diff --git a/frontend/src/app.ts b/frontend/src/app.ts
index 6cd8489..737935a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app.ts
@@ -582,6 +582,10 @@ function renderLossPlaceholder(context: CanvasRenderingContext2D, width: number,
 }
 
 function renderLossChart(): void {
+  lossCanvas.hidden = state.stageKey !== "solver";
+  if (lossCanvas.hidden) {
+    return;
+  }
   const context = lossCanvas.getContext("2d");
   if (!context) {
     return;
@@ -600,10 +604,6 @@ function renderLossChart(): void {
     context.lineTo(width, y);
     context.stroke();
   }
-  if (state.stageKey !== "solver") {
-    renderLossPlaceholder(context, width, state.stageLabel, state.statusText);
-    return;
-  }
   const losses = state.frames
     .filter((frame) => typeof frame.loss === "number")
     .map((frame) => frame.loss as number);
diff --git a/src/repixelizer/gui_static/app.js b/src/repixelizer/gui_static/app.js
index d6e4e9e..fd852ac 100644
--- a/src/repixelizer/gui_static/app.js
+++ b/src/repixelizer/gui_static/app.js
@@ -456,6 +456,10 @@ function renderLossPlaceholder(context, width, heading, detail) {
     drawWrappedCanvasText(context, detail, { x: 18, y: 38, maxWidth: width - 36, lineHeight: 20 });
 }
 function renderLossChart() {
+    lossCanvas.hidden = state.stageKey !== "solver";
+    if (lossCanvas.hidden) {
+        return;
+    }
     const context = lossCanvas.getContext("2d");
     if (!context) {
         return;
@@ -474,10 +478,6 @@ function renderLossChart() {
         context.lineTo(width, y);
         context.stroke();
     }
-    if (state.stageKey !== "solver") {
-        renderLossPlaceholder(context, width, state.stageLabel, state.statusText);
-        return;
-    }
     const losses = state.frames
         .filter((frame) => typeof frame.loss === "number")
         .map((frame) => frame.loss);
diff --git a/src/repixelizer/gui_static/index.html b/src/repixelizer/gui_static/index.html
index acaeed0..19eaaec 100644
--- a/src/repixelizer/gui_static/index.html
+++ b/src/repixelizer/gui_static/index.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                 <span id="stepValue" class="step-value">No frames yet</span>
               </div>
             </div>
-            <canvas id="lossCanvas" class="loss-canvas" width="800" height="120"></canvas>
+            <canvas id="lossCanvas" class="loss-canvas" width="800" height="120" hidden></canvas>
             <div class="viewer-grid viewer-grid-dual">
               <figure class="viz-card">
                 <div class="viz-label" id="leftVizLabel">Input</div>