diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/network_controller.dart b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/network_controller.dart
index 7bc352d367b..5e3d1b156f6 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/network_controller.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/network_controller.dart
@@ -169,23 +169,21 @@ class NetworkController extends DisposableController
 
   void _initHelper() async {
     try {
-      if (offlineDataController.showingOfflineData.value == true) {
+      if (offlineDataController.showingOfflineData.value) {
         await maybeLoadOfflineData(
           NetworkScreen.id,
           createData: (json) => OfflineNetworkData.fromJson(json),
           shouldLoad: (data) => !data.isEmpty,
           loadData: (data) => loadOfflineData(data),
         );
-      }
-      cancelListeners();
-      if (!offlineDataController.showingOfflineData.value) {
+      }else{
         unawaited(startRecording());
         debugPrint('started recording');
         addAutoDisposeListener(
           serviceConnection.serviceManager.isolateManager.mainIsolate,
-          () {
+              () {
             if (serviceConnection
-                    .serviceManager.isolateManager.mainIsolate.value !=
+                .serviceManager.isolateManager.mainIsolate.value !=
                 null) {
               unawaited(startRecording());
             }
diff --git a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/offline_network_data.dart b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/offline_network_data.dart
index 2322b7dc691..3f29d64440c 100644
--- a/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/offline_network_data.dart
+++ b/packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/network/offline_network_data.dart
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ import '../../shared/primitives/utils.dart';
 import 'network_model.dart';
 
 /// Class to encapsulate offline data for the [NetworkController].
+///
 /// It is responsible for serializing and deserializing offline network data.
 class OfflineNetworkData with Serializable {
   OfflineNetworkData({
     required this.requests,
     this.selectedRequestId,
-    this.recording = false,
   });
 
   /// Creates an instance of [OfflineNetworkData] from a JSON map.
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class OfflineNetworkData with Serializable {
     return OfflineNetworkData(
       requests: requests,
       selectedRequestId: json['selectedRequestId'] as String?,
-      recording: json['recording'] as bool? ?? false,
     );
   }
   bool get isEmpty => requests.isNullOrEmpty;
@@ -54,16 +53,12 @@ class OfflineNetworkData with Serializable {
   /// The ID of the currently selected request, if any.
   final String? selectedRequestId;
 
-  /// Whether the recording state is enabled.
-  final bool recording;
-
   /// Converts the current offline data to a JSON format.
   @override
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     return {
       'requests': requests.map((request) => request.toJson()).toList(),
       'selectedRequestId': selectedRequestId,
-      'recording': recording,
     };
   }
 }