diff --git a/src/components/Utilities/ReleaseManagement/ReleaseManagementSeriesDetail.tsx b/src/components/Utilities/ReleaseManagement/ReleaseManagementSeriesDetail.tsx
index 2f598dc20..85ed9864d 100644
--- a/src/components/Utilities/ReleaseManagement/ReleaseManagementSeriesDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Utilities/ReleaseManagement/ReleaseManagementSeriesDetail.tsx
@@ -98,14 +98,12 @@ const ReleaseManagementSeriesDetail = () => {
   // Candidates tab passes through the list page's includeVariations toggle, same as the batch
   // preview. Mix & Match always wants every file - variations included - as a pickable option
   // regardless of that toggle, so it fetches independently with includeVariations forced true.
-  const seriesQuery = useReleaseManagementSeriesDetailQuery(seriesId, includeVariations, seriesId > 0);
-  const series = seriesQuery.data;
-
-  const mixMatchSeriesQuery = useReleaseManagementSeriesDetailQuery(
+  const seriesQuery = useReleaseManagementSeriesDetailQuery(
     seriesId,
-    true,
-    seriesId > 0 && activeTab === 'mixmatch',
+    activeTab === 'mixmatch' ? true : includeVariations,
+    seriesId > 0,
   );
+  const series = seriesQuery.data;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (seriesQuery.isError) {
@@ -228,24 +226,10 @@ const ReleaseManagementSeriesDetail = () => {
           />
         )}
 
-        {activeTab === 'mixmatch' && mixMatchSeriesQuery.isPending && (
-          <div className="flex h-32 items-center justify-center text-panel-text-primary">
-            <Icon path={mdiLoading} size={2} spin />
-          </div>
-        )}
-
-        {activeTab === 'mixmatch' && mixMatchSeriesQuery.isError && (
-          <div className="flex h-32 items-center justify-center">
-            <span className="text-panel-text-danger">
-              Failed to load Mix &amp; Match options.
-            </span>
-          </div>
-        )}
-
-        {activeTab === 'mixmatch' && mixMatchSeriesQuery.data && (
+        {series && activeTab === 'mixmatch' && (
           <MixAndMatchTab
             selection={mixMatchSelection}
-            series={mixMatchSeriesQuery.data}
+            series={series}
             setSelection={setMixMatchSelection}
             setUnassignedCount={setMixMatchUnassignedCount}
           />
diff --git a/src/components/Utilities/ReleaseManagement/SeriesDetail/MixAndMatchEpisode.tsx b/src/components/Utilities/ReleaseManagement/SeriesDetail/MixAndMatchEpisode.tsx
index cfe2c3091..0c38debc0 100644
--- a/src/components/Utilities/ReleaseManagement/SeriesDetail/MixAndMatchEpisode.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Utilities/ReleaseManagement/SeriesDetail/MixAndMatchEpisode.tsx
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@ export const MixAndMatchEpisode = ({
           )}
           {selectedOption && (
             <>
-              <span className="font-semibold">{selectedOption.groupLabel}</span>{' '}
-              {selectedOption.isVariation && <Badge className="bg-panel-input">Variation</Badge>}{' '}
+              <span className="font-semibold">{selectedOption.groupLabel}</span>
+              &nbsp;
+              {selectedOption.isVariation && <Badge className="bg-panel-input">Variation</Badge>}
+              &nbsp;
               <span className="opacity-65">
                 - {getOptionSummary(selectedOption)}, {prettyBytes(selectedOption.fileSize, { binary: true })}
               </span>