diff --git a/frontend/src/app/onboarding/components/ibm-onboarding.tsx b/frontend/src/app/onboarding/components/ibm-onboarding.tsx
index f6b91bd3..3bb830b6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/onboarding/components/ibm-onboarding.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/onboarding/components/ibm-onboarding.tsx
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export function IBMOnboarding({
       apiKey: debouncedApiKey ? debouncedApiKey : undefined,
       projectId: debouncedProjectId ? debouncedProjectId : undefined,
     },
+    { enabled: !!debouncedEndpoint || !!debouncedApiKey || !!debouncedProjectId || alreadyConfigured },
   );
 
   // Use custom hook for model selection logic