diff --git a/.changeset/getconfig-subscribe-rebuild.md b/.changeset/getconfig-subscribe-rebuild.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..586bde3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/getconfig-subscribe-rebuild.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"fetchium": patch
+---
+
+`getConfig()` returning a different `subscribe` value mid-session now rebuilds the running subscriber. Previously, `setupSubscription` only consulted `config.subscribe` at activation, on params change, or when no subscriber was running, so patterns like `subscribe: poll({ interval: this.response?.ok ? 100 : 5000 })` and `subscribe: this.response?.status === 404 ? undefined : poll(...)` had no effect after the first activation.
diff --git a/packages/fetchium/src/QueryResult.ts b/packages/fetchium/src/QueryResult.ts
index 32582a8..413d8f5 100644
--- a/packages/fetchium/src/QueryResult.ts
+++ b/packages/fetchium/src/QueryResult.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class QueryInstance<T extends Query> {
   private params: QueryParams | undefined = undefined;
 
   private unsubscribe?: () => void = undefined;
+  private lastSubscribeFn: QueryConfigOptions['subscribe'] = undefined;
 
   private _relayState: RelayState<QueryResult<T>> | undefined = undefined;
   private _isActive: boolean = false;
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ export class QueryInstance<T extends Query> {
 
           this.unsubscribe?.();
           this.unsubscribe = undefined;
+          this.lastSubscribeFn = undefined;
 
           const gcTime = this.config?.gcTime ?? DEFAULT_GC_TIME;
           this.queryClient.gcManager.schedule(this.queryKey, gcTime, GcKeyType.Query);
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ export class QueryInstance<T extends Query> {
               }
             }
           } else if (paramsDidChange) {
+            // Force rebuild: the running subscriber captured the old params.
+            this.lastSubscribeFn = undefined;
             this.setupSubscription();
             this.runDebounced();
           }
@@ -264,10 +268,13 @@ export class QueryInstance<T extends Query> {
   }
 
   private setupSubscription(): void {
+    const subscribeFn = this.config?.subscribe;
+    if (subscribeFn === this.lastSubscribeFn) return;
+
     this.unsubscribe?.();
     this.unsubscribe = undefined;
+    this.lastSubscribeFn = subscribeFn;
 
-    const subscribeFn = this.config?.subscribe;
     if (!subscribeFn) return;
 
     const ctx = this._executionCtx;
@@ -318,9 +325,14 @@ export class QueryInstance<T extends Query> {
         const result = this.applyData(freshData, true);
         this.saveQueryMetadata();
 
-        if (this.unsubscribe === undefined) {
-          this.setupSubscription();
-        }
+        // adapter.send just populated this.response on the execution context.
+        // getConfig() implementations may branch on it to choose subscribe
+        // (e.g. poll interval based on response.ok), so the earlier resolve
+        // (via getOrCreateExecutionContext, before the fetch) produced a
+        // config computed against an undefined this.response. Re-resolve
+        // here so setupSubscription installs the response-aware subscribe.
+        this.resolveAndApplyOptions();
+        this.setupSubscription();
 
         return result;
       },
diff --git a/packages/fetchium/src/__tests__/poll.test.ts b/packages/fetchium/src/__tests__/poll.test.ts
index a517a96..3d5af76 100644
--- a/packages/fetchium/src/__tests__/poll.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fetchium/src/__tests__/poll.test.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,72 @@ describe('poll() factory', () => {
         expect(callCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
       });
     });
+
+    it('honors a state-dependent interval after first fetch resolves', async () => {
+      const { client, mockFetch } = getClient();
+      let callCount = 0;
+      mockFetch.get('/dynamic-interval', () => ({ n: ++callCount }));
+
+      class GetDynamicInterval extends RESTQuery {
+        path = '/dynamic-interval';
+        result = { n: t.number };
+
+        getConfig() {
+          // Before first fetch: response is undefined → falsy branch (5000ms).
+          // After first fetch: response.ok === true → fast branch (100ms).
+          return {
+            subscribe: poll({ interval: this.response?.ok ? 100 : 5000 }),
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      await testWithClient(client, async () => {
+        const relay = fetchQuery(GetDynamicInterval);
+        await relay;
+        const callsAfterFirst = callCount;
+
+        // Once response.ok is true, getConfig() returns poll({ interval: 100 }).
+        // 350ms should yield at least 2 additional polls.
+        await sleep(350);
+
+        expect(callCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(callsAfterFirst + 2);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('stops polling when getConfig() switches subscribe to undefined after an error', async () => {
+      const { client, mockFetch } = getClient();
+      let callCount = 0;
+      // First call: 200 OK.
+      mockFetch.get('/maybe-gone', () => ({ n: ++callCount }));
+      // Subsequent calls: 404 (route reuse falls through to this last-match route).
+      mockFetch.get('/maybe-gone', () => ({ n: ++callCount }), { status: 404 });
+
+      class GetMaybeGone extends RESTQuery {
+        path = '/maybe-gone';
+        result = { n: t.number };
+
+        getConfig() {
+          // Stop polling once a 404 has been observed.
+          return {
+            subscribe: this.response?.status === 404 ? undefined : poll({ interval: 100 }),
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      await testWithClient(client, async () => {
+        const relay = fetchQuery(GetMaybeGone);
+        await relay;
+
+        // Let the 100ms poll tick at least once so a 404 lands.
+        await sleep(250);
+        const callsAtTerminal = callCount;
+        expect(callsAtTerminal).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+
+        // After the 404, getConfig() returns subscribe: undefined → polling should stop.
+        await sleep(400);
+        expect(callCount).toBe(callsAtTerminal);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Multiple independent polls', () => {
diff --git a/packages/fetchium/src/__tests__/query-stream.test.ts b/packages/fetchium/src/__tests__/query-stream.test.ts
index e7f0b53..79e01bb 100644
--- a/packages/fetchium/src/__tests__/query-stream.test.ts
+++ b/packages/fetchium/src/__tests__/query-stream.test.ts
@@ -295,16 +295,14 @@ describe('Query Stream Option', () => {
           posts: t.array(t.entity(Post)),
         };
 
-        getConfig() {
-          return {
-            subscribe: (onEvent: (event: MutationEvent) => void) => {
-              subscribeCount++;
-              return () => {
-                unsubscribeCount++;
-              };
-            },
-          };
-        }
+        config = {
+          subscribe: (_onEvent: (event: MutationEvent) => void) => {
+            subscribeCount++;
+            return () => {
+              unsubscribeCount++;
+            };
+          },
+        };
       }
 
       // First activation
@@ -439,17 +437,15 @@ describe('Query Stream Option', () => {
           items: t.array(t.entity(Item)),
         };
 
-        getConfig() {
-          return {
-            subscribe: (onEvent: (event: MutationEvent) => void) => {
-              const sub = { channelId: this.params.channelId, unsubscribed: false };
-              subscriptions.push(sub);
-              return () => {
-                sub.unsubscribed = true;
-              };
-            },
-          };
-        }
+        config = {
+          subscribe(this: any, _onEvent: (event: MutationEvent) => void) {
+            const sub = { channelId: this.params.channelId, unsubscribed: false };
+            subscriptions.push(sub);
+            return () => {
+              sub.unsubscribed = true;
+            };
+          },
+        };
       }
 
       const channelSignal = signal('ch-1');
@@ -507,15 +503,13 @@ describe('Query Stream Option', () => {
           items: t.array(t.entity(Item)),
         };
 
-        getConfig() {
-          return {
-            subscribe: (onEvent: (event: MutationEvent) => void) => {
-              subscribeCount++;
-              latestOnEvent = onEvent;
-              return () => {};
-            },
-          };
-        }
+        config = {
+          subscribe: (onEvent: (event: MutationEvent) => void) => {
+            subscribeCount++;
+            latestOnEvent = onEvent;
+            return () => {};
+          },
+        };
       }
 
       const channelSignal = signal('ch-1');