diff --git a/MeetingBar/Core/Managers/EventManager.swift b/MeetingBar/Core/Managers/EventManager.swift
index c55b7c3d..1ece5222 100644
--- a/MeetingBar/Core/Managers/EventManager.swift
+++ b/MeetingBar/Core/Managers/EventManager.swift
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public class EventManager: ObservableObject {
 
         // E) When any fires, fetch calendars & events
         trigger
-            .flatMap { [weak self] _ -> AnyPublisher<([MBCalendar], [MBEvent]), Never> in
+            .flatMap(maxPublishers: .max(1)) { [weak self] _ -> AnyPublisher<([MBCalendar], [MBEvent]), Never> in
                 guard let self = self else {
                     return Just(([], [])).eraseToAnyPublisher()
                 }
diff --git a/MeetingBarTests/EventManagerTests.swift b/MeetingBarTests/EventManagerTests.swift
index 0f7d4645..d6b0c13e 100644
--- a/MeetingBarTests/EventManagerTests.swift
+++ b/MeetingBarTests/EventManagerTests.swift
@@ -196,3 +196,72 @@ final class RefreshTriggerTests: BaseTestCase {
         await fulfillment(of: [exp], timeout: 1)
     }
 }
+
+@MainActor
+final class RefreshErrorHandlingTests: BaseTestCase {
+
+    private var cancellables = Set<AnyCancellable>()
+
+    func test_eventsPreservedOnRefreshFailure() async throws {
+        // Arrange: set up fake store with initial data
+        let initialCal = MBCalendar(title: "Initial Cal", id: "cal1", source: nil, email: nil, color: .black)
+        let initialEvent = makeFakeEvent(
+            id: "E1",
+            start: Date().addingTimeInterval(60),
+            end: Date().addingTimeInterval(3600)
+        )
+        let store = FakeEventStore(calendars: [initialCal], events: [initialEvent])
+        let manager = EventManager(provider: store, refreshInterval: 0)
+
+        // Wait for initial data to be published
+        let initialExp = expectation(description: "initial data")
+        manager.$events
+            .drop(while: \.isEmpty)
+            .first()
+            .sink { events in
+                XCTAssertEqual(events, [initialEvent])
+                initialExp.fulfill()
+            }
+            .store(in: &cancellables)
+
+        await fulfillment(of: [initialExp], timeout: 1.0)
+
+        // Verify initial calendars were also published
+        XCTAssertEqual(manager.calendars, [initialCal])
+
+        // Record the initial call counts
+        let initialCalendarCallCount = store.fetchCalendarsCallCount
+        let initialEventsCallCount = store.fetchEventsCallCount
+
+        // Act: configure store to throw errors on next fetch
+        store.shouldThrowOnFetchCalendars = true
+        store.shouldThrowOnFetchEvents = true
+
+        // Set up expectation that published values won't change (no new publications expected)
+        // We use a negated expectation since we DON'T want the values to change
+        var receivedUnexpectedUpdate = false
+        let noChangeSubscription = manager.$calendars
+            .dropFirst() // skip current value
+            .sink { _ in
+                receivedUnexpectedUpdate = true
+            }
+
+        // Trigger refresh that will fail
+        try await manager.refreshSources()
+
+        // Wait for async operations to complete
+        try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 200_000_000) // 0.2 seconds
+
+        // Assert: verify fetch was attempted (call count increased)
+        XCTAssertGreaterThan(store.fetchCalendarsCallCount, initialCalendarCallCount, "Fetch should have been attempted")
+
+        // Assert: calendars and events should still contain initial data (not empty)
+        XCTAssertEqual(manager.calendars, [initialCal], "Calendars should be preserved on fetch failure")
+        XCTAssertEqual(manager.events, [initialEvent], "Events should be preserved on fetch failure")
+
+        // Verify no unexpected updates occurred
+        XCTAssertFalse(receivedUnexpectedUpdate, "Published values should not have changed since they match the fallback values")
+
+        noChangeSubscription.cancel()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MeetingBarTests/Helpers/FakeEventStore.swift b/MeetingBarTests/Helpers/FakeEventStore.swift
index 35ec15a6..aa6793f8 100644
--- a/MeetingBarTests/Helpers/FakeEventStore.swift
+++ b/MeetingBarTests/Helpers/FakeEventStore.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import Foundation
 final class FakeEventStore: EventStore {
     var stubbedCalendars: [MBCalendar]
     var stubbedEvents: [MBEvent]
+    var shouldThrowOnFetchCalendars: Bool = false
+    var shouldThrowOnFetchEvents: Bool = false
+    var fetchCalendarsCallCount: Int = 0
+    var fetchEventsCallCount: Int = 0
 
     init(calendars: [MBCalendar] = [], events: [MBEvent] = []) {
         stubbedCalendars = calendars
@@ -21,7 +25,11 @@ final class FakeEventStore: EventStore {
     // MARK: - EventStore
 
     func fetchAllCalendars() async throws -> [MBCalendar] {
-        stubbedCalendars
+        fetchCalendarsCallCount += 1
+        if shouldThrowOnFetchCalendars {
+            throw EventManagerError.eventStoreNotAvailable
+        }
+        return stubbedCalendars
     }
 
     func fetchEventsForDateRange(
@@ -29,7 +37,11 @@ final class FakeEventStore: EventStore {
         from _: Date,
         to _: Date
     ) async throws -> [MBEvent] {
-        stubbedEvents
+        fetchEventsCallCount += 1
+        if shouldThrowOnFetchEvents {
+            throw EventManagerError.eventStoreNotAvailable
+        }
+        return stubbedEvents
     }
 
     func refreshSources() async { /* no-op */ }