diff --git a/client/ayon_core/addons/applications/ayon_applications/addon.py b/client/ayon_core/addons/applications/ayon_applications/addon.py
index 1db221fdf6..0f1b68af0e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/addons/applications/ayon_applications/addon.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/addons/applications/ayon_applications/addon.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ from .manager import ApplicationManager
 class ApplicationsAddon(AYONAddon, IPluginPaths):
     name = "applications"
 
+    def initialize(self, settings):
+        # TODO remove when addon is removed from ayon-core
+        self.enabled = self.name in settings
+
     def get_app_environments_for_context(
         self,
         project_name,