diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/workouts/suggestion/WorkoutSuggestionCard.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/workouts/suggestion/WorkoutSuggestionCard.kt
index 1253003edf..6e2c570ece 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/workouts/suggestion/WorkoutSuggestionCard.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/workouts/suggestion/WorkoutSuggestionCard.kt
@@ -125,7 +125,11 @@ fun WorkoutSuggestions(
     val hasPermission by state.hasPermission.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
     var connectDismissed by rememberSaveable(pubkeyHex) { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
-    if (suggestions.isEmpty() && (hasPermission || connectDismissed)) return
+    // Not checked yet: render nothing so the connect prompt never flashes during the check.
+    val granted = hasPermission ?: return
+    val showConnect = !granted && !connectDismissed
+
+    if (suggestions.isEmpty() && !showConnect) return
 
     Column(
         modifier =
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ fun WorkoutSuggestions(
                 .animateContentSize(),
         verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
     ) {
-        if (!hasPermission && !connectDismissed) {
+        if (showConnect) {
             ConnectHealthCard(
                 onConnect = { permissionLauncher.launch(HealthConnectManager.PERMISSIONS) },
                 onDismiss = { connectDismissed = true },
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/workouts/suggestion/WorkoutSuggestionState.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/workouts/suggestion/WorkoutSuggestionState.kt
index 70771b7293..3052f90347 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/workouts/suggestion/WorkoutSuggestionState.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/workouts/suggestion/WorkoutSuggestionState.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ class WorkoutSuggestionState(
     private val _suggestions = MutableStateFlow<List<DetectedWorkout>>(emptyList())
     val suggestions = _suggestions.asStateFlow()
 
-    private val _hasPermission = MutableStateFlow(false)
+    // null = not checked yet. Kept distinct from false so the connect prompt is only shown
+    // once we actually know permission is missing, never during the async check (which would
+    // otherwise flash the prompt every time the screen opens for an already-granted user).
+    private val _hasPermission = MutableStateFlow<Boolean?>(null)
     val hasPermission = _hasPermission.asStateFlow()
 
     suspend fun refresh() {