diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadExecution.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadExecution.ts
index bef28ee725102fefea6e9641023e84cdfcde97d2..b1e2c273122861594bac8da5a56c9dc4878c25e9 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadExecution.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadExecution.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ export function presentPendingBackgroundWork(
     const named = only.label !== noun;
     const title = waiting
       ? named
-        ? `Waiting on ${noun} ${only.label}`
+        ? `${only.kind === "monitor" ? "" : `Waiting on ${noun} `}${only.label}`
         : `Waiting on a ${noun}`
       : named
         ? `Running: ${only.label}`