diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-dal.ts
index ffdba2cf7..b9b0a2659 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/oidc/oidc-config-dal.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { TDbClient } from "@app/db";
 import { TableName } from "@app/db/schemas";
-import { DatabaseError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { ormify } from "@app/lib/knex";
 
 export type TOidcConfigDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof oidcConfigDALFactory>;
@@ -8,22 +7,5 @@ export type TOidcConfigDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof oidcConfigDALFactory>;
 export const oidcConfigDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const oidcCfgOrm = ormify(db, TableName.OidcConfig);
 
-  const findEnforceableOidcCfg = async (orgId: string) => {
-    try {
-      const oidcCfg = await db
-        .replicaNode()(TableName.OidcConfig)
-        .where({
-          orgId,
-          isActive: true
-        })
-        .whereNotNull("lastUsed")
-        .first();
-
-      return oidcCfg;
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "Find org by id" });
-    }
-  };
-
-  return { ...oidcCfgOrm, findEnforceableOidcCfg };
+  return oidcCfgOrm;
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/saml-config/saml-config-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/saml-config/saml-config-dal.ts
index aff42230f..c82adcb89 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/saml-config/saml-config-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/saml-config/saml-config-dal.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { TDbClient } from "@app/db";
 import { TableName } from "@app/db/schemas";
-import { DatabaseError } from "@app/lib/errors";
 import { ormify } from "@app/lib/knex";
 
 export type TSamlConfigDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof samlConfigDALFactory>;
@@ -8,25 +7,5 @@ export type TSamlConfigDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof samlConfigDALFactory>;
 export const samlConfigDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const samlCfgOrm = ormify(db, TableName.SamlConfig);
 
-  const findEnforceableSamlCfg = async (orgId: string) => {
-    try {
-      const samlCfg = await db
-        .replicaNode()(TableName.SamlConfig)
-        .where({
-          orgId,
-          isActive: true
-        })
-        .whereNotNull("lastUsed")
-        .first();
-
-      return samlCfg;
-    } catch (error) {
-      throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "Find org by id" });
-    }
-  };
-
-  return {
-    ...samlCfgOrm,
-    findEnforceableSamlCfg
-  };
+  return samlCfgOrm;
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts b/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
index c83a1a802..3a6373575 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ type TOrgServiceFactoryDep = {
   projectKeyDAL: Pick<TProjectKeyDALFactory, "find" | "delete" | "insertMany" | "findLatestProjectKey" | "create">;
   orgMembershipDAL: Pick<TOrgMembershipDALFactory, "findOrgMembershipById" | "findOne" | "findById">;
   incidentContactDAL: TIncidentContactsDALFactory;
-  samlConfigDAL: Pick<TSamlConfigDALFactory, "findOne" | "findEnforceableSamlCfg">;
-  oidcConfigDAL: Pick<TOidcConfigDALFactory, "findOne" | "findEnforceableOidcCfg">;
+  samlConfigDAL: Pick<TSamlConfigDALFactory, "findOne">;
+  oidcConfigDAL: Pick<TOidcConfigDALFactory, "findOne">;
   smtpService: TSmtpService;
   tokenService: TAuthTokenServiceFactory;
   permissionService: TPermissionServiceFactory;
@@ -403,13 +403,33 @@ export const orgServiceFactory = ({
     }
 
     if (authEnforced) {
-      const samlCfg = await samlConfigDAL.findEnforceableSamlCfg(orgId);
-      const oidcCfg = await oidcConfigDAL.findEnforceableOidcCfg(orgId);
+      const samlCfg = await samlConfigDAL.findOne({
+        orgId,
+        isActive: true
+      });
+      const oidcCfg = await oidcConfigDAL.findOne({
+        orgId,
+        isActive: true
+      });
 
       if (!samlCfg && !oidcCfg)
         throw new NotFoundError({
           message: `SAML or OIDC configuration for organization with ID '${orgId}' not found`
         });
+
+      if (samlCfg && !samlCfg.lastUsed) {
+        throw new BadRequestError({
+          message:
+            "To apply the new SAML auth enforcement, please log in via SAML at least once. This step is required to enforce SAML-based authentication."
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (oidcCfg && !oidcCfg.lastUsed) {
+        throw new BadRequestError({
+          message:
+            "To apply the new OIDC auth enforcement, please log in via OIDC at least once. This step is required to enforce OIDC-based authentication."
+        });
+      }
     }
 
     let defaultMembershipRole: string | undefined;