diff --git a/lib/Controller/OtherController.php b/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
index 10fd5726..2e0e3f12 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/OtherController.php
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ class OtherController extends GenericApiController
                 'places_gis' => Util::getSystemConfig('memories.gis_type'),
 
                 'systemtags_enabled' => Util::tagsIsEnabled(),
-                'recognize_enabled' => Util::recognizeIsEnabled(),
                 'albums_enabled' => Util::albumsIsEnabled(),
+                'recognize_installed' => Util::recognizeIsInstalled(),
+                'recognize_enabled' => Util::recognizeIsEnabled(),
                 'facerecognition_installed' => Util::facerecognitionIsInstalled(),
                 'facerecognition_enabled' => Util::facerecognitionIsEnabled(),
                 'preview_generator_enabled' => Util::previewGeneratorIsEnabled(),
diff --git a/lib/Util.php b/lib/Util.php
index b18ad1e0..bd50a32a 100644
--- a/lib/Util.php
+++ b/lib/Util.php
@@ -84,6 +84,23 @@ class Util
      * Check if recognize is enabled for this user.
      */
     public static function recognizeIsEnabled(): bool
+    {
+        if (!self::recognizeIsInstalled()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $config = \OC::$server->get(IAppConfig::class);
+        if ('true' !== $config->getValue('recognize', 'faces.enabled', 'false')) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if recognize is installed.
+     */
+    public static function recognizeIsInstalled(): bool
     {
         $appManager = \OC::$server->get(IAppManager::class);
 
@@ -96,11 +113,6 @@ class Util
             return false;
         }
 
-        $c = \OC::$server->get(IAppConfig::class);
-        if ('true' !== $c->getValue('recognize', 'faces.enabled', 'false')) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -109,16 +121,21 @@ class Util
      */
     public static function facerecognitionIsEnabled(): bool
     {
+        if (!self::facerecognitionIsInstalled()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         try {
             $uid = self::getUID();
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        $config = \OC::$server->get(IConfig::class);
-        $e = $config->getUserValue($uid, 'facerecognition', 'enabled', 'false');
+        $enabled = \OC::$server->get(IConfig::class)
+            ->getUserValue($uid, 'facerecognition', 'enabled', 'false')
+        ;
 
-        return 'true' === $e;
+        return 'true' === $enabled;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index bd8876fe..b7a4cd2d 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
         return false;
       }
 
-      if (this.config.facerecognition_enabled) {
+      if (this.config.facerecognition_installed) {
         return t('memories', 'People (Recognize)');
       }
 
diff --git a/src/components/admin/sections/Apps.vue b/src/components/admin/sections/Apps.vue
index 22ca7100..cea9be74 100644
--- a/src/components/admin/sections/Apps.vue
+++ b/src/components/admin/sections/Apps.vue
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
     <NcNoteCard :type="sconfig.recognize_enabled ? 'success' : 'warning'">
       {{
         sconfig.recognize_enabled
-          ? t('memories', 'Recognize is installed and enabled.')
-          : t(
-              'memories',
-              'Recognize is not installed. Some features like face recognition and object tagging may be unavailable.'
-            )
+          ? t('memories', 'Recognize is installed and enabled for face recognition.')
+          : sconfig.recognize_installed
+          ? t('memories', 'Recognize is installed but not enabled for face recognition.')
+          : t('memories', 'Recognize is not installed. Face recognition and object tagging may be unavailable.')
       }}
     </NcNoteCard>
     <NcNoteCard v-if="sconfig.facerecognition_installed" type="success">
diff --git a/src/services/static-config.ts b/src/services/static-config.ts
index a89088a0..1dd57b37 100644
--- a/src/services/static-config.ts
+++ b/src/services/static-config.ts
@@ -103,8 +103,9 @@ class StaticConfig {
       places_gis: -1,
 
       systemtags_enabled: false,
-      recognize_enabled: false,
       albums_enabled: false,
+      recognize_installed: false,
+      recognize_enabled: false,
       facerecognition_installed: false,
       facerecognition_enabled: false,
       preview_generator_enabled: false,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 8f5f61ff..09fc7187 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -236,8 +236,9 @@ export type IConfig = {
   places_gis: number;
 
   systemtags_enabled: boolean;
-  recognize_enabled: boolean;
   albums_enabled: boolean;
+  recognize_installed: boolean;
+  recognize_enabled: boolean;
   facerecognition_installed: boolean;
   facerecognition_enabled: boolean;
   preview_generator_enabled: boolean;