diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/scrollable-list.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/scrollable-list.tsx
index c368ad47d..1c7cf6d23 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/scrollable-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/scrollable-list.tsx
@@ -212,13 +212,16 @@ const ScrollableList = React.forwardRef<VirtuosoHandle, IScrollableList>(({
   /** Figure out the initial index to scroll to. */
   const initialIndex = useMemo<number | IndexLocationWithAlign>(() => {
     if (showLoading) return 0;
-    if (typeof initialTopMostItemIndex === 'number') {
-      return {
-        align: 'center',
-        index: initialTopMostItemIndex,
-      };
+
+    if (initialTopMostItemIndex) {
+      if (typeof initialTopMostItemIndex === 'number') {
+        return {
+          align: 'center',
+          index: initialTopMostItemIndex,
+        };
+      }
+      return initialTopMostItemIndex;
     }
-    if (initialTopMostItemIndex) return initialTopMostItemIndex;
 
     if (scrollData && history.action === 'POP') {
       return {