diff --git a/apps/token/src/routes/staking/home/validator-tables/consensus-validators-table.tsx b/apps/token/src/routes/staking/home/validator-tables/consensus-validators-table.tsx
index 141b12d39..4119629ef 100644
--- a/apps/token/src/routes/staking/home/validator-tables/consensus-validators-table.tsx
+++ b/apps/token/src/routes/staking/home/validator-tables/consensus-validators-table.tsx
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ export const ConsensusValidatorsTable = ({
   const gridRef = useRef<AgGridReact | null>(null);
 
   const nodes = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!data) return [];
-
+    if (!data || !previousEpochData) return [];
     const canonisedNodes = data
       .sort((a, b) => {
         const aVotingPower = new BigNumber(a.rankingScore.votingPower);
diff --git a/apps/token/src/routes/staking/home/validator-tables/validator-tables.tsx b/apps/token/src/routes/staking/home/validator-tables/validator-tables.tsx
index 2a3820463..d76e2253c 100644
--- a/apps/token/src/routes/staking/home/validator-tables/validator-tables.tsx
+++ b/apps/token/src/routes/staking/home/validator-tables/validator-tables.tsx
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export const ValidatorTables = ({
             case Schema.ValidatorStatus.VALIDATOR_NODE_STATUS_PENDING:
               acc.pendingValidators.push(validator);
           }
-
           return acc;
         },
         {
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ export const ValidatorTables = ({
       2
     ).toString();
   }
-
   return (
     <div data-testid="validator-tables">
       {consensusValidators.length > 0 && (