diff --git a/ui/components/lighthouse/banner.tsx b/ui/components/lighthouse/banner.tsx
index 9c07c6e655..707028910b 100644
--- a/ui/components/lighthouse/banner.tsx
+++ b/ui/components/lighthouse/banner.tsx
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ const renderBanner = ({ message, href, gradient }: BannerConfig) => (
 // If recommendation is being processed, returns a banner with a different message
 export const LighthouseBanner = async () => {
   try {
-    // Triggers a background job to process the scans and generate recommendations
-    await initializeTenantCache();
-
     const lighthouseConfig = await getLighthouseConfig();
 
     if (!lighthouseConfig) {
@@ -48,6 +45,11 @@ export const LighthouseBanner = async () => {
       });
     }
 
+    // If lighthouse is active, trigger background job to process the scans and generate recommendations
+    if (lighthouseConfig.attributes.is_active) {
+      await initializeTenantCache();
+    }
+
     // Check if recommendation is being processed
     const isProcessing = await CacheService.isRecommendationProcessing();