diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/NavigationBar/View/MoreOptionsMenu.swift b/DuckDuckGo/NavigationBar/View/MoreOptionsMenu.swift
index b4cbd33a49..75089832be 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/NavigationBar/View/MoreOptionsMenu.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/NavigationBar/View/MoreOptionsMenu.swift
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ final class MoreOptionsMenu: NSMenu {
                         isMenuItemEnabled = false
                     }
 
-                    networkProtectionItem.isHidden = !isMenuItemEnabled
+                    networkProtectionItem.isEnabled = !isMenuItemEnabled
                 }
             }
 #endif
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/DeveloperIDTarget/NetworkProtectionSubscriptionEventHandler.swift b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/DeveloperIDTarget/NetworkProtectionSubscriptionEventHandler.swift
index 961b0db784..b1da9856d1 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/DeveloperIDTarget/NetworkProtectionSubscriptionEventHandler.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/NetworkProtection/AppTargets/DeveloperIDTarget/NetworkProtectionSubscriptionEventHandler.swift
@@ -48,32 +48,47 @@ final class NetworkProtectionSubscriptionEventHandler {
     }
 
     private func subscribeToEntitlementChanges() {
-        NotificationCenter.default
-            .publisher(for: .entitlementsDidChange)
-            .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
-            .sink { [weak self] notification in
-                guard let self else {
-                    return
-                }
+        Task {
+            switch await AccountManager().hasEntitlement(for: .networkProtection) {
+            case .success(let hasEntitlements):
+                handleEntitlementsChange(hasEntitlements: hasEntitlements)
+            case .failure(let error):
+                break
+            }
 
-                guard let entitlements = notification.userInfo?[UserDefaultsCacheKey.subscriptionEntitlements] as? [Entitlement] else {
+            NotificationCenter.default
+                .publisher(for: .entitlementsDidChange)
+                .receive(on: DispatchQueue.main)
+                .sink { [weak self] notification in
+                    guard let self else {
+                        return
+                    }
 
-                    assertionFailure("Missing entitlements are truly unexpected")
-                    return
-                }
+                    guard let entitlements = notification.userInfo?[UserDefaultsCacheKey.subscriptionEntitlements] as? [Entitlement] else {
 
-                let entitlementsExpired = !entitlements.contains { entitlement in
-                    entitlement.product == .networkProtection
-                }
+                        assertionFailure("Missing entitlements are truly unexpected")
+                        return
+                    }
 
-                if entitlementsExpired {
-                    Task {
-                        await self.networkProtectionFeatureDisabler.disable(keepAuthToken: false, uninstallSystemExtension: false)
-                        UserDefaults.netP.networkProtectionEntitlementsExpired = true
+                    let hasEntitlements = entitlements.contains { entitlement in
+                        entitlement.product == .networkProtection
                     }
+
+                    handleEntitlementsChange(hasEntitlements: hasEntitlements)
                 }
+                .store(in: &cancellables)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func handleEntitlementsChange(hasEntitlements: Bool) {
+        if hasEntitlements {
+            UserDefaults.netP.networkProtectionEntitlementsExpired = false
+        } else {
+            Task {
+                await self.networkProtectionFeatureDisabler.disable(keepAuthToken: false, uninstallSystemExtension: false)
+                UserDefaults.netP.networkProtectionEntitlementsExpired = true
             }
-            .store(in: &cancellables)
+        }
     }
 
     func registerForSubscriptionAccountManagerEvents() {