diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/ChatList.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/ChatList.vue
index b14a62f08..928eea7df 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/ChatList.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/ChatList.vue
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ const advancedFilterTypes = ref(
     attributeName: t(`FILTER.ATTRIBUTES.${filter.attributeI18nKey}`),
   }))
 );
-const isInitialLoad = ref(false);
 
 const currentUser = useMapGetter('getCurrentUser');
 const chatLists = useMapGetter('getFilteredConversations');
@@ -377,7 +376,6 @@ function setFiltersFromUISettings() {
 
 function emitConversationLoaded() {
   emit('conversationLoad');
-  isInitialLoad.value = false;
   // [VITE] removing this since the library has changed
   // nextTick(() => {
   //   // Addressing a known issue in the virtual list library where dynamically added items
@@ -422,7 +420,6 @@ function onApplyFilter(payload) {
   foldersQuery.value = filterQueryGenerator(payload);
   store.dispatch('conversationPage/reset');
   store.dispatch('emptyAllConversations');
-  isInitialLoad.value = true;
   fetchFilteredConversations(payload);
 }
 
@@ -577,7 +574,6 @@ function resetAndFetchData() {
   store.dispatch('conversationPage/reset');
   store.dispatch('emptyAllConversations');
   store.dispatch('clearConversationFilters');
-  isInitialLoad.value = true;
   if (hasActiveFolders.value) {
     const payload = activeFolder.value.query;
     fetchSavedFilteredConversations(payload);
@@ -858,7 +854,7 @@ watch(conversationFilters, (newVal, oldVal) => {
       :active-status="activeStatus"
       :is-on-expanded-layout="isOnExpandedLayout"
       :conversation-stats="conversationStats"
-      :is-list-loading="isInitialLoad"
+      :is-list-loading="chatListLoading && !conversationList.length"
       @add-folders="onClickOpenAddFoldersModal"
       @delete-folders="onClickOpenDeleteFoldersModal"
       @filters-modal="onToggleAdvanceFiltersModal"