diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8659.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8659.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7b007d454736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8659.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fix:
+- Discover UI stuck on searching after failing to find deleted index pattern ([#8659](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/pull/8659))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/view_components/utils/use_index_pattern.ts b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/view_components/utils/use_index_pattern.ts
index 1ced2beaccfe..7274bf125497 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/view_components/utils/use_index_pattern.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/view_components/utils/use_index_pattern.ts
@@ -74,25 +74,25 @@ export const useIndexPattern = (services: DiscoverViewServices) => {
             handleIndexPattern();
           }
         } else {
-          try {
-            const ip = await fetchIndexPatternDetails(indexPatternIdFromState);
-            if (isMounted) {
-              setIndexPattern(ip);
-            }
-          } catch (error) {
-            if (isMounted) {
-              const warningMessage = i18n.translate('discover.indexPatternFetchErrorWarning', {
-                defaultMessage: 'Error fetching index pattern: {error}',
-                values: { error: (error as Error).message },
-              });
-              toastNotifications.addWarning(warningMessage);
-            }
+          const ip = await fetchIndexPatternDetails(indexPatternIdFromState);
+          if (isMounted) {
+            setIndexPattern(ip);
           }
         }
       }
     };
 
-    handleIndexPattern();
+    try {
+      handleIndexPattern();
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (isMounted) {
+        const warningMessage = i18n.translate('discover.indexPatternFetchErrorWarning', {
+          defaultMessage: 'Error fetching index pattern: {error}',
+          values: { error: (error as Error).message },
+        });
+        toastNotifications.addWarning(warningMessage);
+      }
+    }
 
     return () => {
       isMounted = false;