diff --git a/packages/scraper/src/utils/db.ts b/packages/scraper/src/utils/db.ts
index d29b56f..903ca68 100644
--- a/packages/scraper/src/utils/db.ts
+++ b/packages/scraper/src/utils/db.ts
@@ -417,9 +417,11 @@ export async function upsertStockObservation(params: {
     return false;
   }
 
-  // Compare against the last observation to avoid duplicate writes
+  // Compare against the last observation to avoid duplicate writes.
+  // Bypass dedup if last observation is older than 7 days (heartbeat to keep health view alive).
+  const STOCK_REFRESH_DAYS = 7;
   const lastObs = await pool.query(
-    `SELECT warehouse_de_qty, warehouse_global_qty, backorder_qty, units_sold, quantity_available
+    `SELECT warehouse_de_qty, warehouse_global_qty, backorder_qty, units_sold, quantity_available, time
      FROM stock_observations
      WHERE transceiver_id = $1 AND source_vendor_id = $2
      ORDER BY time DESC LIMIT 1`,
@@ -428,13 +430,17 @@ export async function upsertStockObservation(params: {
 
   if (lastObs.rows.length > 0) {
     const r = lastObs.rows[0];
-    const unchanged =
-      (r.warehouse_de_qty     ?? null) === (params.warehouseDeQty     ?? null) &&
-      (r.warehouse_global_qty ?? null) === (params.warehouseGlobalQty ?? null) &&
-      (r.backorder_qty        ?? null) === (params.backorderQty        ?? null) &&
-      (r.units_sold           ?? null) === (params.unitsSold           ?? null) &&
-      (r.quantity_available   ?? null) === (params.quantityAvailable   ?? null);
-    if (unchanged) return false;
+    const ageMs = Date.now() - new Date(r.time).getTime();
+    const ageDays = ageMs / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
+    if (ageDays < STOCK_REFRESH_DAYS) {
+      const unchanged =
+        (r.warehouse_de_qty     ?? null) === (params.warehouseDeQty     ?? null) &&
+        (r.warehouse_global_qty ?? null) === (params.warehouseGlobalQty ?? null) &&
+        (r.backorder_qty        ?? null) === (params.backorderQty        ?? null) &&
+        (r.units_sold           ?? null) === (params.unitsSold           ?? null) &&
+        (r.quantity_available   ?? null) === (params.quantityAvailable   ?? null);
+      if (unchanged) return false;
+    }
   }
 
   const inStock =