diff --git a/lib/private/App/AppStore/Fetcher/Fetcher.php b/lib/private/App/AppStore/Fetcher/Fetcher.php
index 3fc5fd07573ba..a905be2ca7666 100644
--- a/lib/private/App/AppStore/Fetcher/Fetcher.php
+++ b/lib/private/App/AppStore/Fetcher/Fetcher.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 abstract class Fetcher {
 	public const INVALIDATE_AFTER_SECONDS = 3600;
 	public const RETRY_AFTER_FAILURE_SECONDS = 300;
+	public const APP_STORE_URL = 'https://apps.nextcloud.com/api/v1';
 
 	/** @var IAppData */
 	protected $appData;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ protected function fetch($ETag, $content) {
 			];
 		}
 
-		if ($this->config->getSystemValueString('appstoreurl', 'https://apps.nextcloud.com/api/v1') === 'https://apps.nextcloud.com/api/v1') {
+		if ($this->config->getSystemValueString('appstoreurl', self::APP_STORE_URL) === self::APP_STORE_URL) {
 			// If we have a valid subscription key, send it to the appstore
 			$subscriptionKey = $this->config->getAppValue('support', 'subscription_key');
 			if ($this->registry->delegateHasValidSubscription() && $subscriptionKey) {
@@ -140,8 +141,9 @@ protected function fetch($ETag, $content) {
 	public function get($allowUnstable = false) {
 		$appstoreenabled = $this->config->getSystemValueBool('appstoreenabled', true);
 		$internetavailable = $this->config->getSystemValueBool('has_internet_connection', true);
+		$isDefaultAppStore = $this->config->getSystemValueString('appstoreurl', self::APP_STORE_URL) === self::APP_STORE_URL;
 
-		if (!$appstoreenabled || !$internetavailable) {
+		if (!$appstoreenabled || (!$internetavailable && $isDefaultAppStore)) {
 			return [];
 		}