diff --git a/components/dashboard/src/start/StartWorkspace.tsx b/components/dashboard/src/start/StartWorkspace.tsx
index 352ae2bb43aeca..3397d789558c3c 100644
--- a/components/dashboard/src/start/StartWorkspace.tsx
+++ b/components/dashboard/src/start/StartWorkspace.tsx
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ export default class StartWorkspace extends React.Component<StartWorkspaceProps,
       // Preparing means that we haven't actually started the workspace instance just yet, but rather
       // are still preparing for launch. This means we're building the Docker image for the workspace.
       case "preparing":
-        return <ImageBuildView workspaceId={this.state.workspaceInstance.workspaceId} onStartWithDefaultImage={() => this.startWorkspace(true, true)} />;
+        return <ImageBuildView workspaceId={this.state.workspaceInstance.workspaceId} />;
 
       // Pending means the workspace does not yet consume resources in the cluster, but rather is looking for
       // some space within the cluster. If for example the cluster needs to scale up to accomodate the
@@ -267,7 +267,11 @@ export default class StartWorkspace extends React.Component<StartWorkspaceProps,
       case "stopped":
         phase = StartPhase.Stopped;
         if (this.state.hasImageBuildLogs) {
-          return <ImageBuildView workspaceId={this.state.workspaceInstance.workspaceId} onStartWithDefaultImage={() => this.startWorkspace(true, true)} phase={phase} error={error} />;
+          const restartWithDefaultImage = (event: React.MouseEvent) => {
+            (event.target as HTMLButtonElement).disabled = true;
+            this.startWorkspace(true, true);
+          }
+          return <ImageBuildView workspaceId={this.state.workspaceInstance.workspaceId} onStartWithDefaultImage={restartWithDefaultImage} phase={phase} error={error} />;
         }
         if (!isHeadless && this.state.workspaceInstance.status.conditions.timeout) {
           title = 'Timed Out';
@@ -297,7 +301,7 @@ export default class StartWorkspace extends React.Component<StartWorkspaceProps,
 
 interface ImageBuildViewProps {
   workspaceId: string;
-  onStartWithDefaultImage: () => void;
+  onStartWithDefaultImage?: (event: React.MouseEvent) => void;
   phase?: StartPhase;
   error?: StartWorkspaceError;
 }
@@ -329,7 +333,7 @@ function ImageBuildView(props: ImageBuildViewProps) {
     <Suspense fallback={<div />}>
       <WorkspaceLogs logsEmitter={logsEmitter} errorMessage={props.error?.message} />
     </Suspense>
-    <button className="mt-6 secondary" onClick={props.onStartWithDefaultImage}>Continue with Default Image</button>
+    {!!props.onStartWithDefaultImage && <button className="mt-6 secondary" onClick={props.onStartWithDefaultImage}>Continue with Default Image</button>}
   </StartPage>;
 }