diff --git a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/ai/app/ConfigService.java b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/ai/app/ConfigService.java
index ddcb27bb4188..115439388cc2 100644
--- a/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/ai/app/ConfigService.java
+++ b/dotCMS/src/main/java/com/dotcms/ai/app/ConfigService.java
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 import com.dotcms.api.web.HttpServletRequestThreadLocal;
 import com.dotcms.security.apps.AppSecrets;
+import com.dotcms.util.LicenseValiditySupplier;
 import com.dotmarketing.beans.Host;
 import com.dotmarketing.business.APILocator;
 import com.dotmarketing.business.web.WebAPILocator;
-import com.dotmarketing.exception.DotDataException;
-import com.dotmarketing.exception.DotSecurityException;
+import com.dotmarketing.util.Logger;
 import com.liferay.portal.model.User;
 import io.vavr.control.Try;
 
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ public class ConfigService {
 
     public static final ConfigService INSTANCE = new ConfigService();
 
+    private final LicenseValiditySupplier licenseValiditySupplier;
+
     private ConfigService() {
+        licenseValiditySupplier = new LicenseValiditySupplier() {};
     }
 
     /**
@@ -28,8 +31,14 @@ private ConfigService() {
      * by dotCMS.
      */
     public AppConfig config(final Host host) {
-        final User systemUser = APILocator.systemUser();
         final Host resolved = resolveHost(host);
+
+        if (!licenseValiditySupplier.hasValidLicense()) {
+            Logger.debug(this, "No valid license found, returning empty configuration");
+            return new AppConfig(resolved.getHostname(), Map.of());
+        }
+
+        final User systemUser = APILocator.systemUser();
         Optional<AppSecrets> appSecrets = Try
                 .of(() -> APILocator.getAppsAPI().getSecrets(AppKeys.APP_KEY, false, resolved, systemUser))
                 .get();
@@ -43,7 +52,6 @@ public AppConfig config(final Host host) {
             realHost = resolved;
         }
 
-
         return new AppConfig(realHost.getHostname(), appSecrets.map(AppSecrets::getSecrets).orElse(Map.of()));
     }
 
diff --git a/dotcms-integration/src/test/java/com/dotcms/ai/viewtool/AIViewToolTest.java b/dotcms-integration/src/test/java/com/dotcms/ai/viewtool/AIViewToolTest.java
index b6c7dd2d7933..314079da2a93 100644
--- a/dotcms-integration/src/test/java/com/dotcms/ai/viewtool/AIViewToolTest.java
+++ b/dotcms-integration/src/test/java/com/dotcms/ai/viewtool/AIViewToolTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.dotcms.ai.viewtool;
 
+import com.dotcms.IntegrationTestBase;
 import com.dotcms.ai.AiTest;
 import com.dotcms.ai.app.AppConfig;
 import com.dotcms.ai.app.ConfigService;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 
 /**
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
  *
  * @author vico
  */
-public class AIViewToolTest {
+public class AIViewToolTest extends IntegrationTestBase {
 
     private static AppConfig config;
     private static WireMockServer wireMockServer;
@@ -129,6 +131,22 @@ public void test_generateImage_fromMapPrompt() {
         assertImageResponse(response, prompt.get("prompt").toString(), "dalailama");
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Scenario: No license
+     * When initializing the AIView tool
+     * Then should NOT throw exception
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void test_noLicense_initShouldNotFail() throws Exception {
+        runNoLicense(()-> {
+            try {
+                aiViewTool.init(mock(ViewContext.class));
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                fail("Should not throw exception");
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     private void assertTextResponse(final JSONObject response, final String containedText) {
         assertNotNull(response);
         assertTrue(response.containsKey("choices"));