diff --git a/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py b/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
index 9e02a7d3b7c..5b900479e5c 100644
--- a/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
+++ b/src/ert/scheduler/scheduler.py
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ def set_ee_info(
         self._ee_token = ee_token
 
     async def _publisher(self) -> None:
+        if not self._ee_uri:
+            return
         tls: Optional[ssl.SSLContext] = None
         if self._ee_cert:
             tls = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)