diff --git a/.changeset/six-walls-jump.md b/.changeset/six-walls-jump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bf8880ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/six-walls-jump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'next-urql': patch
+---
+
+Fix issue where the `renderToString` pass would keep looping due to reexecuting operations on the server
diff --git a/packages/next-urql/src/with-urql-client.ts b/packages/next-urql/src/with-urql-client.ts
index 6ce64446d7..477e0cc75e 100644
--- a/packages/next-urql/src/with-urql-client.ts
+++ b/packages/next-urql/src/with-urql-client.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ export function withUrqlClient(
           ssr = ssrExchange({
             initialState: urqlServerState,
             isClient: true,
-            staleWhileRevalidate: options!.staleWhileRevalidate,
+            staleWhileRevalidate:
+              typeof window !== 'undefined'
+                ? options!.staleWhileRevalidate
+                : undefined,
           });
         } else if (!version) {
           ssr.restoreData(urqlServerState);