diff --git a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
index 3ba52f6c45..86c4395953 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/src/app.tsx
@@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ function App(props: { pair?: DialogPairCredentials }) {
         <box flexGrow={1} minWidth={0} flexDirection="column">
           <Show when={plugins.ready()}>
             <box flexGrow={1} minHeight={0} flexDirection="column">
-              <Show when={sessionTabs.enabled() && sessionTabs.tabs().length > 0 && route.data.type !== "plugin"}>
+              <Show when={sessionTabs.enabled() && sessionTabs.tabs().length > 1 && route.data.type !== "plugin"}>
                 <SessionTabs />
               </Show>
               <Switch>