diff --git a/src/useBaseQuery.js b/src/useBaseQuery.js
index e8bed84b36..b8b0ac8af0 100644
--- a/src/useBaseQuery.js
+++ b/src/useBaseQuery.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export function useBaseQuery(queryKey, queryVariables, queryFn, config = {}) {
 
     // Perform the initial fetch for this query if necessary
     if (
+      !getLatestConfig().manual && // Don't auto fetch if config is set to manual query
       !query.wasSuspensed && // Don't double fetch for suspense
       query.state.isStale && // Only refetch if stale
       (getLatestConfig().refetchOnMount || query.instances.length === 1)