diff --git a/.server-changes/narrow-metric-environment-lookup.md b/.server-changes/narrow-metric-environment-lookup.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d6326e72c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.server-changes/narrow-metric-environment-lookup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+area: webapp
+type: improvement
+---
+
+Dashboard charts load with less database work behind the scenes
diff --git a/apps/webapp/app/services/queryService.server.ts b/apps/webapp/app/services/queryService.server.ts
index bcceca25bbb..a14a2415509 100644
--- a/apps/webapp/app/services/queryService.server.ts
+++ b/apps/webapp/app/services/queryService.server.ts
@@ -359,7 +359,8 @@ export async function executeQuery<TOut extends z.ZodSchema>(
     });
 
     const environments = await prisma.runtimeEnvironment.findMany({
-      where: { project: { organizationId } },
+      // Same set as filtering through `project`, but hits the indexed column without the join.
+      where: { organizationId },
       select: { id: true, slug: true },
     });