diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/S3FilePicker.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/S3FilePicker.svelte
index 8197abff5a..9e3b6efdca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/S3FilePicker.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/S3FilePicker.svelte
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@
 		}
 		try {
 			await HelpersService.datasetStorageTestConnection({ workspace: $workspaceStore! })
+			workspaceSettingsInitialized = true
 		} catch (e) {
 			console.error('Workspace not connected to S3 bucket: ', e)
 			workspaceSettingsInitialized = false