diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/public/legacy_uptime/components/monitor/ping_list/columns/ping_timestamp/ping_timestamp.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/public/legacy_uptime/components/monitor/ping_list/columns/ping_timestamp/ping_timestamp.tsx
index 1eef87ed9efcd..4cee2eb9bfca8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/public/legacy_uptime/components/monitor/ping_list/columns/ping_timestamp/ping_timestamp.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/public/legacy_uptime/components/monitor/ping_list/columns/ping_timestamp/ping_timestamp.tsx
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ export const PingTimestamp = ({
 
   const [screenshotRef, setScreenshotRef] = useState<ScreenshotRefImageData | undefined>(undefined);
 
+  const isScreenshotRefValid = Boolean(
+    screenshotRef && screenshotRef?.ref?.screenshotRef?.synthetics?.step?.index === stepNumber
+  );
   const { data, loading } = useInProgressImage({
-    hasImage: Boolean(stepImages[stepNumber - 1]) || Boolean(screenshotRef),
+    hasImage: Boolean(stepImages[stepNumber - 1]) || isScreenshotRefValid,
     hasIntersected: Boolean(intersection && intersection.intersectionRatio === 1),
     stepStatus,
     imgPath,