diff --git a/common/components/TabbedBar/TabbedBar.tsx b/common/components/TabbedBar/TabbedBar.tsx
index 3c601a109..b36e55a18 100644
--- a/common/components/TabbedBar/TabbedBar.tsx
+++ b/common/components/TabbedBar/TabbedBar.tsx
@@ -28,17 +28,20 @@ type TabbedBarProps = {
 export function TabbedBar({ options, size }: TabbedBarProps) {
   return (
     <Styled.TabsContainer>
-      {options.map(({ key, label, onClick, selected, enabled, indicator }) => (
-        <Styled.Tab
-          key={key}
-          onClick={onClick}
-          selected={selected}
-          enabled={enabled}
-          size={size}
-        >
-          {label} {indicator}
-        </Styled.Tab>
-      ))}
+      {options.map(
+        ({ key, label, onClick, selected, enabled, indicator, hide }) =>
+          !hide ? (
+            <Styled.Tab
+              key={key}
+              onClick={onClick}
+              selected={selected}
+              enabled={enabled}
+              size={size}
+            >
+              {label} {indicator}
+            </Styled.Tab>
+          ) : null
+      )}
     </Styled.TabsContainer>
   );
 }
diff --git a/common/components/TabbedBar/types.ts b/common/components/TabbedBar/types.ts
index 374a199ce..e8878d55f 100644
--- a/common/components/TabbedBar/types.ts
+++ b/common/components/TabbedBar/types.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export type TabOption = {
   selected: boolean;
   enabled?: boolean;
   indicator?: React.ReactNode;
+  hide?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type TabbedBarSize = "medium" | "large";
diff --git a/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AdminPanel.test.tsx b/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AdminPanel.test.tsx
index 22dbd29ca..5d2fea963 100644
--- a/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AdminPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AdminPanel.test.tsx
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ test("Clicking on an existing agency card opens the edit agency modal", async ()
 
   await waitFor(() => {
     adminPanelStore.teamMemberListLoading = false;
+    adminPanelStore.reportingAgencyMetadataLoading = false;
   });
 
   const editAgencyModalTitle = screen.getByText("Edit Agency Information");
@@ -770,6 +771,7 @@ test("Team members tab renders with add/remove buttons and users who are connect
 
   await waitFor(() => {
     adminPanelStore.teamMemberListLoading = false;
+    adminPanelStore.reportingAgencyMetadataLoading = false;
   });
 
   const teamMemberRolesTab = screen.getByText("Team Members & Roles");
@@ -806,6 +808,7 @@ test("Adding a user adds a card to the list of team members", async () => {
 
   await waitFor(() => {
     adminPanelStore.teamMemberListLoading = false;
+    adminPanelStore.reportingAgencyMetadataLoading = false;
   });
 
   const teamMemberRolesTab = screen.getByText("Team Members & Roles");
@@ -855,6 +858,7 @@ test("Deleting a user deletes a card to the list of team members", async () => {
 
   await waitFor(() => {
     adminPanelStore.teamMemberListLoading = false;
+    adminPanelStore.reportingAgencyMetadataLoading = false;
   });
 
   const teamMemberRolesTab = screen.getByText("Team Members & Roles");
@@ -911,6 +915,7 @@ test("Loading spinner works properly in Agency Provisioning", async () => {
 
   await waitFor(() => {
     adminPanelStore.teamMemberListLoading = false;
+    adminPanelStore.reportingAgencyMetadataLoading = false;
   });
 
   const teamMemberRolesTab = screen.getByText("Team Members & Roles");
diff --git a/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AgencyProvisioning.tsx b/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AgencyProvisioning.tsx
index de18a62d3..2e931e8f8 100644
--- a/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AgencyProvisioning.tsx
+++ b/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AgencyProvisioning.tsx
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ export const AgencyProvisioning: React.FC<ProvisioningProps> = observer(
         selected:
           currentSettingType ===
           AgencyProvisioningSettings.METRICS_REPORTING_AGENCY,
+        /** Hide metrics reporting agency tab when creating a new agency */
+        hide: !selectedIDToEdit,
       },
     ];
 
diff --git a/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AgencyProvisioningOverview.tsx b/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AgencyProvisioningOverview.tsx
index a65aefe36..e605029ac 100644
--- a/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AgencyProvisioningOverview.tsx
+++ b/publisher/src/components/AdminPanel/AgencyProvisioningOverview.tsx
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ export const AgencyProvisioningOverview = observer(() => {
                 onClick={() => {
                   // Fetch the team associations for the agency.
                   adminPanelStore.fetchAgencyTeam(String(agency.id));
+                  // Fetch the metrics reporting agency metadata
                   adminPanelStore.fetchReportingAgency(String(agency.id));
                   editAgency(agency.id);
                 }}
diff --git a/publisher/src/stores/AdminPanelStore.ts b/publisher/src/stores/AdminPanelStore.ts
index 856838841..4d156dcb7 100644
--- a/publisher/src/stores/AdminPanelStore.ts
+++ b/publisher/src/stores/AdminPanelStore.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class AdminPanelStore {
     this.agencyProvisioningUpdates = initialEmptyAgencyProvisioningUpdates;
     this.userAgenciesLoading = false;
     this.teamMemberListLoading = false;
-    this.reportingAgencyMetadataLoading = true;
+    this.reportingAgencyMetadataLoading = false;
   }
 
   get users(): UserWithAgenciesByID[] {
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ class AdminPanelStore {
 
   async fetchReportingAgency(agencyID: string) {
     try {
+      this.reportingAgencyMetadataLoading = true;
+
       const response = (await this.api.request({
         path: `admin/agency/${agencyID}/reporting-agency`,
         method: "GET",