diff --git a/shell/components/nav/WindowManager/ContainerShell.vue b/shell/components/nav/WindowManager/ContainerShell.vue
index 40bf9289f4..801a0e5219 100644
--- a/shell/components/nav/WindowManager/ContainerShell.vue
+++ b/shell/components/nav/WindowManager/ContainerShell.vue
@@ -128,7 +128,14 @@ export default {
   async mounted() {
     const nodeId = this.pod.spec?.nodeName;
 
-    await this.$store.dispatch('cluster/find', { type: NODE, id: nodeId });
+    try {
+      const schema = this.$store.getters[`cluster/schemaFor`](NODE);
+
+      if (schema) {
+        await this.$store.dispatch('cluster/find', { type: NODE, id: nodeId });
+      }
+    } catch {}
+
     await this.setupTerminal();
     await this.connect();
 
diff --git a/shell/components/nav/WindowManager/__tests__/ContainerShell.test.ts b/shell/components/nav/WindowManager/__tests__/ContainerShell.test.ts
index 72f23d18f2..b7a9b46ae2 100644
--- a/shell/components/nav/WindowManager/__tests__/ContainerShell.test.ts
+++ b/shell/components/nav/WindowManager/__tests__/ContainerShell.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jest.mock('@shell/utils/crypto', () => {
 describe('component: ContainerShell', () => {
   const action = jest.fn();
   const translate = jest.fn();
+  const schemaFor = jest.fn();
   const onData = jest.fn();
   const loadAddon = jest.fn();
   const open = jest.fn();
@@ -66,7 +67,10 @@ describe('component: ContainerShell', () => {
     mocks: {
       $store: {
         dispatch: action,
-        getters:  { 'i18n/t': translate }
+        getters:  {
+          'i18n/t':            translate,
+          'cluster/schemaFor': schemaFor
+        }
       }
     }
   };
@@ -99,9 +103,23 @@ describe('component: ContainerShell', () => {
     expect(windowElement.exists()).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('the find action for the node is called', async() => {
+  it('the find action for the node is called if schemaFor finds a schema for NODE', async() => {
     resetMocks();
-    await wrapperPostMounted(defaultContainerShellParams);
+    const testSchemaFindsSchemaParams = {
+      ...defaultContainerShellParams,
+      mocks: {
+        ...defaultContainerShellParams.mocks,
+        $store: {
+          ...defaultContainerShellParams.mocks.$store,
+          getters: {
+            ...defaultContainerShellParams.mocks.$store.getters,
+            'cluster/schemaFor': jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => true)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    };
+
+    await wrapperPostMounted(testSchemaFindsSchemaParams);
 
     const actionParams = action.mock.calls[0];
 
diff --git a/shell/models/pod.js b/shell/models/pod.js
index e8b42ea826..0e235f4c54 100644
--- a/shell/models/pod.js
+++ b/shell/models/pod.js
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ export default class Pod extends WorkloadService {
   }
 
   get node() {
-    this.$dispatch(`find`, { type: NODE, id: this.spec.nodeName });
+    try {
+      const schema = this.$store.getters[`cluster/schemaFor`](NODE);
+
+      if (schema) {
+        this.$dispatch(`find`, { type: NODE, id: this.spec.nodeName });
+      }
+    } catch {}
 
     return this.$getters['byId'](NODE, this.spec.nodeName);
   }