diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 573ddfa229..7239e22230 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 - [#3959](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3959) Remove app name prefix from the `.gitignore` file
 - [#3962](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3962) Rename all RPC endpoints and autocli commands generated for `map`/`list`/`single` types 
+- [#3972](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3972) Skip Ignite app loading for some base commands that don't allow apps
 
 ### Fixes
 
diff --git a/ignite/cmd/cmd.go b/ignite/cmd/cmd.go
index 4cf17ade67..b33d5c985d 100644
--- a/ignite/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/ignite/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ const (
 	statusQuerying   = "Querying..."
 )
 
+// List of CLI level one commands that should not load Ignite app instances.
+var skipAppsLoadCommands = []string{"version", "help", "docs", "completion"}
+
 // New creates a new root command for `Ignite CLI` with its sub commands.
 // Returns the cobra.Command, a cleanup function and an error. The cleanup
 // function must be invoked by the caller to clean eventual Ignite App instances.
@@ -85,6 +89,11 @@ To get started, create a blockchain:
 	)
 	c.AddCommand(deprecated()...)
 
+	// Don't load Ignite apps for level one commands that doesn't allow them
+	if len(os.Args) == 2 && slices.Contains(skipAppsLoadCommands, os.Args[1]) {
+		return c, func() {}, nil
+	}
+
 	// Load plugins if any
 	session := cliui.New(cliui.WithStdout(os.Stdout))
 	if err := LoadPlugins(ctx, c, session); err != nil {