diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/_components/AcessFilter.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/_components/AcessFilter.svelte
index d0662e7b41..a75ed7c4de 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/_components/AcessFilter.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/apps/_components/AcessFilter.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script>
-  import { PickerDropdown, notifications } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import { PickerDropdown } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { groups } from "stores/portal"
-  import { onMount, createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
+  import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
 
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
 
@@ -25,14 +25,6 @@
     const appIds = groupSelected?.apps.map(x => x.appId) || null
     dispatch("change", appIds)
   }
-
-  onMount(async () => {
-    try {
-      await groups.actions.init()
-    } catch (error) {
-      notifications.error("Error")
-    }
-  })
 </script>
 
 <PickerDropdown
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/manage/groups/[groupId].svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/manage/groups/[groupId].svelte
index a088d148c3..962fed800a 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/manage/groups/[groupId].svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/manage/groups/[groupId].svelte
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
     $users.data?.filter(x => !group?.users.map(y => y._id).includes(x._id)) ||
     []
   $: groupApps = $apps.filter(x => group?.apps.includes(x.appId))
+  $: {
+    if (loaded && !group?._id) {
+      $goto("./")
+    }
+  }
 
   async function addAll() {
     selectedUsers = [...selectedUsers, ...filtered.map(u => u._id)]
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/manage/groups/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/manage/groups/index.svelte
index df44a1a333..b8e0bb3df2 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/manage/groups/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/portal/manage/groups/index.svelte
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@
 
   onMount(async () => {
     try {
-      if ($auth.groupsEnabled) {
-        await groups.actions.init()
-      }
+      await groups.actions.init()
     } catch (error) {
       notifications.error("Error getting user groups")
     }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/groups.js b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/groups.js
index ca814ac057..8d9f6fa132 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/groups.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/portal/groups.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { writable, get } from "svelte/store"
 import { API } from "api"
 import { auth } from "stores/portal"
-import { Constants } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
 
 export function createGroupsStore() {
   const store = writable([])
@@ -10,9 +9,7 @@ export function createGroupsStore() {
     init: async () => {
       // only init if these is a groups license, just to be sure but the feature will be blocked
       // on the backend anyway
-      if (
-        get(auth).user.license.features.includes(Constants.Features.USER_GROUPS)
-      ) {
+      if (get(auth).groupsEnabled) {
         const users = await API.getGroups()
         store.set(users)
       }