diff --git a/ui/src/app/modules/plugins/plugin-card/plugin-card.component.html b/ui/src/app/modules/plugins/plugin-card/plugin-card.component.html
index 74121cecc..6375153a4 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/modules/plugins/plugin-card/plugin-card.component.html
+++ b/ui/src/app/modules/plugins/plugin-card/plugin-card.component.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ <h4 class="card-title mb-0">
          placement="top" ngbTooltip="{{'plugins.status_update_available' | translate:plugin }}" container="body" [openDelay]="150">
         <i class="fas fa-fw fa-arrow-alt-circle-up primary-text"></i>
       </a>
-      <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="card-link ml-3" *ngIf="!hasChildBridges && !plugin.disabled && recommendChildBridge"
+      <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="card-link ml-3" *ngIf="!hasChildBridges && !plugin.disabled && recommendChildBridge && childBridgesLoaded"
          ngbTooltip="{{'child_bridge.label_bridge_setup_child_bridges' | translate}}" placement="top" container="body"
          [openDelay]="150" (click)="$plugin.bridgeSettings(plugin)">
         <i class="fa-fw icon-button fas fa-fw fa-circle-exclamation primary-text"></i>
diff --git a/ui/src/app/modules/plugins/plugin-card/plugin-card.component.ts b/ui/src/app/modules/plugins/plugin-card/plugin-card.component.ts
index 3592469a1..a5bda09eb 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/modules/plugins/plugin-card/plugin-card.component.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/modules/plugins/plugin-card/plugin-card.component.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export class PluginCardComponent implements OnInit {
   public childBridgeStatus = 'pending';
   public childBridgeRestartInProgress = false;
   public recommendChildBridge = false;
+  public childBridgesLoaded = false;
 
   constructor(
     public $plugin: ManagePluginsService,
@@ -45,7 +46,23 @@ export class PluginCardComponent implements OnInit {
     private $settings: SettingsService,
   ) {}
 
-  ngOnInit(): void {}
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    if (
+      !this.$settings.env.recommendChildBridges
+      || !this.$settings.env.serviceMode
+      || ['homebridge', 'homebridge-config-ui-x'].includes(this.plugin.name)
+    ) {
+      this.recommendChildBridge = false;
+      return;
+    }
+    this.$api.get(`/plugins/config-schema/${encodeURIComponent(this.plugin.name)}`, {}).toPromise()
+      .then((schema) => {
+        this.recommendChildBridge = schema.pluginType === 'platform';
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        this.recommendChildBridge = false;
+      });
+  }
 
   @Input() set childBridges(childBridges: any[]) {
     this.hasChildBridges = childBridges.length > 0;
@@ -64,20 +81,7 @@ export class PluginCardComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     this._childBridges = childBridges;
-
-    if (
-      this.$settings.env.recommendChildBridges
-      && this.$settings.env.serviceMode
-      && !['homebridge', 'homebridge-config-ui-x'].includes(this.plugin.name)
-    ) {
-      this.$api.get(`/plugins/config-schema/${encodeURIComponent(this.plugin.name)}`, {}).toPromise()
-        .then((schema) => {
-          this.recommendChildBridge = schema.pluginType === 'platform';
-        })
-        .catch(() => {
-          // ignore
-        });
-    }
+    this.childBridgesLoaded = true;
   }
 
   openFundingModal(plugin: any) {