diff --git a/web/src/components/tabs/netflow-topology/2d/topology-content.tsx b/web/src/components/tabs/netflow-topology/2d/topology-content.tsx
index 1e5b89cec..130b53f44 100644
--- a/web/src/components/tabs/netflow-topology/2d/topology-content.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/tabs/netflow-topology/2d/topology-content.tsx
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ export const TopologyContent: React.FC<TopologyContentProps> = ({
   useEventListener(graphLayoutEndEvent, onLayoutEnd);
   useEventListener(graphPositionChangeEvent, onLayoutPositionChange);
 
-  if (_.isEmpty(metrics) && _.isEmpty(droppedMetrics)) {
+  if (_.isEmpty(metrics) && _.isEmpty(droppedMetrics) && _.isEmpty(expectedNodes)) {
     return (
       <Bullseye data-test="no-results-found">
         <Empty showDetails={true} resetDefaultFilters={resetDefaultFilters} clearFilters={clearFilters} />
diff --git a/web/src/model/topology.ts b/web/src/model/topology.ts
index 6936a6004..75036b6b8 100644
--- a/web/src/model/topology.ts
+++ b/web/src/model/topology.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const DefaultOptions: TopologyOptions = {
   medScale: 0.5,
   metricFunction: defaultMetricFunction,
   metricType: defaultMetricType,
-  showEmpty: true
+  showEmpty: false
 };
 
 export type GraphElementPeer = GraphElement<ElementModel, NodeData>;