service/import.service.ts
index 9e07693c6..36b877ada 100644
--- a/projects/laji/src/app/shared-modules/spreadsheet/service/import.service.ts
+++ b/projects/laji/src/app/shared-modules/spreadsheet/service/import.service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-import { EMPTY, Observable, of, Subject, timer } from 'rxjs';
+import { EMPTY, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   IFormField,
   LEVEL_DOCUMENT,
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from '../model/excel';
 import { MappingService } from './mapping.service';
 import * as Hash from 'object-hash';
-import { catchError, delay, expand, switchMap, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { delay, expand } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { LajiApiClientBService } from 'projects/laji-api-client-b/src/laji-api-client-b.service';
 import type { components } from 'projects/laji-api-client-b/generated/api';
 import type { paths } from 'projects/laji-api-client-b/generated/api';
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export class ImportService {
   }
 
   waitToComplete(job: BatchJob, processCB: (status: BatchJob['status']) => void): Observable<BatchJob> {
-    const req$ = () => this.api.get('/documents/batch/{jobID}', { path: { jobID: job.id } }, 0);
+    const req$ = () => this.api.get('/documents/batch/{jobID}', { path: { jobID: job.id }, query: { timestamp: Date.now() } as any }, 0);
     return req$().pipe(
       expand(response => {
         processCB(response.status);
diff --git a/projects/laji/src/app/shared/service/geo-convert.service.ts b/projects/laji/src/app/shared/service/geo-convert.service.ts
index c37c32986..972d4d17c 100644
--- a/projects/laji/src/app/shared/service/geo-convert.service.ts
+++ b/projects/laji/src/app/shared/service/geo-convert.service.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class GeoConvertService {
   }
 
   private getGeoConversionStatus(conversionId: string, personToken?: string | null): Observable<GeoConversionStatusApiResponse> {
-    const queryParams: any = {};
+    const queryParams: any = { timestamp: Date.now() };
     if (personToken) {
       queryParams['personToken'] = personToken;
     }