diff --git a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
index cefdac499..b341f1b5e 100644
--- a/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/portal/src/app/features/licensing/pages/LicenseApplicationPage.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,10 @@ export function LicenseApplicationPage() {
         ? prev
         : { ...prev, [section.key]: { ...prev[section.key], nationality: value } },
     );
-  }, [profile?.address?.nationality, config]);
+    // Also re-run after the server seed effect (above) replaces `draft`
+    // wholesale — that effect can resolve after this one, wiping the
+    // prefill back out since the server's own draft has no nationality yet.
+  }, [profile?.address?.nationality, config, detail?.application?.id, detail?.application?.formData]);
 
   const application = detail?.application;
   const isAdjusting = application?.status === 'RESUBMIT_REQUIRED';