From c541c158df32d97f470782a3c2c9a6bbb733fd28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maurice <mauriceboe@icloud.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:40:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(dashboard): keep the generic line up through the stats
 slot for travelers with no places yet

---
 client/src/components/FourZero/NoFearShow.tsx | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/client/src/components/FourZero/NoFearShow.tsx b/client/src/components/FourZero/NoFearShow.tsx
index 3ed54ad72..6bf5605b8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/FourZero/NoFearShow.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/FourZero/NoFearShow.tsx
@@ -217,9 +217,10 @@ export default function NoFearShow({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
   const cue = cueIdx >= 0 ? CUES[cueIdx] : null
   const lineKey = cue?.line ?? null
   // The personal-stats line only exists when the traveler's data arrived; the
-  // yourPlaces line falls back to the generic "every light" line without it.
+  // yourPlaces line falls back to the generic "every light" line without it,
+  // and that line simply stays up through the stats slot (same text = no remount).
   let lineText: string | null = null
-  if (lineKey === 'yourStatsCountries') lineText = statsRef.current?.line ?? null
+  if (lineKey === 'yourStatsCountries') lineText = statsRef.current?.line ?? copy.lines.everyDot
   else if (lineKey === 'yourPlaces') lineText = statsRef.current ? copy.lines.yourPlaces : copy.lines.everyDot
   else if (lineKey) lineText = copy.lines[lineKey]
   const hard = !!cue?.hard
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ export default function NoFearShow({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) {
       {/* The lines. */}
       {!anthem && lineText && flashIdx < 0 && (
         <div className="fz-line-wrap" aria-live="polite">
-          <p key={lineKey} className={`fz-line ${hard ? 'fz-line-hard' : ''}`}>{lineText}</p>
+          <p key={lineText} className={`fz-line ${hard ? 'fz-line-hard' : ''}`}>{lineText}</p>
         </div>
       )}