diff --git a/awx/conf/registry.py b/awx/conf/registry.py
index 102839ddf3..23c45b078c 100644
--- a/awx/conf/registry.py
+++ b/awx/conf/registry.py
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ class SettingsRegistry(object):
         # `PENDO_TRACKING_STATE` is disabled for the open source awx license
         if setting == 'PENDO_TRACKING_STATE' and get_license().get('license_type') == 'open':
             field_instance.read_only = True
-        
-        if setting == 'INSIGHTS_DATA_ENABLED' and get_license().get('license_type') == 'open':
-            field_instance.read_only = True
 
         return field_instance
 
diff --git a/awx/main/analytics/core.py b/awx/main/analytics/core.py
index f317e09bc7..2462b88193 100644
--- a/awx/main/analytics/core.py
+++ b/awx/main/analytics/core.py
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ def gather(dest=None, module=None):
     if last_run < max_interval or not last_run:
         last_run = max_interval
 
-    if not settings.INSIGHTS_DATA_ENABLED:
-        logger.exception("Insights analytics not enabled")
-        return
 
     if _valid_license() is False:
         logger.exception("Invalid License provided, or No License Provided")
         return
+        
+    if not settings.INSIGHTS_DATA_ENABLED:
+        logger.error("Insights analytics not enabled")
+        return "Error: Insights analytics not enabled"
 
     if module is None:
         from awx.main.analytics import collectors
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_core.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_core.py
index 56147af156..235bda26be 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_core.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_core.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import tarfile
 
 import pytest
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from awx.main.analytics import gather, register
 
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ def throws_error(since):
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
 def test_gather():
+    settings.INSIGHTS_DATA_ENABLED = True
     tgz = gather(module=importlib.import_module(__name__))
     files = {}
     with tarfile.open(tgz, "r:gz") as archive:
@@ -42,3 +44,4 @@ def test_gather():
         os.remove(tgz)
     except Exception:
         pass
+        
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_counts.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_counts.py
index affcfef414..a3433d1a6e 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_counts.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_counts.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_empty():
         "team": 0,
         "user": 0,
         "workflow_job_template": 0,
-        'unified_job': 0
+        "unified_job": 0
     }