diff --git a/frontend/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/captain/assistants/skills/Index.spec.js b/frontend/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/captain/assistants/skills/Index.spec.js
index 6d3dfef3..89afe267 100644
--- a/frontend/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/captain/assistants/skills/Index.spec.js
+++ b/frontend/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/captain/assistants/skills/Index.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
+import { flushPromises, shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils';
 import Index from './Index.vue';
 
 const mocked = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -11,13 +11,21 @@ const mocked = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock('dashboard/composables/store', async () => {
-	const { computed } = await vi.importActual('vue');
+	const { computed, reactive } = await vi.importActual('vue');
+	const state = reactive({ records: [] });
+	Object.defineProperty(mocked, 'records', {
+		configurable: true,
+		get: () => state.records,
+		set: value => {
+			state.records = value;
+		},
+	});
 	return {
 		useStore: () => ({ dispatch: (...args) => mocked.dispatch(...args) }),
 		useMapGetter: key =>
 			computed(() =>
 				key === 'captainSkills/getRecords'
-					? mocked.records
+					? state.records
 					: mocked.flags
 			),
 	};
@@ -87,6 +95,41 @@ describe('Assistant skills page', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it('keeps the latest list when an older assistant request fails', async () => {
+		let rejectOldRequest;
+		let resolveNewRequest;
+		const newAssistantSkills = [
+			{ ...activeSkill, id: 10, name: 'Shipping', bound: true },
+		];
+		mocked.dispatch = vi.fn().mockImplementation((action, params) => {
+			if (action !== 'captainSkills/get') return Promise.resolve([]);
+			if (params.assistantId === 9) {
+				return new Promise((_, reject) => {
+					rejectOldRequest = reject;
+				});
+			}
+			return new Promise(resolve => {
+				resolveNewRequest = payload => {
+					mocked.records = payload;
+					resolve(payload);
+				};
+			});
+		});
+
+		const wrapper = mountPage();
+		mocked.route.params.assistantId = 10;
+		await wrapper.vm.$nextTick();
+
+		resolveNewRequest(newAssistantSkills);
+		await Promise.resolve();
+		rejectOldRequest(new Error('old assistant request failed'));
+		await flushPromises();
+
+		expect(mocked.records).toEqual(newAssistantSkills);
+		expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Shipping');
+		expect(wrapper.find('[role="alert"]').exists()).toBe(false);
+	});
+
 	it('groups bound and available skills', () => {
 		mocked.records = [
 			{ ...activeSkill, bound: true },