diff --git a/client/src/stores/toolStore.ts b/client/src/stores/toolStore.ts
index 694322d3c0d..69f0d897da0 100644
--- a/client/src/stores/toolStore.ts
+++ b/client/src/stores/toolStore.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import axios from "axios";
 import { defineStore } from "pinia";
-import Vue, { computed, Ref, ref } from "vue";
+import Vue, { computed, Ref, ref, shallowRef } from "vue";
 
 import { createWhooshQuery, filterTools, types_to_icons } from "@/components/Panels/utilities";
 import { useUserLocalStorage } from "@/composables/userLocalStorage";
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export interface PanelView {
 export const useToolStore = defineStore("toolStore", () => {
     const currentPanelView: Ref<string> = useUserLocalStorage("tool-store-view", "");
     const defaultPanelView: Ref<string> = ref("");
-    const toolsById = ref<Record<string, Tool>>({});
+    const toolsById = shallowRef<Record<string, Tool>>({});
     const toolResults = ref<Record<string, string[]>>({});
     const panel = ref<Record<string, Record<string, Tool | ToolSection>>>({});
     const panelViews = ref<Record<string, PanelView>>({});