diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift
index 592159255..b259cdbf0 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ struct ApplyLabelsView: View {
     Group {
       #if os(iOS)
         NavigationView {
-          if viewModel.isLoading {
+          if viewModel.labels.isEmpty, viewModel.isLoading {
             EmptyView()
           } else {
             innerBody
@@ -190,14 +190,16 @@ struct ApplyLabelsView: View {
           .frame(minWidth: 400, minHeight: 600)
       #endif
     }
-    .task {
-      switch mode {
-      case let .item(feedItem):
-        await viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, item: feedItem)
-      case let .highlight(highlight):
-        await viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, highlight: highlight)
-      case let .list(labels):
-        await viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, initiallySelectedLabels: labels)
+    .onAppear {
+      Task {
+        switch mode {
+        case let .item(feedItem):
+          await viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, item: feedItem)
+        case let .highlight(highlight):
+          await viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, highlight: highlight)
+        case let .list(labels):
+          await viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, initiallySelectedLabels: labels)
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
index 3578e362f..98b5dd8e2 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import SwiftUI
         unselectedLabels.insert(label)
       }
     }
+    isLoading = false
 
     Task.detached(priority: .userInitiated) {
       if let labelIDs = try? await dataService.labels() {
@@ -58,11 +59,10 @@ import SwiftUI
               self.unselectedLabels.insert(label)
             }
           }
+          self.isLoading = false
         }
       }
     }
-
-    isLoading = false
   }
 
   func loadLabelsFromStore(dataService: DataService) async {