diff --git a/platform/execution.dashboard/src/BackendRunDashboardManagerState.kt b/platform/execution.dashboard/src/BackendRunDashboardManagerState.kt
index 0e1f78b1dfd6..79390481c197 100644
--- a/platform/execution.dashboard/src/BackendRunDashboardManagerState.kt
+++ b/platform/execution.dashboard/src/BackendRunDashboardManagerState.kt
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ internal class BackendRunDashboardManagerState(private val project: Project) {
     sharedSettings.value = RunDashboardSettingsDto(openRunningConfigInTab)
   }
 
-  fun fireStatusUpdated(backendService: RunDashboardService) {
-    sharedStatuses.tryEmit(ServiceStatusDto(backendService.uuid,
-                                            RunDashboardRunConfigurationStatus.getStatus(backendService.descriptor).id))
+  fun fireStatusUpdated(backendService: RunDashboardService, persistedStatus: RunDashboardRunConfigurationStatus?) {
+    val effectiveStatus = when {
+      backendService.descriptor == null && persistedStatus != null -> persistedStatus
+      else -> RunDashboardRunConfigurationStatus.getStatus(backendService.descriptor)
+    }
+    sharedStatuses.tryEmit(ServiceStatusDto(backendService.uuid, effectiveStatus.id))
   }
 
   fun getStatuses(): Flow<ServiceStatusDto> {
diff --git a/platform/execution.dashboard/src/RunDashboardManagerImpl.java b/platform/execution.dashboard/src/RunDashboardManagerImpl.java
index 4709a3075035..48b13ca46bc2 100644
--- a/platform/execution.dashboard/src/RunDashboardManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/execution.dashboard/src/RunDashboardManagerImpl.java
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ public final class RunDashboardManagerImpl implements RunDashboardManager, Persi
   @Override
   public void updateDashboard(boolean withStructure) {
     for (RunDashboardService backendService : getRunConfigurations()) {
-      mySharedState.fireStatusUpdated(backendService);
+      mySharedState.fireStatusUpdated(backendService, getPersistedStatus(backendService.getConfigurationSettings().getConfiguration()));
 
       var applicableCustomizers = getCustomizers(backendService.getConfigurationSettings(), backendService.getDescriptor());
       if (applicableCustomizers.isEmpty()) continue;