diff --git a/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/routes/scan/index.jsx b/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/routes/scan/index.jsx
index ba105418a8cc0..1de1cb5448eb4 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/routes/scan/index.jsx
+++ b/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/routes/scan/index.jsx
@@ -199,16 +199,12 @@ const ScanPage = () => {
 			return <ScanningSection currentProgress={ status.currentProgress } />;
 		}
 
-		if ( statusIsFetching ) {
-			return <Spinner />;
-		}
-
 		if ( scanError ) {
 			return <ErrorSection errorMessage={ scanError.message } errorCode={ scanError.code } />;
 		}
 
 		return <DefaultSection />;
-	}, [ scanInProgress, status.currentProgress, statusIsFetching, scanError ] );
+	}, [ scanInProgress, status.currentProgress, scanError ] );
 
 	return (
 		<OnboardingContext.Provider value={ onboardingSteps }>
diff --git a/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/state/selectors.js b/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/state/selectors.js
index 4ce9ad29f0bd2..4878643e42cdb 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/state/selectors.js
+++ b/projects/plugins/protect/src/js/state/selectors.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { SCAN_IN_PROGRESS_STATUSES, SCAN_STATUS_OPTIMISTICALLY_SCANNING } from '
  * @returns {boolean} Whether a scan is in progress.
  */
 const scanInProgress = state => {
-	const { status, lastChecked } = selectors.getStatus( state );
+	const { status, lastChecked, error } = selectors.getStatus( state );
 	const unavailable = selectors.getScanIsUnavailable( state );
 
 	// When "optimistically" scanning, ignore any other status or error.
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ const scanInProgress = state => {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	// If the status is one of the scanning statuses, or if we have never checked, we are scanning.
-	if ( SCAN_IN_PROGRESS_STATUSES.includes( status ) || ! lastChecked ) {
+	// If the status is one of the scanning statuses, we are scanning.
+	if ( SCAN_IN_PROGRESS_STATUSES.includes( status ) ) {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	// If we have no record of a previous scan, we must be queueing up the initial scan.
+	if ( ! lastChecked && ! error ) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -43,6 +48,7 @@ const scanInProgress = state => {
 const scanError = state => {
 	const { status, error, errorCode, errorMessage } = selectors.getStatus( state );
 	const unavailable = selectors.getScanIsUnavailable( state );
+	const isFetching = selectors.getStatusIsFetching( state );
 
 	// If the scan results include an error, return it.
 	if ( error ) {
@@ -50,7 +56,15 @@ const scanError = state => {
 	}
 
 	// If the scan is unavailable, return an error.
-	if ( unavailable || ! status ) {
+	if ( unavailable ) {
+		return {
+			code: 'scan_unavailable',
+			message: __( 'We are having problems scanning your site.', 'jetpack-protect' ),
+		};
+	}
+
+	// If there is no status and we are not requesting it, return an error.
+	if ( ! status && ! isFetching ) {
 		return {
 			code: 'scan_unavailable',
 			message: __( 'We are having problems scanning your site.', 'jetpack-protect' ),