diff --git a/audit/internal/webui/api.go b/audit/internal/webui/api.go
index 1c21425..dcf1ae0 100644
--- a/audit/internal/webui/api.go
+++ b/audit/internal/webui/api.go
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ func formatSplitTaskName(baseName, selectionLabel string) string {
 }
 
 func buildNvidiaTaskSet(target string, priority int, createdAt time.Time, params taskParams, baseName string, appRef *app.App, idPrefix string) ([]*Task, error) {
-	if !shouldSplitHomogeneousNvidiaTarget(target) || params.ParallelGPUs {
-		// Parallel mode (or non-splittable target): one task for all selected GPUs.
-		if params.ParallelGPUs && shouldSplitHomogeneousNvidiaTarget(target) {
+	if !shouldSplitHomogeneousNvidiaTarget(target) || params.ParallelGPUs || params.StaggerGPUStart {
+		// Parallel mode, ramp-up mode (or non-splittable target): one task for all selected GPUs.
+		if (params.ParallelGPUs || params.StaggerGPUStart) && shouldSplitHomogeneousNvidiaTarget(target) {
 			// Resolve the selected GPU indices so ExcludeGPUIndices is applied.
 			gpus, err := apiListNvidiaGPUs(appRef)
 			if err != nil {