diff --git a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
index 9e2d9a353..a40d521ea 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/dynamic/DynamicVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export default function DynamicVideoPlayer({
       {!isScrubbing && (isLoading || isBuffering) && !noRecording && (
         <ActivityIndicator className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2" />
       )}
-      {!isScrubbing && noRecording && (
+      {!isScrubbing && !isLoading && noRecording && (
         <div className="absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2">
           No recordings found for this time
         </div>
diff --git a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
index ec92c00ad..1852af8b4 100644
--- a/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/events/EventView.tsx
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ function MotionReview({
     );
   }
 
-  if (!relevantPreviews) {
+  if (relevantPreviews == undefined) {
     return <ActivityIndicator />;
   }
 
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ function MotionReview({
                       camera={camera.name}
                       timeRange={currentTimeRange}
                       startTime={previewStart}
-                      cameraPreviews={relevantPreviews || []}
+                      cameraPreviews={relevantPreviews}
                       isScrubbing={scrubbing}
                       onControllerReady={(controller) => {
                         videoPlayersRef.current[camera.name] = controller;