diff --git a/erpnext/education/doctype/student_attendance_tool/student_attendance_tool.js b/erpnext/education/doctype/student_attendance_tool/student_attendance_tool.js
index d8a0304..4526585 100644
--- a/erpnext/education/doctype/student_attendance_tool/student_attendance_tool.js
+++ b/erpnext/education/doctype/student_attendance_tool/student_attendance_tool.js
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 frappe.provide("education");
 
 frappe.ui.form.on('Student Attendance Tool', {
+	setup: (frm) => {
+		frm.students_area = $('<div>')
+			.appendTo(frm.fields_dict.students_html.wrapper);
+	},
 	onload: function(frm) {
 		frm.set_query("student_group", function() {
 			return {
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@
 
 	student_group: function(frm) {
 		if ((frm.doc.student_group && frm.doc.date) || frm.doc.course_schedule) {
+			frm.students_area.find('.student-attendance-checks').html(`<div style='padding: 2rem 0'>Fetching...</div>`);
 			var method = "erpnext.education.doctype.student_attendance_tool.student_attendance_tool.get_student_attendance_records";
 
 			frappe.call({
@@ -62,10 +67,6 @@
 	},
 
 	get_students: function(frm, students) {
-		if (!frm.students_area) {
-			frm.students_area = $('<div>')
-				.appendTo(frm.fields_dict.students_html.wrapper);
-		}
 		students = students || [];
 		frm.students_editor = new education.StudentsEditor(frm, frm.students_area, students);
 	}
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@
 				</div>`;
 		}
 
-		$(student_html).appendTo(me.wrapper);
+		$(`<div class='student-attendance-checks'>${student_html}</div>`).appendTo(me.wrapper);
 	}
 
 	show_empty_state() {