diff --git a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/cluster.go b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/cluster.go
index ac334edf..9ed61f98 100644
--- a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/cluster.go
+++ b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/cluster.go
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ func newClusterView(client *rpc.Client) *clusterView {
 	ti := textinput.New()
 	v := &clusterView{client: client, input: ti}
 	v.table = newTable(nil)
+	// Seed real columns before any RPC result can reach the table: a
+	// zero-column table panics (index out of range) in table.SetRows if
+	// data arrives before the first tea.WindowSizeMsg calls SetSize.
+	v.SetSize(0, 0)
 	return v
 }
 
diff --git a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/engines.go b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/engines.go
index 809febfb..a9f17713 100644
--- a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/engines.go
+++ b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/engines.go
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ func newEnginesView(client *rpc.Client) *enginesView {
 	ti.Placeholder = "model name (e.g. llama3.2)"
 	v := &enginesView{client: client, byName: map[string]engineStatus{}, input: ti}
 	v.table = newTable(nil)
+	// Seed real columns before any RPC result can reach the table: a
+	// zero-column table panics (index out of range) in table.SetRows if
+	// data arrives before the first tea.WindowSizeMsg calls SetSize.
+	v.SetSize(0, 0)
 	return v
 }
 
diff --git a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/errors.go b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/errors.go
index 17e93e0e..51137bb6 100644
--- a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/errors.go
+++ b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/errors.go
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ var clearKey = key.NewBinding(
 
 func newErrorsView(client *rpc.Client) *errorsView {
 	v := &errorsView{client: client}
-	v.table = newTable(nil)
+	// Seed real columns up front (not nil): errors:get-initial can return
+	// before the first tea.WindowSizeMsg reaches SetSize, and setErrors ->
+	// table.SetRows on a zero-column table panics (index out of range) as
+	// soon as the broker already has >=1 stored error at startup.
+	v.table = newTable(v.columns())
 	return v
 }
 
diff --git a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/manualnodes.go b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/manualnodes.go
index fa316806..63959aad 100644
--- a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/manualnodes.go
+++ b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/manualnodes.go
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ func newManualView(client *rpc.Client) *manualView {
 	ti.Placeholder = "host"
 	v := &manualView{client: client, input: ti}
 	v.table = newTable(nil)
+	// Seed real columns before any RPC result can reach the table: a
+	// zero-column table panics (index out of range) in table.SetRows if
+	// data arrives before the first tea.WindowSizeMsg calls SetSize.
+	v.SetSize(0, 0)
 	return v
 }
 
diff --git a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/nodes.go b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/nodes.go
index 8c8db2e7..af017310 100644
--- a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/nodes.go
+++ b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/nodes.go
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ var niInviteKey = key.NewBinding(key.WithKeys("i"), key.WithHelp("i", "invite to
 func newNodesView(client *rpc.Client) *nodesView {
 	v := &nodesView{client: client}
 	v.table = newTable(nil)
+	// Seed real columns before any RPC result can reach setNodes: a
+	// zero-column table panics (index out of range) in table.SetRows if
+	// data arrives before the first tea.WindowSizeMsg calls SetSize.
+	v.SetSize(0, 0)
 	return v
 }
 
diff --git a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/proxies.go b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/proxies.go
index 072c1a8b..392744c5 100644
--- a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/proxies.go
+++ b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/proxies.go
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ func newProxiesView(client *rpc.Client) *proxiesView {
 			{label: "LM Studio", prefix: "lmstudio-proxy", table: newTable(nil)},
 		},
 	}
+	// Seed real columns before any RPC result can reach these tables: a
+	// zero-column table panics (index out of range) in table.SetRows if
+	// data arrives before the first tea.WindowSizeMsg calls SetSize.
+	v.SetSize(0, 0)
 	return v
 }
 
diff --git a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/workloads.go b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/workloads.go
index ea7931df..8b5f1650 100644
--- a/services/nvpair-tui/ui/workloads.go
+++ b/services/nvpair-tui/ui/workloads.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ type workloadsSubscribedMsg struct{ err error }
 func newWorkloadsView(client *rpc.Client) *workloadsView {
 	v := &workloadsView{client: client, byKey: map[string]workload{}}
 	v.table = newTable(nil)
+	// Seed real columns before any RPC result can reach the table: a
+	// zero-column table panics (index out of range) in table.SetRows if
+	// data arrives before the first tea.WindowSizeMsg calls SetSize.
+	v.SetSize(0, 0)
 	return v
 }
 
diff --git a/services/versions.json b/services/versions.json
index 29d8c230..cc1375d9 100644
--- a/services/versions.json
+++ b/services/versions.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$comment": "Single source of truth for all version numbers. See VERSIONING.md for bump rules.",
-  "product": "0.91.7",
-  "installer": "0.91.7",
+  "product": "0.91.8",
+  "installer": "0.91.8",
   "components": {
     "ollama-proxy": "0.26.2",
     "lmstudio-proxy": "0.16.2",
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
     "nvpair-engine-manager": "0.17.4",
     "nvpair-cluster-manager": "1.1.4",
     "nvpair-job-scheduler": "0.4.1",
-    "nvpair-tui": "0.7.2"
+    "nvpair-tui": "0.7.3"
   }
 }