diff --git a/pkg/schema/schemas/config.schema.json b/pkg/schema/schemas/config.schema.json
index 0a3905a..f372fc1 100644
--- a/pkg/schema/schemas/config.schema.json
+++ b/pkg/schema/schemas/config.schema.json
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
           }
         },
         "job_view_selectedMetrics": {
-          "description": "",
+          "description": "Initial metrics shown as plots in single job view",
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
             "type": "string",
diff --git a/web/frontend/src/Job.root.svelte b/web/frontend/src/Job.root.svelte
index aa5b9fd..9d80bef 100644
--- a/web/frontend/src/Job.root.svelte
+++ b/web/frontend/src/Job.root.svelte
@@ -151,12 +151,7 @@ const roofQuery = gql`
 
     const pendingMetrics = [
       ...(ccconfig[`job_view_selectedMetrics:${job.cluster}`] ||
-        $initq.data.globalMetrics.reduce((names, gm) => {
-          if (gm.availability.find((av) => av.cluster === job.cluster)) {
-            names.push(gm.name);
-          }
-          return names;
-        }, [])
+        ccconfig[`job_view_selectedMetrics`]
       ),
       ...(ccconfig[`job_view_nodestats_selectedMetrics:${job.cluster}`] ||
         ccconfig[`job_view_nodestats_selectedMetrics`]