diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b266a0..2a4ac97 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+## 1.52.1
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Dashboard: listing a node's git credentials no longer sticks on
+  “Loading credentials…”.** The background load cleared its status only on error;
+  a successful load — including an empty list (node has none registered) — now
+  clears it too, so the view shows the credentials (or the empty-state hint)
+  instead of a lingering loading message.
+
 ## 1.52.0
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart b/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
index efc3634..4c04402 100644
--- a/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
+++ b/lib/src/application/client/dashboard/dashboard_app.dart
@@ -963,6 +963,12 @@ class DashboardApp {
       if (_credSel > _maxIndex(_credentials.length)) {
         _credSel = _maxIndex(_credentials.length);
       }
+      // Clear the "Loading credentials…" status now that the (possibly empty)
+      // list is ready. The background load finishes without a keypress, which is
+      // what would otherwise clear a transient message.
+      _message = null;
+      _messageHint = null;
+      _messageIsError = false;
     } on Object catch (e) {
       if (_credentials.isEmpty) {
         _setError('Failed to list credentials', e);
diff --git a/lib/src/version.dart b/lib/src/version.dart
index 81afd38..308d4d3 100644
--- a/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 /// This is the single source of truth for "what build is this": it is rendered
 /// in the CLI banner and is the default a node reports as its
 /// [NodeConfig.agentVersion] / [PlatformInfo.agentVersion].
-const String omnyShellVersion = '1.52.0';
+const String omnyShellVersion = '1.52.1';
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index fd5f8f4..c8ba14d 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: >-
   connect to a Hub by node identity (not host:port); the Hub authenticates,
   authorizes and brokers encrypted sessions to Nodes over WebSocket-on-TLS.
   Ships Hub, Node, Client and CLI implementations behind first-class Dart APIs.
-version: 1.52.0
+version: 1.52.1
 repository: https://github.com/OmnyGrid/omnyshell
 
 environment:
diff --git a/test/unit/dashboard/dashboard_app_test.dart b/test/unit/dashboard/dashboard_app_test.dart
index 8375575..03b4eda 100644
--- a/test/unit/dashboard/dashboard_app_test.dart
+++ b/test/unit/dashboard/dashboard_app_test.dart
@@ -924,6 +924,28 @@ void main() {
     },
   );
 
+  test('node credentials: an empty list clears the loading status', () async {
+    final term = FakeTerminal();
+    final backend = connectedBackend(); // no credentials registered
+    final running = _app(term, backend).run();
+    await pump();
+    term.send(enter); // connect
+    await pump();
+    term.send(enter); // open node web-01
+    await pump();
+    term.send('c'.codeUnits); // open credentials -> empty list
+    await pump();
+
+    expect(backend.calls, contains('listGitCredentials:web-01'));
+    final text = frameText(term.lastFrame);
+    expect(text, contains('No credentials'));
+    // The transient "Loading…" status must not linger once the load settles.
+    expect(text, isNot(contains('Loading credentials')));
+
+    term.send(ctrlQ);
+    await running;
+  });
+
   test(
     'node credentials: a backend error is shown and the TUI stays interactive',
     () async {