diff --git a/static/app/views/seerExplorer/hooks/useSeerExplorer.tsx b/static/app/views/seerExplorer/hooks/useSeerExplorer.tsx
index 49b7648ddef39c..f02a1ac9d8a7c9 100644
--- a/static/app/views/seerExplorer/hooks/useSeerExplorer.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/seerExplorer/hooks/useSeerExplorer.tsx
@@ -79,12 +79,9 @@ const isPolling = (sessionData: SeerExplorerResponse['session'], runStarted: boo
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!sessionData) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  // Poll if status is processing or if any message is loading
   return (
+    !sessionData ||
+    runStarted ||
     sessionData.status === 'processing' ||
     sessionData.blocks.some(message => message.loading)
   );