diff --git a/public/components/datasources/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/associated_objects_tab.test.tsx.snap b/public/components/datasources/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/associated_objects_tab.test.tsx.snap
index e1a0522114..34efe888ba 100644
--- a/public/components/datasources/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/associated_objects_tab.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/components/datasources/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/associated_objects_tab.test.tsx.snap
@@ -5046,34 +5046,10 @@ exports[`AssociatedObjectsTab Component renders tab with no databases or objects
                   Add databases and tables to your data source or use Query Workbench
                 </p>
               </EuiText>
-              <EuiLink
-                external={true}
-                onClick={[Function]}
-              >
-                Learn more
-              </EuiLink>
             </React.Fragment>
           }
-          button={
-            <EuiButton
-              iconSide="right"
-              iconType="popout"
-              onClick={[Function]}
-            >
-              Query Workbench
-            </EuiButton>
-          }
         >
           <div
-            button={
-              <EuiButton
-                iconSide="right"
-                iconType="popout"
-                onClick={[Function]}
-              >
-                Query Workbench
-              </EuiButton>
-            }
             className="euiEmptyPrompt"
           >
             <EuiTextColor
@@ -5098,19 +5074,6 @@ exports[`AssociatedObjectsTab Component renders tab with no databases or objects
                         </p>
                       </div>
                     </EuiText>
-                    <EuiLink
-                      external={true}
-                      onClick={[Function]}
-                    >
-                      <button
-                        className="euiLink euiLink--primary"
-                        disabled={false}
-                        onClick={[Function]}
-                        type="button"
-                      >
-                        Learn more
-                      </button>
-                    </EuiLink>
                   </div>
                 </EuiText>
               </span>
diff --git a/public/components/datasources/components/manage/associated_objects/associated_objects_tab.tsx b/public/components/datasources/components/manage/associated_objects/associated_objects_tab.tsx
index 6f1bb27302..04dce0f543 100644
--- a/public/components/datasources/components/manage/associated_objects/associated_objects_tab.tsx
+++ b/public/components/datasources/components/manage/associated_objects/associated_objects_tab.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ export const AssociatedObjectsTab: React.FC<AssociatedObjectsTabProps> = (props)
     if (datasource.name) {
       const datasourceCache = CatalogCacheManager.getOrCreateDataSource(datasource.name);
       if (
-        datasourceCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Empty &&
+        (datasourceCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Empty ||
+          datasourceCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Failed) &&
         !isCatalogCacheFetching(databasesLoadStatus)
       ) {
         startLoadingDatabases(datasource.name);
@@ -209,7 +210,8 @@ export const AssociatedObjectsTab: React.FC<AssociatedObjectsTabProps> = (props)
         datasource.name
       );
       if (
-        databaseCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Empty &&
+        (databaseCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Empty ||
+          databaseCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Failed) &&
         !isCatalogCacheFetching(tablesLoadStatus)
       ) {
         startLoadingTables(datasource.name, selectedDatabase);
@@ -218,7 +220,9 @@ export const AssociatedObjectsTab: React.FC<AssociatedObjectsTabProps> = (props)
         setCachedTables(databaseCache.tables);
       }
       if (
-        (accelerationsCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Empty || isRefreshing) &&
+        (accelerationsCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Empty ||
+          accelerationsCache.status === CachedDataSourceStatus.Failed ||
+          isRefreshing) &&
         !isCatalogCacheFetching(accelerationsLoadStatus)
       ) {
         startLoadingAccelerations(datasource.name);
diff --git a/public/components/datasources/components/manage/associated_objects/utils/associated_objects_tab_empty.tsx b/public/components/datasources/components/manage/associated_objects/utils/associated_objects_tab_empty.tsx
index b34575bc02..573977a5c7 100644
--- a/public/components/datasources/components/manage/associated_objects/utils/associated_objects_tab_empty.tsx
+++ b/public/components/datasources/components/manage/associated_objects/utils/associated_objects_tab_empty.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import { EuiButton, EuiEmptyPrompt, EuiLink, EuiText } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { EuiEmptyPrompt, EuiText } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React from 'react';
 import { LoadCacheType } from '../../../../../../../common/types/data_connections';
-import { coreRefs } from '../../../../../../framework/core_refs';
 
 interface AssociatedObjectsTabEmptyProps {
   cacheType: LoadCacheType;
@@ -14,17 +13,6 @@ interface AssociatedObjectsTabEmptyProps {
 
 export const AssociatedObjectsTabEmpty: React.FC<AssociatedObjectsTabEmptyProps> = (props) => {
   const { cacheType } = props;
-  const { application } = coreRefs;
-
-  const QueryWorkbenchButton = (
-    <EuiButton
-      iconSide="right"
-      onClick={() => application!.navigateToApp('opensearch-query-workbench')}
-      iconType="popout"
-    >
-      Query Workbench
-    </EuiButton>
-  );
 
   let titleText;
   let bodyText;
@@ -51,12 +39,8 @@ export const AssociatedObjectsTabEmpty: React.FC<AssociatedObjectsTabEmptyProps>
             <h4>{titleText}</h4>
             <p>{bodyText}</p>
           </EuiText>
-          <EuiLink onClick={() => console.log()} external>
-            Learn more
-          </EuiLink>
         </>
       }
-      button={QueryWorkbenchButton}
     />
   );
 };