diff --git a/packages/app-store/googlecalendar/lib/CalendarAuth.ts b/packages/app-store/googlecalendar/lib/CalendarAuth.ts
index dc03ccd543..09406ebf6b 100644
--- a/packages/app-store/googlecalendar/lib/CalendarAuth.ts
+++ b/packages/app-store/googlecalendar/lib/CalendarAuth.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ const log = logger.getSubLogger({ prefix: ["app-store/googlecalendar/lib/Calenda
 
 class MyGoogleOAuth2Client extends OAuth2Client {
   constructor(client_id: string, client_secret: string, redirect_uri: string) {
-    super(client_id, client_secret, redirect_uri);
+    super({
+      clientId: client_id,
+      clientSecret: client_secret,
+      redirectUri: redirect_uri,
+      // default: 5 * 60 * 1000, 5 minutes
+      // tho, fn will never run in excess of 60 seconds
+      eagerRefreshThresholdMillis: 60000,
+    });
   }
 
   isTokenExpiring() {