diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-render.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-render.ts
index 160cf91034..ca15ea96d4 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-render.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-render.ts
@@ -301,7 +301,10 @@ export function renderApp(state: AppViewState) {
                 },
                 onRefresh: () => loadSessions(state),
                 onPatch: (key, patch) => patchSession(state, key, patch),
-                onDelete: (key) => deleteSession(state, key),
+                onDelete: async (key) => {
+                  await deleteSession(state, key);
+                  await loadSessions(state);
+                },
               })
             : nothing
         }
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/controllers/sessions.ts b/ui/src/ui/controllers/sessions.ts
index cb20390416..181d98b2c8 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/controllers/sessions.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/controllers/sessions.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ export async function deleteSession(state: SessionsState, key: string) {
   state.sessionsError = null;
   try {
     await state.client.request("sessions.delete", { key, deleteTranscript: true });
-    await loadSessions(state);
   } catch (err) {
     state.sessionsError = String(err);
   } finally {