diff --git a/src/components/EventList.js b/src/components/EventList.js
index e192e9baa..cf621d25a 100644
--- a/src/components/EventList.js
+++ b/src/components/EventList.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const EventList = ({
   return (
     <SectionList
       initialNumToRender={
-        data?.length < MAX_INITIAL_NUM_TO_RENDER ? data.length : MAX_INITIAL_NUM_TO_RENDER
+        data?.length < MAX_INITIAL_NUM_TO_RENDER ? data.length + 1 : MAX_INITIAL_NUM_TO_RENDER
       }
       keyExtractor={keyExtractor}
       ListFooterComponent={() => {