diff --git a/assets/js/admin/first-course-creation-notice.js b/assets/js/admin/first-course-creation-notice.js
index 12edadfd8d..fb1289ad0f 100644
--- a/assets/js/admin/first-course-creation-notice.js
+++ b/assets/js/admin/first-course-creation-notice.js
@@ -85,9 +85,11 @@ export const handleFirstCourseCreationHelperNotice = () => {
 		// If the notice hasn't been created, and the course outline block hasn't been created, and the first course notice hasn't been dismissed, and there are no published lessons in the outline, create the notice.
 		if (
 			! noticeCreated &&
-			! hasOutlineBlock() &&
 			! isFirstCourseNoticeDismissed &&
-			! hasPublishedLessonInOutline( [ hasOutlineBlock() ] )
+			! (
+				hasOutlineBlock() &&
+				hasPublishedLessonInOutline( [ hasOutlineBlock() ] )
+			)
 		) {
 			noticeCreated = true;
 			noticeRemoved = false;