diff --git a/src/components/Item/VisualizationItem/Item.js b/src/components/Item/VisualizationItem/Item.js
index 68e2d85a1..55d16dba8 100644
--- a/src/components/Item/VisualizationItem/Item.js
+++ b/src/components/Item/VisualizationItem/Item.js
@@ -64,6 +64,19 @@ class Item extends Component {
     }
 
     async componentDidMount() {
+        // Avoid refetching the visualization already in the Redux store
+        // when the same dashboard item is added again.
+        // This also solves a flashing of all the "duplicated" dashboard items.
+        !this.props.visualization.id &&
+            this.props.setVisualization(
+                await apiFetchVisualization(this.props.item)
+            )
+
+        // force fetch when recording to allow caching of the visualizations request
+        if (this.props.isRecording) {
+            apiFetchVisualization(this.props.item)
+        }
+
         try {
             // Avoid refetching the visualization already in the Redux store
             // when the same dashboard item is added again.