diff --git a/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx b/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
index 3b512f957e..142b87143b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/spaces/SpacePanel.tsx
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ const CreateSpaceButton = ({
     };
 
     let betaDot: JSX.Element;
-    if (!localStorage.getItem("mx_seenSpaces")) {
+    if (!localStorage.getItem("mx_seenSpaces") && !SpaceStore.instance.spacePanelSpaces.length) {
         betaDot = <div className="mx_BetaDot" />;
     }