diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/hooks/use_exception_list.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/hooks/use_exception_list.test.tsx
index 26ebb7ff5d359..fbd43787a822e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/hooks/use_exception_list.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/hooks/use_exception_list.test.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import * as api from '../api';
 import { createKibanaCoreStartMock } from '../../common/mocks/kibana_core';
 import { getExceptionListSchemaMock } from '../../../common/schemas/response/exception_list_schema.mock';
 import { getExceptionListItemSchemaMock } from '../../../common/schemas/response/exception_list_item_schema.mock';
-import { ExceptionListSchema } from '../../../common/schemas';
-import { ExceptionItemsAndPagination, UseExceptionListProps } from '../types';
+import { ExceptionListItemSchema } from '../../../common/schemas';
+import { ExceptionList, UseExceptionListProps } from '../types';
 
 import { ReturnExceptionListAndItems, useExceptionList } from './use_exception_list';
 
@@ -35,14 +35,23 @@ describe('useExceptionList', () => {
       >(() =>
         useExceptionList({
           http: mockKibanaHttpService,
-          id: 'myListId',
-          namespaceType: 'single',
+          lists: [{ id: 'myListId', namespaceType: 'single' }],
           onError: onErrorMock,
         })
       );
       await waitForNextUpdate();
 
-      expect(result.current).toEqual([true, null, null, null]);
+      expect(result.current).toEqual([
+        true,
+        [],
+        [],
+        {
+          page: 1,
+          perPage: 20,
+          total: 0,
+        },
+        null,
+      ]);
     });
   });
 
@@ -54,30 +63,31 @@ describe('useExceptionList', () => {
       >(() =>
         useExceptionList({
           http: mockKibanaHttpService,
-          id: 'myListId',
-          namespaceType: 'single',
+          lists: [{ id: 'myListId', namespaceType: 'single' }],
           onError: onErrorMock,
         })
       );
       await waitForNextUpdate();
       await waitForNextUpdate();
 
-      const expectedListResult: ExceptionListSchema = getExceptionListSchemaMock();
+      const expectedListResult: ExceptionList[] = [
+        { ...getExceptionListSchemaMock(), totalItems: 1 },
+      ];
 
-      const expectedListItemsResult: ExceptionItemsAndPagination = {
-        items: [getExceptionListItemSchemaMock()],
-        pagination: {
-          page: 1,
-          perPage: 20,
-          total: 1,
-        },
-      };
+      const expectedListItemsResult: ExceptionListItemSchema[] = [
+        { ...getExceptionListItemSchemaMock() },
+      ];
 
       expect(result.current).toEqual([
         false,
         expectedListResult,
         expectedListItemsResult,
-        result.current[3],
+        {
+          page: 1,
+          perPage: 20,
+          total: 1,
+        },
+        result.current[4],
       ]);
     });
   });
@@ -90,13 +100,12 @@ describe('useExceptionList', () => {
         UseExceptionListProps,
         ReturnExceptionListAndItems
       >(
-        ({ filterOptions, http, id, namespaceType, pagination, onError }) =>
-          useExceptionList({ filterOptions, http, id, namespaceType, onError, pagination }),
+        ({ filterOptions, http, lists, pagination, onError }) =>
+          useExceptionList({ filterOptions, http, lists, onError, pagination }),
         {
           initialProps: {
             http: mockKibanaHttpService,
-            id: 'myListId',
-            namespaceType: 'single',
+            lists: [{ id: 'myListId', namespaceType: 'single' }],
             onError: onErrorMock,
           },
         }
@@ -104,8 +113,7 @@ describe('useExceptionList', () => {
       await waitForNextUpdate();
       rerender({
         http: mockKibanaHttpService,
-        id: 'newListId',
-        namespaceType: 'single',
+        lists: [{ id: 'newListId', namespaceType: 'single' }],
         onError: onErrorMock,
       });
       await waitForNextUpdate();
@@ -125,18 +133,17 @@ describe('useExceptionList', () => {
       >(() =>
         useExceptionList({
           http: mockKibanaHttpService,
-          id: 'myListId',
-          namespaceType: 'single',
+          lists: [{ id: 'myListId', namespaceType: 'single' }],
           onError: onErrorMock,
         })
       );
       await waitForNextUpdate();
       await waitForNextUpdate();
 
-      expect(typeof result.current[3]).toEqual('function');
+      expect(typeof result.current[4]).toEqual('function');
 
-      if (result.current[3] != null) {
-        result.current[3]({ listId: 'myListId', listNamespaceType: 'single' });
+      if (result.current[4] != null) {
+        result.current[4]();
       }
 
       await waitForNextUpdate();
@@ -157,8 +164,7 @@ describe('useExceptionList', () => {
         () =>
           useExceptionList({
             http: mockKibanaHttpService,
-            id: 'myListId',
-            namespaceType: 'single',
+            lists: [{ id: 'myListId', namespaceType: 'single' }],
             onError: onErrorMock,
           })
       );
@@ -180,8 +186,7 @@ describe('useExceptionList', () => {
         () =>
           useExceptionList({
             http: mockKibanaHttpService,
-            id: 'myListId',
-            namespaceType: 'single',
+            lists: [{ id: 'myListId', namespaceType: 'single' }],
             onError: onErrorMock,
           })
       );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/hooks/use_exception_list.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/hooks/use_exception_list.tsx
index c26d556fe8f25..1d7a63ba880bf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/hooks/use_exception_list.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/public/exceptions/hooks/use_exception_list.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { fetchExceptionListById, fetchExceptionListItemsByListId } from '../api';
 import { ExceptionIdentifiers, ExceptionList, Pagination, UseExceptionListProps } from '../types';
-import { ExceptionListItemSchema, ExceptionListSchema } from '../../../common/schemas';
+import { ExceptionListItemSchema } from '../../../common/schemas';
 
 type Func = () => void;
 export type ReturnExceptionListAndItems = [
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ export const useExceptionList = ({
   onError,
   dispatchListsInReducer,
 }: UseExceptionListProps): ReturnExceptionListAndItems => {
-  const [exceptionLists, setExceptionLists] = useState<
-    Array<ExceptionListSchema & { totalItems: number }>
-  >([]);
+  const [exceptionLists, setExceptionLists] = useState<ExceptionList[]>([]);
   const [exceptionItems, setExceptionListItems] = useState<ExceptionListItemSchema[]>([]);
   const [paginationInfo, setPagination] = useState<Pagination>(pagination);
   const fetchExceptionList = useRef<Func | null>(null);
@@ -142,10 +140,6 @@ export const useExceptionList = ({
               onError(error);
             }
           }
-
-          if (isSubscribed) {
-            setLoading(false);
-          }
         };
 
         // TODO: Workaround for now. Once api updated, we can pass in array of lists to fetch
@@ -155,6 +149,10 @@ export const useExceptionList = ({
               fetchData({ id, namespaceType })
           )
         );
+
+        if (isSubscribed) {
+          setLoading(false);
+        }
       };
 
       fetchLists();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/viewer/exceptions_pagination.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/viewer/exceptions_pagination.tsx
index 48d15dd6ae333..fdbee42c4eea8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/viewer/exceptions_pagination.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/viewer/exceptions_pagination.tsx
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ const ExceptionsViewerPaginationComponent = ({
   }, [pagination, onPaginationChange]);
 
   const totalPages = useMemo((): number => {
-    return Math.ceil(pagination.totalItemCount / pagination.pageSize);
+    if (pagination.totalItemCount > 0) {
+      return Math.ceil(pagination.totalItemCount / pagination.pageSize);
+    } else {
+      return 1;
+    }
   }, [pagination]);
 
   return (
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/viewer/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/viewer/index.tsx
index 31cff134d2dc4..946a98b19decd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/viewer/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/viewer/index.tsx
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ const ExceptionsViewerComponent = ({
   }, [filterOptions.showEndpointList, filterOptions.showDetectionsList, ruleSettingsUrl]);
 
   const showEmpty = useMemo((): boolean => {
-    return !initLoading && exceptions.length === 0;
-  }, [initLoading, exceptions.length]);
+    return !initLoading && !loadingList && exceptions.length === 0;
+  }, [initLoading, exceptions.length, loadingList]);
 
   return (
     <>