diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/integrations/sections/epm/screens/home/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/integrations/sections/epm/screens/home/index.tsx
index 27e2d11769ef8..edb79b1f2c17b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/integrations/sections/epm/screens/home/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/public/applications/integrations/sections/epm/screens/home/index.tsx
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ const AvailablePackages: React.FC = memo(() => {
     isLoadingCategories,
   ]);
 
-  if (!categoryExists(selectedCategory, categories)) {
+  if (!isLoadingCategories && !categoryExists(selectedCategory, categories)) {
     history.replace(pagePathGetters.integrations_all({ category: '', searchTerm: searchParam })[1]);
     return null;
   }