diff --git a/lib/mtx/server.js b/lib/mtx/server.js
index 1c032ab7..c7bdcb06 100644
--- a/lib/mtx/server.js
+++ b/lib/mtx/server.js
@@ -530,10 +530,9 @@ const _deleteObjectStoreInstance = async (sm_url, instanceID, token) => {
 }
 
 cds.on("listening", async () => {
-  const profiles = cds.env.profiles ?? [cds.env.profile]
   const objectStoreKind = cds.env.requires?.attachments?.objectStore?.kind
   if (
-    profiles.includes("mtx-sidecar") &&
+    cds.env.requires?.multitenancy &&
     cds.env.requires?.attachments?.kind !== "db"
   ) {
     const ds = await cds.connect.to("cds.xt.DeploymentService")