diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_ml_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_ml_service.dart
index 436850c93..06818856a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_ml_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/machine_learning/face_ml/face_ml_service.dart
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class FaceMlService {
             _logger.info(
               "MLController allowed running ML, faces indexing starting",
             );
+          }
             unawaited(indexAndClusterAll());
           }
         } else {
@@ -287,10 +288,6 @@ class FaceMlService {
     return _functionLock.synchronized(() async {
       _resetInactivityTimer();
 
-      if (_shouldPauseIndexingAndClustering == false) {
-        return null;
-      }
-
       final completer = Completer<dynamic>();
       final answerPort = ReceivePort();