diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboards/perses/dashboard-page.tsx b/web/src/components/dashboards/perses/dashboard-page.tsx
index d05fb37c..9b1f182b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboards/perses/dashboard-page.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboards/perses/dashboard-page.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { QueryParamProvider } from 'use-query-params';
 import { ReactRouter5Adapter } from 'use-query-params/adapters/react-router-5';
-import withFallback from '../../console/console-shared/error/fallbacks/withFallback';
 import { LoadingInline } from '../../console/console-shared/src/components/loading/LoadingInline';
 import DashboardSkeleton from '../shared/dashboard-skeleton';
 import { PersesContext } from '../shared/useIsPerses';
@@ -27,13 +26,13 @@ const MonitoringDashboardsPage_: React.FC = () => {
   const {
     changeBoard,
     activeProjectDashboardsMetadata,
-    combinedIntialLoad,
+    combinedInitialLoad,
     activeProject,
     setActiveProject,
     dashboardName,
   } = useDashboardsData();
 
-  if (combinedIntialLoad) {
+  if (combinedInitialLoad) {
     return <LoadingInline />;
   }
 
@@ -74,4 +73,4 @@ const MonitoringDashboardsPageWrapper: React.FC = () => {
   );
 };
 
-export default withFallback(MonitoringDashboardsPageWrapper);
+export default MonitoringDashboardsPageWrapper;
diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboards/perses/hooks/useDashboardsData.ts b/web/src/components/dashboards/perses/hooks/useDashboardsData.ts
index 351631ab..1cc04e90 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboards/perses/hooks/useDashboardsData.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboards/perses/hooks/useDashboardsData.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-import { usePerses } from './usePerses';
-import { getDashboardsUrl, usePerspective } from '../../../hooks/usePerspective';
-import { getAllQueryArguments } from '../../../console/utils/router';
+import { DashboardResource } from '@perses-dev/core';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom-v5-compat';
-import { useActiveProject } from '../project/useActiveProject';
+import { StringParam, useQueryParam } from 'use-query-params';
+import { getAllQueryArguments } from '../../../console/utils/router';
 import { useBoolean } from '../../../hooks/useBoolean';
+import { getDashboardsUrl, usePerspective } from '../../../hooks/usePerspective';
 import { QueryParams } from '../../../query-params';
-import { StringParam, useQueryParam } from 'use-query-params';
+import { useActiveProject } from '../project/useActiveProject';
+import { usePerses } from './usePerses';
 
 // This hook syncs with mutliple external API's, redux, and URL state. Its a lot, but needs to all
 // be in a single location
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ export const useDashboardsData = () => {
   const [dashboardName] = useQueryParam(QueryParams.Dashboard, StringParam);
 
   // Determine when to stop having the full page loader be used
-  const combinedIntialLoad = React.useMemo(() => {
+  const combinedInitialLoad = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!initialPageLoad) {
       return false;
     }
@@ -41,22 +42,22 @@ export const useDashboardsData = () => {
   // Homogenize data needed for dashboards dropdown between legacy and perses dashboards
   // to enable both to use the same component
   const combinedDashboardsMetadata = React.useMemo<CombinedDashboardMetadata[]>(() => {
-    if (combinedIntialLoad) {
+    if (combinedInitialLoad) {
       return [];
     }
     return persesDashboards.map((persesDashboard) => {
-      // Locate display name of project
-      const matchingProject = persesProjects.find(
-        (persesProject) => persesProject?.metadata?.name === persesDashboard?.metadata?.project,
-      );
+      const name = persesDashboard?.metadata?.name;
+      const displayName = persesDashboard?.spec?.display?.name || name;
+
       return {
-        name: persesDashboard?.metadata?.name,
+        name,
         project: persesDashboard?.metadata?.project,
         tags: ['perses'],
-        title: `${matchingProject.spec?.display?.name} / ${persesDashboard?.spec?.display?.name}`,
+        title: displayName,
+        persesDashboard,
       };
     });
-  }, [persesDashboards, persesProjects, combinedIntialLoad]);
+  }, [persesDashboards, combinedInitialLoad]);
 
   // Retrieve dashboard metadata for the currently selected project
   const activeProjectDashboardsMetadata = React.useMemo<CombinedDashboardMetadata[]>(() => {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export const useDashboardsData = () => {
     dashboardName,
     changeBoard,
     activeProjectDashboardsMetadata,
-    combinedIntialLoad,
+    combinedInitialLoad,
     setActiveProject,
     activeProject,
   };
@@ -120,4 +121,5 @@ export type CombinedDashboardMetadata = {
   project?: string;
   tags: string[];
   title: string;
+  persesDashboard?: DashboardResource;
 };
diff --git a/web/src/components/dashboards/shared/dashboard-skeleton.tsx b/web/src/components/dashboards/shared/dashboard-skeleton.tsx
index f754548e..3c2c7362 100644
--- a/web/src/components/dashboards/shared/dashboard-skeleton.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/dashboards/shared/dashboard-skeleton.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   Title,
 } from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { TimeRangeControls } from '@perses-dev/plugin-system';
-import { DashboardStickyToolbar } from '@perses-dev/dashboards';
+import { DashboardStickyToolbar, useDashboardActions } from '@perses-dev/dashboards';
 
 const HeaderTop: React.FC = React.memo(() => {
   const { t } = useTranslation(process.env.I18N_NAMESPACE);
@@ -47,71 +47,80 @@ type MonitoringDashboardsPageProps = React.PropsWithChildren<{
   dashboardName: string;
 }>;
 
-const DashboardSkeleton: React.FC<MonitoringDashboardsPageProps> = ({
-  children,
-  boardItems,
-  changeBoard,
-  dashboardName,
-}) => {
-  const { t } = useTranslation(process.env.I18N_NAMESPACE);
-  const isPerses = useIsPerses();
+const DashboardSkeleton: React.FC<MonitoringDashboardsPageProps> = React.memo(
+  ({ children, boardItems, changeBoard, dashboardName }) => {
+    const { t } = useTranslation(process.env.I18N_NAMESPACE);
+    const isPerses = useIsPerses();
 
-  const { perspective } = usePerspective();
+    const { perspective } = usePerspective();
+    const { setDashboard } = useDashboardActions();
 
-  return (
-    <>
-      {perspective !== 'dev' && (
-        <Helmet>
-          <title>{t('Metrics dashboards')}</title>
-        </Helmet>
-      )}
-      <PageSection hasBodyWrapper={false}>
-        {perspective !== 'dev' && <HeaderTop />}
-        <Stack hasGutter>
-          {!_.isEmpty(boardItems) && (
-            <StackItem>
-              <DashboardDropdown
-                items={boardItems}
-                onChange={changeBoard}
-                selectedKey={dashboardName}
-              />
-            </StackItem>
-          )}
-          {isPerses ? (
-            <StackItem>
-              <b> {t('Dashboard Variables')} </b>
-              <DashboardStickyToolbar initialVariableIsSticky={false} />
-            </StackItem>
-          ) : (
-            <StackItem>
-              <LegacyDashboardsAllVariableDropdowns key={dashboardName} />
-            </StackItem>
-          )}
-          {perspective === 'dev' ? (
-            <StackItem>
-              <Split hasGutter>
-                <SplitItem isFilled />
-                <SplitItem>
-                  <TimespanDropdown />
-                </SplitItem>
-                <SplitItem>
-                  <PollIntervalDropdown />
-                </SplitItem>
-              </Split>
-            </StackItem>
-          ) : (
-            <StackItem>
-              <Split>
-                <SplitItem isFilled />
-              </Split>
-            </StackItem>
-          )}
-        </Stack>
-      </PageSection>
-      <Divider />
-      {children}
-    </>
-  );
-};
+    const onChangeBoard = (selectedDashboard: string) => {
+      changeBoard(selectedDashboard);
+
+      if (isPerses) {
+        const selectedBoard = boardItems.find((item) => item.name === selectedDashboard);
+        if (selectedBoard) {
+          setDashboard(selectedBoard.persesDashboard);
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    return (
+      <>
+        {perspective !== 'dev' && (
+          <Helmet>
+            <title>{t('Metrics dashboards')}</title>
+          </Helmet>
+        )}
+        <PageSection hasBodyWrapper={false}>
+          {perspective !== 'dev' && <HeaderTop />}
+          <Stack hasGutter>
+            {!_.isEmpty(boardItems) && (
+              <StackItem>
+                <DashboardDropdown
+                  items={boardItems}
+                  onChange={onChangeBoard}
+                  selectedKey={dashboardName}
+                />
+              </StackItem>
+            )}
+            {isPerses ? (
+              <StackItem>
+                <b> {t('Dashboard Variables')} </b>
+                <DashboardStickyToolbar initialVariableIsSticky={false} />
+              </StackItem>
+            ) : (
+              <StackItem>
+                <LegacyDashboardsAllVariableDropdowns key={dashboardName} />
+              </StackItem>
+            )}
+            {perspective === 'dev' ? (
+              <StackItem>
+                <Split hasGutter>
+                  <SplitItem isFilled />
+                  <SplitItem>
+                    <TimespanDropdown />
+                  </SplitItem>
+                  <SplitItem>
+                    <PollIntervalDropdown />
+                  </SplitItem>
+                </Split>
+              </StackItem>
+            ) : (
+              <StackItem>
+                <Split>
+                  <SplitItem isFilled />
+                </Split>
+              </StackItem>
+            )}
+          </Stack>
+        </PageSection>
+        <Divider />
+        {children}
+      </>
+    );
+  },
+);
 
 export default DashboardSkeleton;