diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index ee807040ee7..027526239f6 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -5900,14 +5900,14 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings. Wrap text with <Trans />", "21"],
       [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings. Wrap text with <Trans />", "22"]
     ],
-    "public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/JobStep.tsx:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings. Wrap text with <Trans />", "0"]
-    ],
     "public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/MigrateStep.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings in text props. Wrap text with <Trans /> or use t()", "0"],
       [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings in text props. Wrap text with <Trans /> or use t()", "1"],
       [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings. Wrap text with <Trans />", "2"]
     ],
+    "public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/PullStep.tsx:5381": [
+      [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings in text props. Wrap text with <Trans /> or use t()", "0"]
+    ],
     "public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/Stepper.tsx:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "No untranslated strings. Wrap text with <Trans />", "0"]
     ],
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/JobStatus.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/JobStatus.tsx
index 15faee89603..823bcd473e6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/JobStatus.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/JobStatus.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function JobStatus({ name, onStatusChange, onRunningChange, onErrorChange
     }
   }, [job, onStatusChange, onErrorChange, onRunningChange]);
 
-  if (jobQuery.isLoading || !job) {
+  if (!name || jobQuery.isLoading || !job) {
     return (
       <Stack direction="row" alignItems="center" justifyContent="center" gap={2}>
         <Spinner size={24} />
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/JobStep.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/JobStep.tsx
index 73c60755e55..554806679f8 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/JobStep.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/JobStep.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { skipToken } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query';
-import { ReactNode, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { ReactNode, useState } from 'react';
 import { useFormContext } from 'react-hook-form';
+import { useAsync } from 'react-use';
 
-import { Box, Spinner, Stack, Text } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { Stack, Text } from '@grafana/ui';
 
 import { JobStatus } from '../JobStatus';
-import { useListJobQuery } from '../api';
 import { StepStatus, useStepStatus } from '../hooks/useStepStatus';
 
 import { WizardFormData } from './types';
@@ -20,92 +19,59 @@ interface JobStepProps {
 export type { JobStepProps };
 
 export function JobStep({ onStepUpdate, description, startJob, children }: JobStepProps) {
-  const hasInitialized = useRef(false);
   const { watch } = useFormContext<WizardFormData>();
   const repositoryName = watch('repositoryName');
   const stepStatus = useStepStatus({ onStepUpdate });
   const [jobName, setJobName] = useState<string>();
 
-  // Query the job status if we have a job name
-  const jobQuery = useListJobQuery(jobName ? { watch: true, fieldSelector: `metadata.name=${jobName}` } : skipToken);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!repositoryName || hasInitialized.current) {
+  useAsync(async () => {
+    if (!repositoryName) {
       return;
     }
 
-    hasInitialized.current = true;
-    let isMounted = true;
+    try {
+      stepStatus.setRunning();
+      const response = await startJob(repositoryName);
 
-    const executeJob = async () => {
-      try {
-        if (!isMounted) {
-          return;
-        }
-
-        stepStatus.setRunning();
-        const response = await startJob(repositoryName);
-
-        if (!response?.metadata?.name) {
-          stepStatus.setError('Invalid response from operation');
-          return;
-        }
-        setJobName(response.metadata.name);
-      } catch (error) {
-        if (!isMounted) {
-          return;
-        }
-        stepStatus.setError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to start operation');
+      if (!response?.metadata?.name) {
+        stepStatus.setError('Invalid response from operation');
+        throw new Error('Invalid response from operation');
       }
-    };
 
-    executeJob();
-    return () => {
-      isMounted = false;
-    };
+      setJobName(response.metadata.name);
+    } catch (error) {
+      stepStatus.setError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to start operation');
+      throw error; // Re-throw to mark the async operation as failed
+    }
   }, [repositoryName, startJob, stepStatus]);
 
-  const job = jobQuery.data?.items?.[0];
-  const showSpinner = !job;
-
   return (
     <Stack direction="column" gap={2}>
       {description && <Text color="secondary">{description}</Text>}
       {children}
 
-      <Box>
-        {showSpinner && (
-          <Stack direction="row" alignItems="center" gap={2}>
-            <Spinner size={24} />
-            <Text element="h4" weight="bold">
-              Starting...
-            </Text>
-          </Stack>
-        )}
-
-        {job && (
-          <JobStatus
-            name={jobName!}
-            onStatusChange={(success) => {
-              if (success) {
-                stepStatus.setSuccess();
-              } else {
-                stepStatus.setError('Job failed');
-              }
-            }}
-            onRunningChange={(isRunning) => {
-              if (isRunning) {
-                stepStatus.setRunning();
-              }
-            }}
-            onErrorChange={(error) => {
-              if (error) {
-                stepStatus.setError(error);
-              }
-            }}
-          />
-        )}
-      </Box>
+      {jobName && (
+        <JobStatus
+          name={jobName}
+          onStatusChange={(success) => {
+            if (success) {
+              stepStatus.setSuccess();
+            } else {
+              stepStatus.setError('Job failed');
+            }
+          }}
+          onRunningChange={(isRunning) => {
+            if (isRunning) {
+              stepStatus.setRunning();
+            }
+          }}
+          onErrorChange={(error) => {
+            if (error) {
+              stepStatus.setError(error);
+            }
+          }}
+        />
+      )}
     </Stack>
   );
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/PullStep.tsx b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/PullStep.tsx
index 3d7f1d1791a..34fda60bdab 100644
--- a/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/PullStep.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/provisioning/Wizard/PullStep.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { ReactNode } from 'react';
-
 import { useCreateRepositorySyncMutation } from '../api';
 import { StepStatus } from '../hooks/useStepStatus';
 
@@ -7,10 +5,9 @@ import { JobStep } from './JobStep';
 
 interface PullStepProps {
   onStepUpdate: (status: StepStatus, error?: string) => void;
-  description?: ReactNode;
 }
 
-export function PullStep({ onStepUpdate, description }: PullStepProps) {
+export function PullStep({ onStepUpdate }: PullStepProps) {
   const [syncRepo] = useCreateRepositorySyncMutation();
 
   const startSync = async (repositoryName: string) => {
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ export function PullStep({ onStepUpdate, description }: PullStepProps) {
   return (
     <JobStep
       onStepUpdate={onStepUpdate}
-      description={description || 'Pulling repository content...'}
+      description="Pulling all content from your repository to this Grafana instance. This ensures your dashboards and other resources are synchronized with the repository."
       startJob={startSync}
     />
   );