diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
index 88e829f7a..da138aac1 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       min-inline-size: 0;
 
       .blank-slate,
-      .pagination-link,
+      .pagination-link.pagination-link--active-when-observed,
       .card {
         display: none;
       }
diff --git a/app/helpers/pagination_helper.rb b/app/helpers/pagination_helper.rb
index 6205bbfb0..f492b411e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/pagination_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/pagination_helper.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ module PaginationHelper
     turbo_frame_tag pagination_frame_id_for(namespace, page.number), data: { timeline_target: "frame", **data }, role: "presentation", **attributes, &
   end
 
-  def link_to_next_page(namespace, page, activate_when_observed: false, label: "Load more...", data: {}, **attributes)
+  def link_to_next_page(namespace, page, activate_when_observed: false, label: default_pagination_label(activate_when_observed), data: {}, **attributes)
     if page.before_last? && !params[:previous]
       pagination_link(namespace, page.number + 1, label: label, activate_when_observed: activate_when_observed, data: data, class: "btn txt-small center-block center", **attributes)
     end
   end
 
-  def pagination_link(namespace, page_number, label: spinner_tag, activate_when_observed: false, url_params: {}, data: {}, **attributes)
+  def pagination_link(namespace, page_number, activate_when_observed: false, label: default_pagination_label(activate_when_observed), url_params: {}, data: {}, **attributes)
     link_to label, url_for(params.permit!.to_h.merge(page: page_number, **url_params)),
       "aria-label": "Load page #{page_number}",
       class: class_names(attributes.delete(:class), "pagination-link", { "pagination-link--active-when-observed" => activate_when_observed }),
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module PaginationHelper
   def day_timeline_pagination_link(day_timeline, filter)
     if day_timeline.next_day
       link_to "Load more…", events_days_path(day: day_timeline.next_day.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), **filter.as_params),
-      class: "txt-reversed", data: { frame: day_timeline_pagination_frame_id_for(day_timeline.next_day), pagination_target: "paginationLink" }
+        class: "txt-reversed", data: { frame: day_timeline_pagination_frame_id_for(day_timeline.next_day), pagination_target: "paginationLink" }
     end
   end
 
@@ -67,4 +67,8 @@ module PaginationHelper
         data: { controller: "pagination", pagination_paginate_on_intersection_value: paginate_on_scroll },
         &block
     end
+
+    def default_pagination_label(activate_when_observed)
+      "Load more…"
+    end
 end