diff --git a/components/brave_rewards/browser/static_values.h b/components/brave_rewards/browser/static_values.h
index 2fa55373366d..ad10ec8758d5 100644
--- a/components/brave_rewards/browser/static_values.h
+++ b/components/brave_rewards/browser/static_values.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const std::vector<std::string> kOnlyAnonWalletCountries = {
 
   const std::map<std::string, uint64_t> kUInt64Options = {
       {ledger::kOptionPublisherListRefreshInterval,
-       7* base::Time::kHoursPerDay * base::Time::kSecondsPerHour}
+       7* base::Time::kHoursPerDay * base::Time::kSecondsPerHour}};
 #else
   const std::map<std::string, bool> kBoolOptions = {};
 
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ const std::vector<std::string> kOnlyAnonWalletCountries = {
 
   const std::map<std::string, uint64_t> kUInt64Options = {
       {ledger::kOptionPublisherListRefreshInterval,
-       3 * base::Time::kHoursPerDay * base::Time::kSecondsPerHour}
+       3 * base::Time::kHoursPerDay * base::Time::kSecondsPerHour}};
 #endif
-};
 
 }  // namespace brave_rewards
 
diff --git a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/ledger_impl.cc b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/ledger_impl.cc
index e58770272cdf..7992c050199c 100644
--- a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/ledger_impl.cc
+++ b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/ledger_impl.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void LedgerImpl::OnWalletInitializedInternal(
   if (result == ledger::Result::LEDGER_OK ||
       result == ledger::Result::WALLET_CREATED) {
     initialized_ = true;
-    bat_publisher_->SetPublisherServerListTimer();
+    bat_publisher_->SetPublisherServerListTimer(GetRewardsMainEnabled());
     bat_contribution_->SetReconcileTimer();
     bat_promotion_->Refresh(false);
     bat_contribution_->Initialize();
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ void LedgerImpl::GetExcludedList(ledger::PublisherInfoListCallback callback) {
 
 void LedgerImpl::SetRewardsMainEnabled(bool enabled) {
   bat_state_->SetRewardsMainEnabled(enabled);
+  bat_publisher_->SetPublisherServerListTimer(enabled);
 }
 
 void LedgerImpl::SetPublisherMinVisitTime(uint64_t duration) {  // In seconds
diff --git a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher.cc b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher.cc
index c6c7c036e2af..11d1d1f0402c 100644
--- a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher.cc
+++ b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ void Publisher::OnRefreshPublisherServerPublisher(
   callback(status);
 }
 
-void Publisher::SetPublisherServerListTimer() {
+void Publisher::SetPublisherServerListTimer(const bool rewards_enabled) {
+  if (!rewards_enabled) {
+    server_list_->ClearTimer();
+    return;
+  }
+
   server_list_->SetTimer(false);
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher.h b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher.h
index fc51bae16e89..8102b5091295 100644
--- a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher.h
+++ b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Publisher {
       const std::string& publisher_key,
       ledger::OnRefreshPublisherCallback callback);
 
-  void SetPublisherServerListTimer();
+  void SetPublisherServerListTimer(const bool rewards_enabled);
 
   bool loadState(const std::string& data);
 
diff --git a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher_server_list.cc b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher_server_list.cc
index 69f3e347a3d9..05f948c58eb1 100644
--- a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher_server_list.cc
+++ b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher_server_list.cc
@@ -386,4 +386,8 @@ void PublisherServerList::SaveBanners(
   ledger_->InsertPublisherBannerList(save_list, save_callback);
 }
 
+void PublisherServerList::ClearTimer() {
+  server_list_timer_id_ = 0;
+}
+
 }  // namespace braveledger_publisher
diff --git a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher_server_list.h b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher_server_list.h
index b585c26ebd88..201946997e55 100644
--- a/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher_server_list.h
+++ b/vendor/bat-native-ledger/src/bat/ledger/internal/publisher/publisher_server_list.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class PublisherServerList {
 
   void SetTimer(bool retry_after_error);
 
+  void ClearTimer();
+
  private:
   void OnDownload(
       int response_status_code,