diff --git a/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json b/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
index ecdc3b0e7..2652252e8 100644
--- a/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
+++ b/api/datastore/test_data/output_24_to_latest.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
           "UseServerMetrics": false
         },
         "Flags": {
+          "IsServerIngressClassDetected": false,
           "IsServerMetricsDetected": false,
           "IsServerStorageDetected": false
         },
diff --git a/api/internal/endpointutils/endpointutils.go b/api/internal/endpointutils/endpointutils.go
index 163f785c7..918217ff3 100644
--- a/api/internal/endpointutils/endpointutils.go
+++ b/api/internal/endpointutils/endpointutils.go
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ func EndpointSet(endpointIDs []portainer.EndpointID) map[portainer.EndpointID]bo
 }
 
 func InitialIngressClassDetection(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint, endpointService dataservices.EndpointService, factory *cli.ClientFactory) {
+	if endpoint.Kubernetes.Flags.IsServerIngressClassDetected {
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		endpoint.Kubernetes.Flags.IsServerIngressClassDetected = true
+		endpointService.UpdateEndpoint(
+			portainer.EndpointID(endpoint.ID),
+			endpoint,
+		)
+	}()
 	cli, err := factory.GetKubeClient(endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("unable to create kubernetes client for ingress class detection")
@@ -107,6 +117,16 @@ func InitialIngressClassDetection(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint, endpointService
 }
 
 func InitialMetricsDetection(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint, endpointService dataservices.EndpointService, factory *cli.ClientFactory) {
+	if endpoint.Kubernetes.Flags.IsServerMetricsDetected {
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		endpoint.Kubernetes.Flags.IsServerMetricsDetected = true
+		endpointService.UpdateEndpoint(
+			portainer.EndpointID(endpoint.ID),
+			endpoint,
+		)
+	}()
 	cli, err := factory.GetKubeClient(endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("unable to create kubernetes client for initial metrics detection")
@@ -118,11 +138,6 @@ func InitialMetricsDetection(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint, endpointService datas
 		return
 	}
 	endpoint.Kubernetes.Configuration.UseServerMetrics = true
-	endpoint.Kubernetes.Flags.IsServerMetricsDetected = true
-	err = endpointService.UpdateEndpoint(
-		portainer.EndpointID(endpoint.ID),
-		endpoint,
-	)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("unable to enable UseServerMetrics inside the database")
 		return
@@ -158,6 +173,16 @@ func storageDetect(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint, endpointService dataservices.En
 }
 
 func InitialStorageDetection(endpoint *portainer.Endpoint, endpointService dataservices.EndpointService, factory *cli.ClientFactory) {
+	if endpoint.Kubernetes.Flags.IsServerStorageDetected {
+		return
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		endpoint.Kubernetes.Flags.IsServerStorageDetected = true
+		endpointService.UpdateEndpoint(
+			portainer.EndpointID(endpoint.ID),
+			endpoint,
+		)
+	}()
 	log.Info().Msg("attempting to detect storage classes in the cluster")
 	err := storageDetect(endpoint, endpointService, factory)
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/api/portainer.go b/api/portainer.go
index f9aa9d9a7..36a054182 100644
--- a/api/portainer.go
+++ b/api/portainer.go
@@ -588,9 +588,12 @@ type (
 		Flags         KubernetesFlags         `json:"Flags"`
 	}
 
+	// KubernetesFlags are used to detect if we need to run initial cluster
+	// detection again.
 	KubernetesFlags struct {
-		IsServerMetricsDetected bool `json:"IsServerMetricsDetected"`
-		IsServerStorageDetected bool `json:"IsServerStorageDetected"`
+		IsServerMetricsDetected      bool `json:"IsServerMetricsDetected"`
+		IsServerIngressClassDetected bool `json:"IsServerIngressClassDetected"`
+		IsServerStorageDetected      bool `json:"IsServerStorageDetected"`
 	}
 
 	// KubernetesSnapshot represents a snapshot of a specific Kubernetes environment(endpoint) at a specific time