diff --git a/src/modules/metadata.js b/src/modules/metadata.js
index 5181b37d..05e45395 100644
--- a/src/modules/metadata.js
+++ b/src/modules/metadata.js
@@ -60,20 +60,8 @@ export default class Metadata extends Module {
 
 			setup() {
 				const socket = this.resolve('socket'),
-					query = this.resolve('site.apollo').getQuery('ChannelPage_ChannelInfoBar_User'),
-					result = query && query.lastResult,
-					created_at = result && get('data.user.stream.createdAt', result);
-
-				if ( ! query )
-					return {};
-
-				if ( created_at === undefined && ! query._ffz_refetched ) {
-					query._ffz_refetched = true;
-					if ( result )
-						result.stale = true;
-					query.refetch();
-					return {};
-				}
+					apollo = this.resolve('site.apollo'),
+					created_at = apollo.getFromQuery('ChannelPage_ChannelInfoBar_User', 'data.user.stream.createdAt');
 
 				if ( ! created_at )
 					return {};
diff --git a/src/utilities/compat/apollo.js b/src/utilities/compat/apollo.js
index f1d201ba..fa0857a9 100644
--- a/src/utilities/compat/apollo.js
+++ b/src/utilities/compat/apollo.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // ============================================================================
 
 import Module from 'utilities/module';
-import {has} from 'utilities/object';
+import {has, get} from 'utilities/object';
 
 export default class Apollo extends Module {
 	constructor(...args) {
@@ -264,6 +264,65 @@ export default class Apollo extends Module {
 		return query && query.observableQuery;
 	}
 
+
+	ensureQuery(operation, predicate, delay = 500, retry_wait = 120000) {
+		const query = this.getQuery(operation);
+
+		if ( query ) {
+			const result = query.lastResult;
+			let passed;
+			if ( ! result )
+				passed = false;
+			else if ( result.loading )
+				passed = true;
+			else if ( typeof predicate === 'function' )
+				passed = predicate(result);
+			else
+				passed = get(predicate, result) !== undefined;
+
+			if ( ! passed && Date.now() - (query._ffz_last_retry || 0) >= retry_wait ) {
+				query._ffz_last_retry = Date.now();
+				if ( delay === 0 )
+					query.refetch();
+				else if ( delay > 0 )
+					setTimeout(() => query.refetch(), delay);
+			}
+		}
+
+		return query;
+	}
+
+
+	getFromQuery(operation, predicate, delay = 500, retry_wait = 120000) {
+		const query = this.getQuery(operation),
+			result = query && query.lastResult;
+
+		if ( ! query )
+			return undefined;
+
+		let out;
+
+		if ( result ) {
+			if ( typeof predicate === 'function' )
+				out = predicate(result);
+			else
+				out = get(predicate, result)
+
+			if ( result.loading )
+				return undefined;
+		}
+
+		if ( out === undefined && Date.now() - (query._ffz_last_retry || 0) >= retry_wait ) {
+			query._ffz_last_retry = Date.now();
+			if ( delay === 0 )
+				query.refetch();
+			else if ( delay > 0 )
+				setTimeout(() => query.refetch(), delay);
+		}
+
+		return out;
+	}
+
 }