diff --git a/authentik/enterprise/apps.py b/authentik/enterprise/apps.py
index b2b06306f..8f486c666 100644
--- a/authentik/enterprise/apps.py
+++ b/authentik/enterprise/apps.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Enterprise app config"""
+from functools import lru_cache
+
 from django.conf import settings
 
 from authentik.blueprints.apps import ManagedAppConfig
@@ -25,3 +27,12 @@ class AuthentikEnterpriseConfig(EnterpriseConfig):
         orig_import = "authentik.events.middleware.AuditMiddleware"
         new_import = "authentik.enterprise.middleware.EnterpriseAuditMiddleware"
         settings.MIDDLEWARE = [new_import if x == orig_import else x for x in settings.MIDDLEWARE]
+
+    def enabled(self):
+        return self.check_enabled()
+
+    @lru_cache()
+    def check_enabled(self):
+        from authentik.enterprise.models import LicenseKey
+
+        return LicenseKey.get_total().is_valid()
diff --git a/authentik/enterprise/middleware.py b/authentik/enterprise/middleware.py
index d4f012dcc..dba5095ca 100644
--- a/authentik/enterprise/middleware.py
+++ b/authentik/enterprise/middleware.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from typing import Callable
 
 from deepdiff import DeepDiff
+from django.apps.registry import apps
 from django.core.files import File
 from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models import Model
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ from django.db.models.signals import post_init
 from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 
 from authentik.core.models import User
-from authentik.enterprise.models import LicenseKey
 from authentik.events.middleware import AuditMiddleware, should_log_model
 
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class EnterpriseAuditMiddleware(AuditMiddleware):
 
     def __init__(self, get_response: Callable[[HttpRequest], HttpResponse]):
         super().__init__(get_response)
-        self._enabled = LicenseKey.get_total().is_valid()
+        self._enabled = apps.get_app_config("authentik_enterprise").enabled()
 
     def connect(self, request: HttpRequest):
         super().connect(request)
diff --git a/authentik/enterprise/signals.py b/authentik/enterprise/signals.py
index 67e7c5745..a967e8d1d 100644
--- a/authentik/enterprise/signals.py
+++ b/authentik/enterprise/signals.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Enterprise signals"""
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from django.apps.registry import apps
 from django.db.models.signals import pre_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.utils.timezone import get_current_timezone
@@ -16,3 +17,4 @@ def pre_save_license(sender: type[License], instance: License, **_):
     instance.internal_users = status.internal_users
     instance.external_users = status.external_users
     instance.expiry = datetime.fromtimestamp(status.exp, tz=get_current_timezone())
+    apps.get_app_config("authentik_enterprise").check_enabled.cache_clear()