diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
index db64a333..1aad887e 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@ export const SessionSidebar: React.FC<SessionSidebarProps> = ({
   const isSessionsLoading = useSessionUIStore((state) => state.isLoading);
   useSessionFolderCleanup({
     isSessionsLoading,
+    hasLoadedGlobalSessions,
     sessions,
     archivedSessions,
     normalizedProjects,
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSessionFolderCleanup.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSessionFolderCleanup.ts
index 2858a7d4..55690d0a 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSessionFolderCleanup.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSessionFolderCleanup.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type WorktreeMeta = { path: string };
 
 type Args = {
   isSessionsLoading: boolean;
+  hasLoadedGlobalSessions: boolean;
   sessions: Session[];
   archivedSessions: Session[];
   normalizedProjects: NormalizedProject[];
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ type Args = {
 export const useSessionFolderCleanup = (args: Args): void => {
   const {
     isSessionsLoading,
+    hasLoadedGlobalSessions,
     sessions,
     archivedSessions,
     normalizedProjects,
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ export const useSessionFolderCleanup = (args: Args): void => {
   } = args;
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (isSessionsLoading) {
+    if (isSessionsLoading || !hasLoadedGlobalSessions) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ export const useSessionFolderCleanup = (args: Args): void => {
     archivedSessions,
     availableWorktreesByProject,
     cleanupSessions,
+    hasLoadedGlobalSessions,
     isSessionsLoading,
     isVSCode,
     normalizedProjects,