diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/chat-page.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/chat-page.tsx
index 953c77a680..6951a8fdd6 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/chat-page.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/chat/chat-page.tsx
@@ -595,20 +595,21 @@ export function ChatPage(): ReactElement {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (getTrainingCompareHandoff()) return;
-    void refresh();
-    void listLocalModels().then((res) => {
-      setLocalModels(
-        res.models
-          .filter((m) => m.source === "lmstudio" || m.source === "models_dir")
-          .map((m) => ({
-            id: m.id,
-            name: m.display_name,
-            baseModel: m.source === "lmstudio" ? "LM Studio" : "Local models",
-            updatedAt: m.updated_at ?? undefined,
-            source: "local" as const,
-          })),
-      );
-    }).catch(() => {});
+    void refresh().then(() => {
+      listLocalModels().then((res) => {
+        setLocalModels(
+          res.models
+            .filter((m) => m.source === "lmstudio" || m.source === "models_dir")
+            .map((m) => ({
+              id: m.id,
+              name: m.display_name,
+              baseModel: m.source === "lmstudio" ? "LM Studio" : "Local models",
+              updatedAt: m.updated_at ?? undefined,
+              source: "local" as const,
+            })),
+        );
+      }).catch(() => {});
+    });
   }, [refresh]);
 
   useEffect(() => {