diff --git a/src/deprecated/v2/optimization-settings.php b/src/deprecated/v2/optimization-settings.php
index cbc8f49cf..11b9370ea 100644
--- a/src/deprecated/v2/optimization-settings.php
+++ b/src/deprecated/v2/optimization-settings.php
@@ -17,11 +17,15 @@ class Stackable_Optimization_Settings_V2 {
 
 		private $is_script_loaded = false;
 
+		private $optimize_script_load = false;
+
 		/**
 		 * Initialize
 		 */
         function __construct() {
 			if ( has_stackable_v2_frontend_compatibility() || has_stackable_v2_editor_compatibility() ) {
+				$this->optimize_script_load = get_option( 'stackable_optimize_script_load' );
+
 				// Register our setting.
 				add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this, 'register_optimization_settings' ) );
 				add_action( 'rest_api_init', array( $this, 'register_optimization_settings' ) );
@@ -30,7 +34,9 @@ function __construct() {
 				add_action( 'init', array( $this, 'disable_frontend_scripts' ), 9 );
 
 				// Load the scripts only when Stackable blocks are detected.
-				add_filter( 'render_block', array( $this, 'load_frontend_scripts_conditionally' ), 10, 2 );
+				if ( ! is_admin() ) {
+					add_filter( 'render_block', array( $this, 'load_frontend_scripts_conditionally' ), 10, 2 );
+				}
 
 				// Add the optimization setting.
 				add_action( 'stackable_settings_page_mid', array( $this, 'add_optimization_settings' ) );
@@ -65,7 +71,7 @@ public function register_optimization_settings() {
 		 * @since 2.17.0
 		 */
 		public function disable_frontend_scripts() {
-			if ( get_option( 'stackable_optimize_script_load' ) && ! is_admin() ) {
+			if ( $this->optimize_script_load && ! is_admin() ) {
 				remove_action( 'init', 'stackable_block_assets_v2' );
 				remove_action( 'enqueue_block_assets', 'stackable_add_required_block_styles_v2' );
 			}
@@ -87,18 +93,17 @@ public function load_frontend_scripts_conditionally( $block_content, $block ) {
 				return $block_content;
 			}
 
-			if ( ! $this->is_script_loaded ) {
-				if ( get_option( 'stackable_optimize_script_load' ) && ! is_admin() ) {
-					$block_name = isset( $block['blockName'] ) ? $block['blockName'] : '';
-					if (
-						stripos( $block_name, 'ugb/' ) === 0 ||
-						stripos( $block_content, '<!-- wp:ugb/' ) !==  false ||
-						stripos( $block_content, 'ugb-highlight' ) !==  false
-					) {
-						stackable_block_enqueue_frontend_assets_v2();
-						stackable_add_required_block_styles_v2();
-						$this->is_script_loaded = true;
-					}
+			if ( $this->optimize_script_load && ! $this->is_script_loaded ) {
+				if (
+					( isset( $block['blockName'] ) && strpos( $block_name, 'ugb/' ) === 0 ) ||
+					strpos( $block_content, '<!-- wp:ugb/' ) !==  false ||
+					strpos( $block_content, 'ugb-highlight' ) !==  false
+				) {
+					stackable_block_enqueue_frontend_assets_v2();
+					stackable_add_required_block_styles_v2();
+					$this->is_script_loaded = true;
+
+					remove_filter( 'render_block', array( $this, 'load_frontend_scripts_conditionally' ), 10 );
 				}
 			}