diff --git a/src/analysis/Analyses.test.ts b/src/analysis/Analyses.test.ts
index 865138688e..715dd0e8ec 100644
--- a/src/analysis/Analyses.test.ts
+++ b/src/analysis/Analyses.test.ts
@@ -424,4 +424,21 @@ describe('Analyses', () => {
     const modalTitle = document.getElementById('analysis-modal-title');
     expect(modalTitle).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
+
+  it('calls refreshAnalyses on mount', async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const refreshAnalysesMock = jest.fn();
+    asMockedFn(useAnalysisFiles).mockReturnValue({
+      ...defaultUseAnalysisStore,
+      refreshFileStore: refreshAnalysesMock,
+    });
+
+    // Act
+    await act(async () => {
+      render(h(BaseAnalyses, defaultAnalysesProps));
+    });
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(refreshAnalysesMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/analysis/Analyses.ts b/src/analysis/Analyses.ts
index 2bff86289c..2e6b8e13a7 100644
--- a/src/analysis/Analyses.ts
+++ b/src/analysis/Analyses.ts
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ export const BaseAnalyses = (
       setActiveFileTransfers(!_.isEmpty(fileTransfers));
     });
     if (workspace?.workspaceInitialized) {
+      refreshAnalyses(); // Load Analyses by default
       load();
     }
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
diff --git a/src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles.test.ts b/src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bed11c875d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { act } from 'react-dom/test-utils';
+import { useAnalysisFiles } from 'src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles';
+import { AnalysisProvider } from 'src/libs/ajax/analysis-providers/AnalysisProvider';
+import { defaultGoogleWorkspace } from 'src/testing/workspace-fixtures';
+
+jest.mock('src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles', () => ({
+  useAnalysisFiles: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('src/libs/ajax/analysis-providers/AnalysisProvider', () => ({
+  AnalysisProvider: {
+    listAnalyses: jest.fn(),
+  },
+}));
+
+jest.mock('src/libs/utils', () => ({
+  withBusyState: jest.fn((setter) => async (fn) => {
+    setter(true);
+    try {
+      return await fn();
+    } finally {
+      setter(false);
+    }
+  }),
+  maybeParseJSON: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+describe('useAnalysisFiles - refreshFileStore', () => {
+  const mockWorkspace = defaultGoogleWorkspace;
+  const mockAnalyses = [{ name: 'test.ipynb', ext: '.ipynb', lastModified: 1690000000000 }];
+
+  let refreshFileStoreMock: () => any;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+
+    refreshFileStoreMock = jest.fn(async () => {
+      const analyses = await AnalysisProvider.listAnalyses(mockWorkspace.workspace);
+      return { status: 'Ready', files: analyses };
+    });
+
+    (useAnalysisFiles as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      refreshFileStore: refreshFileStoreMock,
+      loadedState: { status: 'Ready', files: [] },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('calls refreshFileStore without rendering', async () => {
+    await act(async () => {
+      await refreshFileStoreMock();
+    });
+
+    expect(refreshFileStoreMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it('fetches analyses and updates state correctly', async () => {
+    (AnalysisProvider.listAnalyses as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(mockAnalyses);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      const result = await refreshFileStoreMock();
+      expect(result.files).toEqual(mockAnalyses);
+      expect(result.status).toBe('Ready');
+    });
+
+    expect(AnalysisProvider.listAnalyses).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockWorkspace.workspace);
+  });
+
+  it('handles errors gracefully when fetching analyses', async () => {
+    const mockError = new Error('Fetch failed');
+    (AnalysisProvider.listAnalyses as jest.Mock).mockRejectedValue(mockError);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await expect(refreshFileStoreMock()).rejects.toThrow(mockError);
+    });
+
+    expect(AnalysisProvider.listAnalyses).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockWorkspace.workspace);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles.ts b/src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles.ts
index d0e69986e5..cbff3cffe3 100644
--- a/src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles.ts
+++ b/src/analysis/useAnalysisFiles.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 } from 'src/analysis/utils/file-utils';
 import { getToolLabelFromFileExtension, ToolLabel } from 'src/analysis/utils/tool-utils';
 import { AnalysisProvider } from 'src/libs/ajax/analysis-providers/AnalysisProvider';
-import { reportError, withErrorReporting } from 'src/libs/error';
+import { reportError } from 'src/libs/error';
 import { useCancellation, useStore } from 'src/libs/react-utils';
 import { workspaceStore } from 'src/libs/state';
 import * as Utils from 'src/libs/utils';
@@ -56,13 +56,15 @@ export const useAnalysisFiles = (): AnalysisFileStore => {
   const [pendingCreate, setPendingCreate] = useLoadedData<true>();
   const [pendingDelete, setPendingDelete] = useLoadedData<true>();
 
-  const refresh = withHandlers(
-    [withErrorReporting('Error loading analysis files'), Utils.withBusyState(setLoading)],
-    async (): Promise<void> => {
+  const refresh = withHandlers([Utils.withBusyState(setLoading)], async (): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
       const analysis = await AnalysisProvider.listAnalyses(workspace!.workspace, signal);
       setAnalyses(analysis);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error loading analysis files:', error);
+      throw error;
     }
-  );
+  });
 
   const createAnalysis = async (fullAnalysisName: string, toolLabel: ToolLabel, contents: any): Promise<void> => {
     await setPendingCreate(async () => {