diff --git a/internal/controller/api_vms.go b/internal/controller/api_vms.go
index 1fc1ea7..3ff0fb5 100644
--- a/internal/controller/api_vms.go
+++ b/internal/controller/api_vms.go
@@ -312,26 +312,40 @@ func (controller *Controller) listVMs(ctx *gin.Context) responder.Responder {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return controller.storeView(func(txn storepkg.Transaction) responder.Responder {
-		allVMs, err := txn.ListVMs()
+	allVMs, err, _ := controller.single.Do("list-vms", func() (interface{}, error) {
+		var vms []v1.VM
 
-		if err != nil {
-			return responder.Error(err)
-		}
+		viewErr := controller.store.View(func(txn storepkg.Transaction) (err error) {
+			vms, err = txn.ListVMs()
+			return
+		})
 
-		vms := make([]v1.VM, 0)
-	Outer:
-		for _, vm := range allVMs {
-			for _, filter := range filters {
-				if !vm.Match(filter) {
-					continue Outer
-				}
-			}
-			vms = append(vms, vm)
-		}
-
-		return responder.JSON(http.StatusOK, vms)
+		return vms, viewErr
 	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return responder.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	vmList, ok := allVMs.([]v1.VM)
+	if !ok {
+		controller.logger.Errorf("failed to cast list-vms result to []v1.VM: %T", allVMs)
+		return responder.Code(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+
+	vms := make([]v1.VM, 0, len(vmList))
+
+Outer:
+	for _, vm := range vmList {
+		for _, filter := range filters {
+			if !vm.Match(filter) {
+				continue Outer
+			}
+		}
+		vms = append(vms, vm)
+	}
+
+	return responder.JSON(http.StatusOK, vms)
 }
 
 func (controller *Controller) deleteVM(ctx *gin.Context) responder.Responder {
diff --git a/internal/controller/controller.go b/internal/controller/controller.go
index 9ade7af..27384c3 100644
--- a/internal/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/controller.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/singleflight"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
 )
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ type Controller struct {
 	sshNoClientAuth bool
 	sshServer       *sshserver.SSHServer
 
+	single singleflight.Group
+
 	rpc.UnimplementedControllerServer
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ func New(opts ...Option) (*Controller, error) {
 		workerOfflineTimeout: 3 * time.Minute,
 		maxWorkersPerLicense: maxWorkersPerDefaultLicense,
 		pingInterval:         30 * time.Second,
+		single:               singleflight.Group{},
 	}
 
 	// Apply options