diff --git a/fiftyone/operators/builtins/panels/model_evaluation/__init__.py b/fiftyone/operators/builtins/panels/model_evaluation/__init__.py
index fd6a2f3c9a..7c5a910949 100644
--- a/fiftyone/operators/builtins/panels/model_evaluation/__init__.py
+++ b/fiftyone/operators/builtins/panels/model_evaluation/__init__.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def load_pending_evaluations(self, ctx, skip_update=False):
             pending_evaluations_in_store[
                 dataset_id
             ] = updated_pending_evaluations_for_dataset_in_stored
-            store.set("pending_evaluations", pending_evaluations)
+            store.set("pending_evaluations", pending_evaluations_in_store)
         ctx.panel.set_data("pending_evaluations", pending_evaluations)
 
     def on_evaluate_model_success(self, ctx):