diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts
index b133d0e916e1d..27586479d6c96 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/licensed_features.ts
@@ -37,14 +37,40 @@ export const LICENCED_FEATURES_DETAILS: Record<LICENSED_FEATURES, LicensedFeatur
 
 let licenseId: string | undefined;
 let isGoldPlus: boolean = false;
-
 let isEnterprisePlus: boolean = false;
-
 export const getLicenseId = () => licenseId;
 export const getIsGoldPlus = () => isGoldPlus;
-
 export const getIsEnterprisePlus = () => isEnterprisePlus;
 
+let licensingPluginStart: LicensingPluginStart;
+let initializeLicense: (value: unknown) => void;
+const licenseInitialized = new Promise((resolve) => {
+  initializeLicense = resolve;
+});
+export const whenLicenseInitialized = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  await licenseInitialized;
+};
+
+export async function setLicensingPluginStart(licensingPlugin: LicensingPluginStart) {
+  const license = await licensingPlugin.refresh();
+  updateLicenseState(license);
+
+  licensingPluginStart = licensingPlugin;
+  licensingPluginStart.license$.subscribe(updateLicenseState);
+
+  initializeLicense(undefined);
+}
+
+function updateLicenseState(license: ILicense) {
+  const gold = license.check(APP_ID, 'gold');
+  isGoldPlus = gold.state === 'valid';
+
+  const enterprise = license.check(APP_ID, 'enterprise');
+  isEnterprisePlus = enterprise.state === 'valid';
+
+  licenseId = license.uid;
+}
+
 export function registerLicensedFeatures(licensingPlugin: LicensingPluginSetup) {
   for (const licensedFeature of Object.values(LICENSED_FEATURES)) {
     licensingPlugin.featureUsage.register(
@@ -54,20 +80,6 @@ export function registerLicensedFeatures(licensingPlugin: LicensingPluginSetup)
   }
 }
 
-let licensingPluginStart: LicensingPluginStart;
-export function setLicensingPluginStart(licensingPlugin: LicensingPluginStart) {
-  licensingPluginStart = licensingPlugin;
-  licensingPluginStart.license$.subscribe((license: ILicense) => {
-    const gold = license.check(APP_ID, 'gold');
-    isGoldPlus = gold.state === 'valid';
-
-    const enterprise = license.check(APP_ID, 'enterprise');
-    isEnterprisePlus = enterprise.state === 'valid';
-
-    licenseId = license.uid;
-  });
-}
-
 export function notifyLicensedFeatureUsage(licensedFeature: LICENSED_FEATURES) {
   if (!licensingPluginStart) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
index ed88c73809db3..5bd9fc3c4d2df 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import { copyPersistentState } from '../../../reducers/util';
 import { getBreadcrumbs } from './get_breadcrumbs';
 import { DEFAULT_IS_LAYER_TOC_OPEN } from '../../../reducers/ui';
 import { createBasemapLayerDescriptor } from '../../../classes/layers/create_basemap_layer_descriptor';
+import { whenLicenseInitialized } from '../../../licensed_features';
 
 export class SavedMap {
   private _attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes | null = null;
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ export class SavedMap {
   }
 
   async whenReady() {
+    await whenLicenseInitialized();
+
     if (!this._mapEmbeddableInput) {
       this._attributes = {
         title: '',