diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/tricium-view.js b/src/main/resources/static/tricium-view.js
index 124c8ed..322f3ed 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/tricium-view.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/tricium-view.js
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@
       this._clearUpdateTimeout();
       // If all analyzers are finished, then the results won't change
       // again for this patch set.
-      // TODO(qyearsley): If we don't want to show per-analyzer
-      // results, we can actually stop updating as soon as we
-      // get the run ID the first time there are real results.
       if (this._isDone()) {
         return;
       }
@@ -150,22 +147,15 @@
     },
 
     /**
-     * Check whether the Tricium analyzers are all finished.
+     * Check whether we are done requesting results from Tricium.
      *
-     * The Tricium workflow is generated all at once before it is started, so
-     * once it is non-empty, we assume that there will be no additional
-     * analyzers in later responses.
+     * Since we just show a run ID with a link, we are done as soon
+     * as we get any valid response.
      *
-     * @return {Boolean} True if the Tricium run is finished, false otherwise.
+     * @return {Boolean} True when we are done requesting results.
      */
     _isDone() {
-      if (!this._response) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      // The state is considered "done" if it is not pending or running.
-      // Finished states include canceled, aborted, failure, or success.
-      const state = this._response.state;
-      return state && state != 'PENDING' && state != 'RUNNING';
+      return Boolean(this._response && this._response.runId);
     },
 
     _handleVisibilityChange(e) {
diff --git a/test/tricium-view_test.html b/test/tricium-view_test.html
index e31eb9c..ac34f4c 100644
--- a/test/tricium-view_test.html
+++ b/test/tricium-view_test.html
@@ -122,17 +122,19 @@
       assert.isFalse(element._isDone());
     });
 
-    test('_isDone returns false when state is pending/running', () => {
-      element._response = {state: 'PENDING'};
+    test('_isDone returns false with an empty response', () => {
+      element._response = {};
       assert.isFalse(element._isDone());
-      element._response = {state: 'RUNNING'};
+      element._response = {runId: 0};
       assert.isFalse(element._isDone());
     });
 
-    test('_isDone returns true when state is success/failure', () => {
-      element._response = {state: 'SUCCESS'};
+    test('_isDone returns true when there is a run ID', () => {
+      element._response = {runId: 123, state: 'SUCCESS'};
       assert.isTrue(element._isDone());
-      element._response = {state: 'FAILURE'};
+      element._response = {runId: 123, state: 'FAILURE'};
+      assert.isTrue(element._isDone());
+      element._response = {runId: 123};
       assert.isTrue(element._isDone());
     });
   });