diff --git a/tests/Feature/AbstractUseStaleRequestTest.php b/tests/Feature/AbstractUseStaleRequestTest.php
index 08f0e79..71b25cf 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/AbstractUseStaleRequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/AbstractUseStaleRequestTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature;
 
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Carsdotcom\ApiRequest\Testing\MocksGuzzleInstance;
 use Carsdotcom\ApiRequest\Testing\RequestClassAssertions;
 use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Response;
@@ -119,4 +120,103 @@ public function testRefreshOnNextRequest(): void
         self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache(), 'Cache is still available!');
         self::assertTrue($request->needsRefresh(), 'But we want to refresh opportunistically');
     }
+
+    public function testCacheBehaviorUnderHeavyLoad(): void
+    {
+        Queue::fake();
+        $this->mockGuzzleWithTapper()->addMatchBody('GET', '/test/', 'constant');
+        $request = new ConcreteUseStaleRequest('thing');
+
+        // Never called
+        self::assertTrue($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertFalse($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+
+        // First called
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:00:00');
+        self::assertSame('constant', $request->sync());
+        self::assertFalse($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        Queue::assertNothingPushed();
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#']]);
+
+        // Called before refreshAfter, still in cache
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:01:00');
+        self::assertFalse($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        self::assertSame('constant', $request->sync());
+        Queue::assertNothingPushed(); // No deferred refresh
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // no additional calls
+
+        // Called after refreshAfter, still in cache
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:16:00');
+        self::assertTrue($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        self::assertSame('constant', $request->sync());
+        Queue::assertPushed(CallQueuedClosure::class);
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // no additional calls (because we broke the job)
+        self::assertFalse($request->needsRefresh()); // Gets deferred by waitBetweenRefreshes (5 min)
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+
+        // Called after the refresh job failed, but before waitBetweenRefreshes
+        Queue::fake(); // Discard the "failing" refresh job
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:17:00');
+        self::assertFalse($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        self::assertSame('constant', $request->sync());
+        Queue::assertNothingPushed(); // No deferred refresh
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // no additional calls (because we broke the job)
+
+        // Called after waitBetweenRefreshes
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:22:00');
+        self::assertTrue($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        self::assertSame('constant', $request->sync());
+        Queue::assertPushed(function (CallQueuedClosure $job) use (&$callOnOurTerms) {
+            // deferred refresh
+            $callOnOurTerms = $job->closure->getClosure();
+            return true;
+        });
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // no additional calls (the job is waiting for us)
+
+        // Job happens!
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:22:01');
+        $callOnOurTerms();
+        self::assertFalse($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#'], ['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // A second call!
+
+        // Another call, after the job and after waitBetweenRefreshes, but before refreshAfter
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:35:01');
+        self::assertFalse($request->needsRefresh()); // I won't need another refresh until refreshAfter
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        self::assertSame('constant', $request->sync());
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#'], ['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // no third call, was in cache
+
+        // Another call, after the job and refreshAfter
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-01 00:37:02');
+        self::assertTrue($request->needsRefresh()); // I won't need another refresh until refreshAfter
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        self::assertSame('constant', $request->sync());
+        Queue::assertPushed(function (CallQueuedClosure $job) use (&$callOnOurTerms) {
+            // deferred refresh
+            $callOnOurTerms = $job->closure->getClosure();
+            return true;
+        });
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#'], ['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // no third call, was in cache
+
+        // Second job succeeds
+        $callOnOurTerms();
+        self::assertFalse($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertTrue($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#'], ['GET', '#test/thing#'], ['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // A third call!
+
+        // Called well after cacheExpiresTime
+        Queue::fake(); // Discard the jobs above
+        Carbon::setTestNow('2026-01-05 00:00:00');
+        self::assertTrue($request->needsRefresh());
+        self::assertFalse($request->canBeFulfilledByCache());
+        self::assertSame('constant', $request->sync());
+        Queue::assertNothingPushed(); // No deferred refresh
+        $this->assertAllTapperRequestsLike([['GET', '#test/thing#'], ['GET', '#test/thing#'], ['GET', '#test/thing#'], ['GET', '#test/thing#']]); // Immediately calls
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/MockClasses/ConcreteUseStaleRequest.php b/tests/MockClasses/ConcreteUseStaleRequest.php
index 04ac633..3444d09 100644
--- a/tests/MockClasses/ConcreteUseStaleRequest.php
+++ b/tests/MockClasses/ConcreteUseStaleRequest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public function getURL(): string
 
     public function refreshAfter(): Carbon
     {
-        return Carbon::now()->addMinutes(5);
+        return Carbon::now()->addMinutes(15);
     }
 
     public function getLogFolder(): string