diff --git a/nextjs-app/components/ComparisonView.tsx b/nextjs-app/components/ComparisonView.tsx
index 047d3b5..e1f929d 100644
--- a/nextjs-app/components/ComparisonView.tsx
+++ b/nextjs-app/components/ComparisonView.tsx
@@ -111,8 +111,10 @@ export function ComparisonView({
           setComparisonData(data.comparison);
         })
         .catch((err) => {
+          // Keep whatever we already have (SSR data or a previous fetch) rather
+          // than blanking the chart — a transient refetch failure shouldn't
+          // destroy a working comparison the user is looking at.
           console.error('Failed to fetch comparison:', err);
-          setComparisonData(null);
         });
     } else {
       setComparisonData(null);