h

Store/HydrusNetwork.py

@@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ class HydrusNetwork(Store):
         # Best-effort total count (used for startup diagnostics). Avoid heavy payloads.
         # Some Hydrus setups appear to return no count via the CBOR client for this endpoint,
         # so prefer a direct JSON request with a short timeout.
-        try:
-            self.get_total_count(refresh=True)
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        # NOTE: Disabled to avoid unnecessary API call during init; count will be retrieved on first search/list if needed.
+        # try:
+        #     self.get_total_count(refresh=True)
+        # except Exception:
+        #     pass
 
     def _get_service_key(self, service_name: str, *, refresh: bool = False) -> Optional[str]:
         """Resolve (and cache) the Hydrus service key for the given service name."""