diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/model/live.test.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/model/live.test.ts
index ed9895031f4..4e6c95b5221 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/model/live.test.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/model/live.test.ts
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ describe("which job the live run shows", () => {
     expect(liveJob([job("new", "running", [review("a")]), job("old", "completed", [review("b")])])?.id).toBe("new");
   });
 
-  it("shows nothing for an active job with no reviews yet, even if an older job has some", () => {
-    expect(liveJob([job("new", "queued", []), job("old", "completed", [review("b")])])).toBeUndefined();
+  it("shows an active job before its first review so the wait is explained", () => {
+    expect(liveJob([job("new", "queued", []), job("old", "completed", [review("b")])])?.id).toBe("new");
   });
 
   it("keeps the latest finished job viewable only when it has reviews", () => {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/model/live.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/model/live.ts
index 2780523857d..68d4188d1ab 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/model/live.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/lens/model/live.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const REPLAY_ON_OPEN = 3;
 
 export function liveJob(jobs: readonly Job[]): Job | undefined {
   const active = jobs.find((job) => job.status === "queued" || job.status === "running");
-  if (active) return active.reviews.length ? active : undefined;
+  if (active) return active;
   const latest = jobs[0];
   return latest?.reviews.length ? latest : undefined;
 }