diff --git a/jam-ui/src/hooks/useSessionModel.js b/jam-ui/src/hooks/useSessionModel.js
index 16fd4b6af..60f4141d3 100644
--- a/jam-ui/src/hooks/useSessionModel.js
+++ b/jam-ui/src/hooks/useSessionModel.js
@@ -692,8 +692,13 @@ export default function useSessionModel(app, server, sessionScreen) {
           }
         });
       }
-      dispatch(setBackingTracks(extractedBackingTracks));
-      console.log('[useSessionModel] Extracted backing tracks:', extractedBackingTracks);
+      // Only update backing tracks if server has data
+      // Avoids race condition: local state set from native client gets cleared
+      // by session refresh before server sync completes
+      if (extractedBackingTracks.length > 0) {
+        dispatch(setBackingTracks(extractedBackingTracks));
+        console.log('[useSessionModel] Extracted backing tracks:', extractedBackingTracks);
+      }
 
       // Extract jam tracks
       const extractedJamTracks = response.jam_track && response.jam_track.tracks