diff --git a/awx/main/analytics/core.py b/awx/main/analytics/core.py
index 2462b88193..e788ee2dc9 100644
--- a/awx/main/analytics/core.py
+++ b/awx/main/analytics/core.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from django.utils.encoding import smart_str
 from django.utils.timezone import now, timedelta
 from rest_framework.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 
+from awx.conf.license import get_license
 from awx.main.models import Job
 from awx.main.access import access_registry
 from awx.main.models.ha import TowerAnalyticsState
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.analytics')
 
 def _valid_license():
     try:
+        if get_license(show_key=False)['license_type'] == 'open':
+            return False
         access_registry[Job](None).check_license()
     except PermissionDenied:
         logger.exception("A valid license was not found:")
@@ -73,8 +76,8 @@ def gather(dest=None, module=None):
 
     if _valid_license() is False:
         logger.exception("Invalid License provided, or No License Provided")
-        return
-        
+        return "Error: Invalid License provided, or No License Provided"
+    
     if not settings.INSIGHTS_DATA_ENABLED:
         logger.error("Insights analytics not enabled")
         return "Error: Insights analytics not enabled"
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_core.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_core.py
index 235bda26be..261ed1128b 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_core.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/analytics/test_core.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import importlib
 import json
 import os
 import tarfile
-
+from unittest import mock
 import pytest
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -22,11 +22,23 @@ def bad_json(since):
 @register('throws_error')
 def throws_error(since):
     raise ValueError()
+    
+
+def _valid_license():
+    pass
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_valid_license():
+    with mock.patch('awx.main.analytics.core._valid_license') as license:
+        license.return_value = True
+        yield license
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_gather():
+def test_gather(mock_valid_license):
     settings.INSIGHTS_DATA_ENABLED = True
+    
     tgz = gather(module=importlib.import_module(__name__))
     files = {}
     with tarfile.open(tgz, "r:gz") as archive: