diff --git a/plugins/search-everywhere-ml/src/com/intellij/searchEverywhereMl/SearchEverywhereTab.kt b/plugins/search-everywhere-ml/src/com/intellij/searchEverywhereMl/SearchEverywhereTab.kt
index 8d0a749b398e..9f67afcfceb0 100644
--- a/plugins/search-everywhere-ml/src/com/intellij/searchEverywhereMl/SearchEverywhereTab.kt
+++ b/plugins/search-everywhere-ml/src/com/intellij/searchEverywhereMl/SearchEverywhereTab.kt
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ sealed interface SearchEverywhereTab {
     override val currentExperimentType: ExperimentType
       get() {
         val experimentType = super.currentExperimentType
-        if (experimentType == ExperimentType.EssentialContributorPrediction) {
+        if (experimentType == ExperimentType.EssentialContributorPrediction ||
+            experimentType == ExperimentType.CombinedExperiment) {
           if (SearchEverywhereMlRegistry.disableEssentialContributorsExperiment) {
             return ExperimentType.NoExperiment
           }