diff --git a/src/main/java/it/gov/pagopa/admissibility/service/onboarding/evaluate/RuleEngineServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/it/gov/pagopa/admissibility/service/onboarding/evaluate/RuleEngineServiceImpl.java
index 499e91d4..5e1c8a24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/it/gov/pagopa/admissibility/service/onboarding/evaluate/RuleEngineServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/it/gov/pagopa/admissibility/service/onboarding/evaluate/RuleEngineServiceImpl.java
@@ -41,40 +41,38 @@ public RuleEngineServiceImpl(OnboardingContextHolderService onboardingContextHol
     public EvaluationDTO applyRules(OnboardingDTO onboardingRequest, InitiativeConfig initiative) {
         log.trace("[ONBOARDING_REQUEST] [RULE_ENGINE] evaluating rules of user {} into initiative {}", onboardingRequest.getUserId(), onboardingRequest.getInitiativeId());
 
-        StatelessKieSession statelessKieSession = onboardingContextHolderService.getBeneficiaryRulesKieBase().newStatelessKieSession();
-
         OnboardingDroolsDTO req = onboarding2OnboardingDroolsMapper.apply(onboardingRequest);
 
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        List<Command<?>> cmds = Arrays.asList(
-                CommandFactory.newInsert(req),
-                CommandFactory.newInsert(criteriaCodeService),
-                new AgendaGroupSetFocusCommand(req.getInitiativeId())
-        );
-
-        long before = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        statelessKieSession.execute(CommandFactory.newBatchExecution(cmds));
+        if(checkIfKieBaseContainerIsReady(initiative)) {
+            StatelessKieSession statelessKieSession = onboardingContextHolderService.getBeneficiaryRulesKieBase().newStatelessKieSession();
 
-        checkIfContainerWasReady(req, initiative);
+            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+            List<Command<?>> cmds = Arrays.asList(
+                    CommandFactory.newInsert(req),
+                    CommandFactory.newInsert(criteriaCodeService),
+                    new AgendaGroupSetFocusCommand(req.getInitiativeId())
+            );
 
-        PerformanceLogger.logTiming("ONBOARDING_RULE_ENGINE", before, "resulted into rejections %s".formatted(req.getOnboardingRejectionReasons()));
-
-        log.trace("[ONBOARDING_REQUEST] [RULE_ENGINE] Send message prepared: {}", req);
-
-        return onboarding2EvaluationMapper.apply(req, initiative, req.getOnboardingRejectionReasons());
-    }
+            long before = System.currentTimeMillis();
+            statelessKieSession.execute(CommandFactory.newBatchExecution(cmds));
 
-    private void checkIfContainerWasReady(OnboardingDroolsDTO req, InitiativeConfig initiative) {
-        if (req.getOnboardingRejectionReasons().isEmpty() &&                          // there is not rejection reason
-                !CollectionUtils.isEmpty(initiative.getAutomatedCriteria()) &&        // the drools container is supposed to be involved
-                !onboardingContextHolderService.getBeneficiaryRulesKieInitiativeIds() // the initiative was not inside the container drools
-                        .contains(initiative.getInitiativeId())
-        ) {
+            PerformanceLogger.logTiming("ONBOARDING_RULE_ENGINE", before, "resulted into rejections %s".formatted(req.getOnboardingRejectionReasons()));
+        } else {
             req.getOnboardingRejectionReasons().add(new OnboardingRejectionReason(
                     OnboardingRejectionReason.OnboardingRejectionReasonType.TECHNICAL_ERROR,
                     OnboardingConstants.REJECTION_REASON_RULE_ENGINE_NOT_READY,
                     null, null, null
             ));
         }
+
+        log.trace("[ONBOARDING_REQUEST] [RULE_ENGINE] Send message prepared: {}", req);
+
+        return onboarding2EvaluationMapper.apply(req, initiative, req.getOnboardingRejectionReasons());
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkIfKieBaseContainerIsReady(InitiativeConfig initiative) {
+        return !CollectionUtils.isEmpty(initiative.getAutomatedCriteria()) &&        // the drools container is supposed to be involved
+                onboardingContextHolderService.getBeneficiaryRulesKieInitiativeIds() // the initiative is inside the container drools
+                        .contains(initiative.getInitiativeId());
     }
 }