diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
index 3430dc76a..8d65817b6 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/BackupSitesView.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const inputDialog = useTemplateRef('inputDialog');
 
 const profile = ref({});
 const sites = ref([]);
-const busy = ref(false);
+const busy = ref(true);
 
 const backupSiteAddDialog = useTemplateRef('backupSiteAddDialog');
 function onAdd() {
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
       <div>
         <ProgressBar mode="indeterminate" v-if="busy" slim :show-label="false" />
-        <div v-if="sites.length === 0">{{ $t('backup.sites.emptyPlaceholder') }}</div>
+        <div v-if="!busy && sites.length === 0">{{ $t('backup.sites.emptyPlaceholder') }}</div>
         <div class="backup-site" v-for="site in sites" :key="site.id">
           <div style="display: flex; align-items: center;">
             <StateLED :busy="site.status.busy" :state="site.status.state"/>