diff --git a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/useRelation/tests/useRelation.test.js b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/useRelation/tests/useRelation.test.js
index 1b3b0dfbac..951d10f963 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/useRelation/tests/useRelation.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/useRelation/tests/useRelation.test.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function setup(name = 'test', args) {
           () =>
             useRelation(name, {
               relation: {
+                enabled: true,
                 endpoint: '/',
                 pageParams: {
                   limit: 10,
diff --git a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/useRelation/useRelation.js b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/useRelation/useRelation.js
index 51af9d6192..7ae5e28f3b 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/useRelation/useRelation.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/admin/src/content-manager/hooks/useRelation/useRelation.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const useRelation = (cacheKey, { relation, search }) => {
   };
 
   const relationsRes = useInfiniteQuery(['relation', cacheKey], fetchRelations, {
-    enabled: !!relation?.enabled ?? true,
+    enabled: relation.enabled,
     getNextPageParam(lastPage) {
       // the API may send an empty 204 response
       if (!lastPage || lastPage.pagination.page >= lastPage.pagination.pageCount) {