diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bb001bae28..04e76b2548 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 
 - Removed duplicate API call, in the UI on plugin initial load, to `GET /api/internal/v1/alert_receive_channels`
+- Increased plugin startup speed ([#1200](https://github.com/grafana/oncall/pull/1200))
 
 ## v1.1.18 (2023-01-18)
 
diff --git a/engine/apps/auth_token/auth.py b/engine/apps/auth_token/auth.py
index 97a48bfadc..9835b80c47 100644
--- a/engine/apps/auth_token/auth.py
+++ b/engine/apps/auth_token/auth.py
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ def _get_user(request: Request, organization: Organization) -> User:
             logger.debug(f"Could not get user from grafana request. Context {context}")
             raise exceptions.AuthenticationFailed("Non-existent or anonymous user.")
 
+    @classmethod
+    def is_user_from_request_present_in_organization(cls, request: Request, organization: Organization) -> User:
+        try:
+            cls._get_user(request, organization)
+            return True
+        except exceptions.AuthenticationFailed:
+            return False
+
 
 class GrafanaIncidentUser(AnonymousUser):
     @property
diff --git a/engine/apps/grafana_plugin/views/sync.py b/engine/apps/grafana_plugin/views/sync.py
index 98d3c23e89..2180efc757 100644
--- a/engine/apps/grafana_plugin/views/sync.py
+++ b/engine/apps/grafana_plugin/views/sync.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
+from apps.auth_token.auth import PluginAuthentication
 from apps.grafana_plugin.permissions import PluginTokenVerified
 from apps.grafana_plugin.tasks.sync import plugin_sync_organization_async
 from apps.user_management.models import Organization
@@ -22,26 +23,29 @@ def post(self, request: Request) -> Response:
         stack_id = self.instance_context["stack_id"]
         org_id = self.instance_context["org_id"]
         is_installed = False
-
+        allow_signup = True
         try:
             organization = Organization.objects.get(stack_id=stack_id, org_id=org_id)
-
             if organization.api_token_status == Organization.API_TOKEN_STATUS_OK:
                 is_installed = True
-            organization.api_token_status = Organization.API_TOKEN_STATUS_PENDING
 
-            organization.save(update_fields=["api_token_status"])
+            user_is_present_in_org = PluginAuthentication.is_user_from_request_present_in_organization(
+                request, organization
+            )
+            if not user_is_present_in_org:
+                organization.api_token_status = Organization.API_TOKEN_STATUS_PENDING
+                organization.save(update_fields=["api_token_status"])
+
+            if not organization:
+                DynamicSetting = apps.get_model("base", "DynamicSetting")
+                allow_signup = DynamicSetting.objects.get_or_create(
+                    name="allow_plugin_organization_signup", defaults={"boolean_value": True}
+                )[0].boolean_value
+
             plugin_sync_organization_async.apply_async((organization.pk,))
         except Organization.DoesNotExist:
             logger.info(f"Organization for stack {stack_id} org {org_id} was not found")
 
-        allow_signup = True
-        if not organization:
-            DynamicSetting = apps.get_model("base", "DynamicSetting")
-            allow_signup = DynamicSetting.objects.get_or_create(
-                name="allow_plugin_organization_signup", defaults={"boolean_value": True}
-            )[0].boolean_value
-
         return Response(
             status=status.HTTP_202_ACCEPTED,
             data={