ble_age) > PFA_TABLE_MAXAGE)
 		pfa_refresh();
 
 	switch (op) {
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ pf_lbltable(struct snmp_context __unused *ctx, struct snmp_value *val,
 	asn_subid_t	which = val->var.subs[sub - 1];
 	struct pfl_entry *e = NULL;
 
-	if ((time(NULL) - pfl_table_age) > PFL_TABLE_MAXAGE)
+	if (! started || (time(NULL) - pfl_table_age) > PFL_TABLE_MAXAGE)
 		pfl_refresh();
 
 	switch (op) {
@@ -1322,9 +1322,6 @@ pft_refresh(void)
 	struct pft_entry *e;
 	int i, numtbls = 1;
 
-	if (started && this_tick <= pf_tick)
-		return (0);
-
 	while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&pft_table)) {
 		e = TAILQ_FIRST(&pft_table);
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&pft_table, e, link);
@@ -1422,9 +1419,6 @@ pfa_refresh(void)
 	struct pfa_entry *e;
 	int i, numtbls = 1, cidx, naddrs;
 
-	if (started && this_tick <= pf_tick)
-		return (0);
-
 	while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&pfa_table)) {
 		e = TAILQ_FIRST(&pfa_table);
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&pfa_table, e, link);
@@ -1590,9 +1584,6 @@ pfl_refresh(void)
 {
 	struct pfl_entry *e;
 
-	if (started && this_tick <= pf_tick)
-		return (0);
-
 	while (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&pfl_table)) {
 		e = TAILQ_FIRST(&pfl_table);
 		TAILQ_REMOVE(&pfl_table, e, link);