diff --git a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useQuery.ts b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useQuery.ts
index 915f3cb3..b8941b8b 100644
--- a/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/vue-apollo-composable/src/useQuery.ts
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ export function useQueryImpl<
   }
 
   function restart () {
+    if (!started || restarting) return
     if (!isRestartDebounceSetup) updateRestartFn()
     debouncedRestart()
   }