diff --git a/superset/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/QueryAutoRefresh.jsx b/superset/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/QueryAutoRefresh.jsx
index b52128898d82c..494e1d2eb7c08 100644
--- a/superset/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/QueryAutoRefresh.jsx
+++ b/superset/assets/javascripts/SqlLab/components/QueryAutoRefresh.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class QueryAutoRefresh extends React.PureComponent {
     const { queries } = this.props;
     const queryKeys = Object.keys(queries);
     const queriesAsArray = queryKeys.map(key => queries[key]);
-    return queriesAsArray.some(q => q.state === 'running' || q.state === 'started');
+    return queriesAsArray.some(q => ['running', 'started', 'pending'].indexOf(q.state) >= 0);
   }
   startTimer() {
     if (!(this.timer)) {