diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/devtools/issue-thread/src/App.tsx b/packages/paperclip-runner/devtools/issue-thread/src/App.tsx
index 8bc4b3f7352..49b128e7a96 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/devtools/issue-thread/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/devtools/issue-thread/src/App.tsx
@@ -886,7 +886,6 @@ export function App() {
           {embeddedEval.navigation.previous ? <a href={embeddedEval.navigation.previous.href}>← {embeddedEval.navigation.previous.label}</a> : <span />}
           <strong>{embeddedEval.passed ? "PASS" : "FAIL"} · {embeddedEval.attemptId}</strong>
           {embeddedEval.navigation.next ? <a href={embeddedEval.navigation.next.href}>{embeddedEval.navigation.next.label} →</a> : <span />}
-          <button type="button" className="pit-button" aria-expanded={panelOpen} onClick={() => setPanelOpen((open) => !open)}><Icon name="evidence" /> {panelOpen ? "Close DevTools" : "Open DevTools"}</button>
         </nav>
       ) : null}
 
@@ -1125,7 +1124,7 @@ export function App() {
           <EvidencePanel
             snapshot={snapshot}
             evalReport={embeddedEval}
-            {...(route.mode === "live" && historicSessionId === null ? { devtools } : {})}
+            {...(embeddedEval !== null || (route.mode === "live" && historicSessionId === null) ? { devtools } : {})}
             onForkRevision={(revision) => {
               abandonTurn();
               setActionError(null);
diff --git a/packages/paperclip-runner/devtools/issue-thread/src/issue-thread.css b/packages/paperclip-runner/devtools/issue-thread/src/issue-thread.css
index ef916b657bb..505e8b6ecc2 100644
--- a/packages/paperclip-runner/devtools/issue-thread/src/issue-thread.css
+++ b/packages/paperclip-runner/devtools/issue-thread/src/issue-thread.css
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ textarea {
 
 .pit-app[data-eval-view="true"] { padding-left: 0; }
 
-.pit-eval-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns:auto auto minmax(0,1fr) auto auto; align-items:center; gap:12px; min-height:var(--pit-touch-target); padding:0 var(--pit-space-4); border-bottom:1px solid var(--pit-border-strong); background:var(--pit-surface-sunken); font-size:var(--pit-text-xs); }
+.pit-eval-nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns:auto auto minmax(0,1fr) auto; align-items:center; gap:12px; min-height:var(--pit-touch-target); padding:0 var(--pit-space-4); border-bottom:1px solid var(--pit-border-strong); background:var(--pit-surface-sunken); font-size:var(--pit-text-xs); }
 .pit-eval-nav strong { text-align:center; overflow:hidden; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap; }
 .pit-eval-nav a { color:var(--pit-live); white-space:nowrap; }
 @media(max-width:800px){.pit-eval-nav{grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto}.pit-eval-nav>a:not(:first-child),.pit-eval-nav>span{display:none}.pit-eval-nav strong{text-align:left}}