diff --git a/internal/app/screen_inspector.go b/internal/app/screen_inspector.go
index 9fa8c16..7d84bd9 100644
--- a/internal/app/screen_inspector.go
+++ b/internal/app/screen_inspector.go
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ func (im *inspectorModel) refreshWorkflows() {
 func (im *inspectorModel) ensureWorkflows() {
 	if len(im.workflows) == 0 {
 		im.refreshWorkflows()
-		return
 	}
-	im.refreshWorkflows()
 }
 
 func (im *inspectorModel) Enter(m *Model) {
diff --git a/internal/app/screen_inspector_test.go b/internal/app/screen_inspector_test.go
index a0d83de..2f1b9ce 100644
--- a/internal/app/screen_inspector_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/screen_inspector_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,42 @@ package app
 import (
 	"testing"
 	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"unic/internal/inspector"
 )
 
+func TestInspectorEnsureWorkflowsKeepsExistingWorkflows(t *testing.T) {
+	im := inspectorModel{
+		workflows: []inspector.Workflow{
+			{
+				Kind:        inspector.WorkflowSecurity,
+				Title:       "Existing Workflow",
+				Description: "already loaded",
+				Available:   true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	im.ensureWorkflows()
+
+	if len(im.workflows) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected existing workflow list to be preserved, got %d workflows", len(im.workflows))
+	}
+	if im.workflows[0].Title != "Existing Workflow" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected existing workflow to be preserved, got %#v", im.workflows[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInspectorEnsureWorkflowsRefreshesEmptyWorkflows(t *testing.T) {
+	im := inspectorModel{}
+
+	im.ensureWorkflows()
+
+	if len(im.workflows) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty workflow list to be populated with 2 workflows, got %d", len(im.workflows))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestInspectorShortenHandlesUnicodeSafely(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name  string