diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/ContainerForExtensions.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/ContainerForExtensions.tsx
index 8976f2113..22797e41f 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/ContainerForExtensions.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/ContainerForExtensions.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export default function ContainerForExtensions() {
   const [extensionUxElements, setExtensionNavigationItems] = useState<
     UiSchemaUxElement[] | null
   >(null);
+  const [canLoadExtensions, setCanLoadExtensions] = useState<boolean | null>(
+    null
+  );
 
   let contentClassName = 'main-site-body-centered';
   if (window.location.pathname.startsWith('/editor/')) {
@@ -77,10 +80,13 @@ export default function ContainerForExtensions() {
         return;
       }
       if (ability.can('GET', targetUris.extensionListPath)) {
+        setCanLoadExtensions(true);
         HttpService.makeCallToBackend({
           path: targetUris.extensionListPath,
           successCallback: processExtensionResult,
         });
+      } else {
+        setCanLoadExtensions(false);
       }
     };
 
@@ -101,7 +107,12 @@ export default function ContainerForExtensions() {
       <Routes>
         <Route
           path="/*"
-          element={<BaseRoutes extensionUxElements={extensionUxElements} />}
+          element={
+            <BaseRoutes
+              extensionUxElements={extensionUxElements}
+              canLoadExtensions={canLoadExtensions}
+            />
+          }
         />
         <Route path="/editor/*" element={<EditorRoutes />} />
         <Route path="/extensions/:page_identifier" element={<Extension />} />
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/BaseRoutes.tsx b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/BaseRoutes.tsx
index 335c33f69..519beac5f 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/BaseRoutes.tsx
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/routes/BaseRoutes.tsx
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ import { ExtensionUxElementMap } from '../components/ExtensionUxElementForDispla
 import Extension from './Extension';
 
 type OwnProps = {
+  canLoadExtensions: boolean | null;
   extensionUxElements?: UiSchemaUxElement[] | null;
 };
 
-export default function BaseRoutes({ extensionUxElements }: OwnProps) {
+export default function BaseRoutes({
+  canLoadExtensions,
+  extensionUxElements,
+}: OwnProps) {
   const elementCallback = (uxElement: UiSchemaUxElement) => {
     return (
       <Route
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ export default function BaseRoutes({ extensionUxElements }: OwnProps) {
     );
   };
 
-  if (extensionUxElements) {
+  if (extensionUxElements || canLoadExtensions === false) {
     const extensionRoutes = ExtensionUxElementMap({
       displayLocation: 'routes',
       elementCallback,