diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/validators/uptime-module.spec.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/validators/uptime-module.spec.ts
index 898bfcfb1..da5fa4ae0 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/validators/uptime-module.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/validators/uptime-module.spec.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ describe('uptime module', () => {
       expect(uptimeModule.getDataForUptime('1month')).toEqual({})
     })
 
-    it('should throw when trying to get APY', () => {
-      expect(() =>
+    it('should return undefined when trying to get APY', () => {
+      expect(
         uptimeModule.getApy({} as ValidatorCollectionItem, '1month')
-      ).toThrowError(/Invalid totalAmountStaked/)
+      ).toBeUndefined()
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/validators/uptime-module.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/validators/uptime-module.ts
index c8e75f297..3b54414a0 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/lib/validators/uptime-module.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/lib/validators/uptime-module.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const UptimeModule = (
     getDataForUptime: (uptime: UptimeValue) => uptimeData[uptime] || {},
     getApy: (validator: ValidatorCollectionItem, uptime: UptimeValue) => {
       if (!totalAmountStaked || totalAmountStaked.isZero()) {
-        throw new Error('Invalid totalAmountStaked')
+        return undefined
       }
       const address = validator.address
       const fee = Number(validator.effective_fee_factor?.current?.fee_factor)
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-details/ApyDetail.svelte b/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-details/ApyDetail.svelte
index 80219a814..51dd8bc44 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-details/ApyDetail.svelte
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-details/ApyDetail.svelte
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@
         uptimeModule.getDataForUptime($lastQueriedUptime)}
       {#if validatorsUptimeData && Object.keys(validatorsUptimeData).length > 0}
         {@const data = validator.typed.value}
-
-        {validator.typed.value.percentageTotalStake
-          ? `${truncateNumber(
-              uptimeModule.getApy(data.validator, $lastQueriedUptime)
-            )}%`
+        {@const apy = uptimeModule.getApy(data.validator, $lastQueriedUptime)}
+        {validator.typed.value.percentageTotalStake && apy
+          ? `${truncateNumber(apy)}%`
           : 'N/A'}
       {:else}
         <SkeletonLoader width={50} />
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-list/ValidatorList.svelte b/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-list/ValidatorList.svelte
index 123b7f131..c4fc133e6 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-list/ValidatorList.svelte
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-list/ValidatorList.svelte
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
       ) => {
         const apy1 = uptimeModule.getApy(v1.validator, selectedUptime)
         const apy2 = uptimeModule.getApy(v2.validator, selectedUptime)
-        return sortBasic(apy1, apy2, direction)
+        return sortBasic(apy1 || 0, apy2 || 0, direction)
       },
       header: {
         label: 'APY',
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-list/row/ValidatorRowApy.svelte b/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-list/row/ValidatorRowApy.svelte
index 71e109c99..e13460e32 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-list/row/ValidatorRowApy.svelte
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/pages/navbar-pages/staking/validator-list/row/ValidatorRowApy.svelte
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     )}
     <div>
       {#if validators && Object.keys(validators).length > 0}
-        {input.validator.percentageTotalStake
+        {input.validator.percentageTotalStake && apy
           ? `${truncateNumber(apy)}%`
           : 'N/A'}
         {#if input.validator.percentageTotalStake}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(navbar-pages)/network-staking/(load-validators)/+layout.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(navbar-pages)/network-staking/(load-validators)/+layout.ts
index b4d6c2a5f..d925a7a51 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(navbar-pages)/network-staking/(load-validators)/+layout.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/routes/(navbar-pages)/network-staking/(load-validators)/+layout.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const ERROR_MSG = 'Failed to load validators.'
 
 const handleGatewayWithErrorMessage = handleGatewayResult((_) => ERROR_MSG)
 
-export const load: LayoutLoad = () => {
+export const load: LayoutLoad = ({ fetch }) => {
   uptimeModule.clean()
 
   const bookmarkedValidators = bookmarkedValidatorsApi
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const load: LayoutLoad = () => {
   uptimeModule.setValidators(
     validatorsResponse.then(({ validators }) => validators)
   )
+  uptimeModule.maybeQueryUptime('1month')
 
   return {
     promises: {