diff --git a/src/renderer/components/+workloads-pods/pod-details-list.tsx b/src/renderer/components/+workloads-pods/pod-details-list.tsx
index 46c4714705..e7e603375c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/+workloads-pods/pod-details-list.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/+workloads-pods/pod-details-list.tsx
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ export class PodDetailsList extends React.Component<Props> {
       return null;
     }
 
+    const virtual = pods.length > 20;
+
     return (
       <div className="PodDetailsList flex column">
         <DrawerTitle title="Pods" />
@@ -154,8 +156,9 @@ export class PodDetailsList extends React.Component<Props> {
           items={pods}
           selectable
           scrollable={false}
-          virtual
-          virtualHeight={600}
+          virtual={virtual}
+          // 660 is the exact hight required for 20 items with the default paddings
+          virtualHeight={660}
           sortable={{
             [sortBy.name]: pod => pod.getName(),
             [sortBy.namespace]: pod => pod.getNs(),
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ export class PodDetailsList extends React.Component<Props> {
           sortByDefault={{ sortBy: sortBy.cpu, orderBy: "desc" }}
           sortSyncWithUrl={false}
           getTableRow={this.getTableRow}
+          renderRow={!virtual && (pod => this.getTableRow(pod.getId()))}
           className="box grow"
         >
           <TableHead>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/virtual-list/virtual-list.tsx b/src/renderer/components/virtual-list/virtual-list.tsx
index db11e48197..be3f2fae61 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/virtual-list/virtual-list.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/virtual-list/virtual-list.tsx
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class VirtualList extends Component<Props, State> {
     this.listRef.current?.scrollToItem(index, align);
   };
 
-  renderVSL(height: number | undefined) {
+  renderList(height: number | undefined) {
     const { width, items, getRow, onScroll, outerRef } = this.props;
     const { overscanCount } = this.state;
 
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ export class VirtualList extends Component<Props, State> {
       <div className={cssNames("VirtualList", className)}>
         {
           typeof fixedHeight === "number"
-            ? this.renderVSL(fixedHeight)
+            ? this.renderList(fixedHeight)
             : (
               <AutoSizer disableWidth>
-                {({ height }) => this.renderVSL(height)}
+                {({ height }) => this.renderList(height)}
               </AutoSizer>
             )
         }