diff --git a/plugins/query-insights/src/main/java/org/opensearch/plugin/insights/core/service/QueryInsightsService.java b/plugins/query-insights/src/main/java/org/opensearch/plugin/insights/core/service/QueryInsightsService.java
index f0f504447cf82..8dde7ec9588ee 100644
--- a/plugins/query-insights/src/main/java/org/opensearch/plugin/insights/core/service/QueryInsightsService.java
+++ b/plugins/query-insights/src/main/java/org/opensearch/plugin/insights/core/service/QueryInsightsService.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public boolean isCollectionEnabled(final MetricType metricType) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Check if query insights service is enabled
+     * Check if query insights service is enabled including TopN and categorization.
      *
      * @return if query insights service is enabled
      */
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public boolean isEnabled() {
                 return true;
             }
         }
-        return false;
+        return searchQueryMetricsEnabled;
     }
 
     /**