diff --git a/apps/contract-verification/src/app/ContractVerificationPluginClient.ts b/apps/contract-verification/src/app/ContractVerificationPluginClient.ts
index be2b40ea9f5..498ab5d75f4 100644
--- a/apps/contract-verification/src/app/ContractVerificationPluginClient.ts
+++ b/apps/contract-verification/src/app/ContractVerificationPluginClient.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { CompilerAbstract } from '@remix-project/remix-solidity'
 
 export class ContractVerificationPluginClient extends PluginClient {
   public internalEvents: EventManager
+  private _isActivated: boolean = false
 
   constructor() {
     super()
@@ -19,9 +20,14 @@ export class ContractVerificationPluginClient extends PluginClient {
   }
 
   onActivation(): void {
+    this._isActivated = true
     this.internalEvents.emit('verification_activated')
   }
 
+  isActivated(): boolean {
+    return this._isActivated
+  }
+
   async lookupAndSave(verifierId: string, chainId: string, contractAddress: string): Promise<LookupResponse> {
     const canonicalVerifierId = VERIFIERS.find((id) => id.toLowerCase() === verifierId.toLowerCase())
     if (!canonicalVerifierId) {
diff --git a/apps/contract-verification/src/app/app.tsx b/apps/contract-verification/src/app/app.tsx
index 235b8c2679a..8a3237204ea 100644
--- a/apps/contract-verification/src/app/app.tsx
+++ b/apps/contract-verification/src/app/app.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const App = () => {
   const timer = useRef(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    plugin.internalEvents.on('verification_activated', () => {
+    const initializePlugin = () => {
       // @ts-ignore
       plugin.call('locale', 'currentLocale').then((locale: any) => {
         setLocale(locale)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const App = () => {
       plugin.on('locale', 'localeChanged', (locale: any) => {
         setLocale(locale)
       })
+      
       // Fetch compiler artefacts initially
       plugin.call('compilerArtefacts' as any, 'getAllCompilerAbstracts').then((obj: any) => {
         setCompilationOutput(obj)
@@ -60,7 +61,17 @@ const App = () => {
       plugin.on('compilerArtefacts' as any, 'compilationSaved', (compilerAbstracts: { [key: string]: CompilerAbstract }) => {
         setCompilationOutput((prev) => ({ ...(prev || {}), ...compilerAbstracts }))
       })
-    })
+    }
+
+    // Check if plugin is already activated
+    if (plugin.isActivated()) {
+      initializePlugin()
+    } else {
+      // Listen for activation event if not yet activated
+      plugin.internalEvents.once('verification_activated', () => {
+        initializePlugin()
+      })
+    }
 
     // Fetch chains.json and update state
     fetch('https://chainid.network/chains.json')