diff --git a/frontend/src/components/features/terminal/terminal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/features/terminal/terminal.tsx
index 391b2f4d5d7b..e881cb4f770b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/features/terminal/terminal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/features/terminal/terminal.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { RootState } from "#/store";
 import { useTerminal } from "#/hooks/use-terminal";
 import "@xterm/xterm/css/xterm.css";
-import { RUNTIME_INACTIVE_STATES } from "#/types/agent-state";
+import { AgentState, RUNTIME_INACTIVE_STATES } from "#/types/agent-state";
 
 interface TerminalProps {
   secrets: string[];
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ function Terminal({ secrets }: TerminalProps) {
   const { ref } = useTerminal({
     commands,
     secrets,
-    disabled: RUNTIME_INACTIVE_STATES.includes(curAgentState),
+    disabled: curAgentState === AgentState.LOADING,
   });
 
   return (