diff --git a/src/connection/syntaxChecker/index.ts b/src/connection/syntaxChecker/index.ts
index 8796578e..a5f939e6 100644
--- a/src/connection/syntaxChecker/index.ts
+++ b/src/connection/syntaxChecker/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { posix } from "path";
 import { getValidatorSource, VALIDATOR_NAME, WRAPPER_NAME } from "./checker";
 import { JobManager } from "../../config";
 import { getBase, getInstance } from "../../base";
+import { JobInfo } from "../manager";
 
 interface SqlCheckError {
   CURSTMTLENGTH: number;
@@ -134,14 +135,13 @@ export class SQLStatementChecker implements IBMiComponent {
     return undefined;
   }
 
-  async checkMultipleStatements(statements: string[]): Promise<SqlSyntaxError[]|undefined> {
+  async checkMultipleStatements(currentJob: JobInfo, statements: string[]): Promise<SqlSyntaxError[]|undefined> {
     const connection = getInstance()?.getConnection();
     if (!connection) return undefined;
 
-    const currentJob = JobManager.getSelection();
     const library = this.getLibrary(connection);
 
-    if (currentJob && library) {
+    if (library) {
       const checks = statements.map(stmt => `select * from table(${library}.${this.functionName}(?)) x`).join(` union all `);
       const stmt = currentJob.job.query<SqlCheckError>(checks, {parameters: statements});
       const result = await stmt.execute(statements.length);
diff --git a/src/language/providers/completionProvider.ts b/src/language/providers/completionProvider.ts
index a27445e0..43ead37e 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/completionProvider.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/completionProvider.ts
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ export const completionProvider = languages.registerCompletionItemProvider(
           allItems.push(...getLocalDefs(sqlDoc, offset))
         }
 
-        if (remoteAssistIsEnabled() && currentStatement) {
+        if (remoteAssistIsEnabled(false) && currentStatement) {
           allItems.push(...await getCompletionItems(trigger, currentStatement, offset))
         }
 
diff --git a/src/language/providers/hoverProvider.ts b/src/language/providers/hoverProvider.ts
index 863a1b35..47037375 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/hoverProvider.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/hoverProvider.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const openProvider = workspace.onDidOpenTextDocument(async (document) =>
 
 export const hoverProvider = languages.registerHoverProvider({ language: `sql` }, {
   async provideHover(document, position, token) {
-    if (!remoteAssistIsEnabled()) return;
+    if (!remoteAssistIsEnabled(true)) return;
     
     const defaultSchema = getDefaultSchema();
     const sqlDoc = getSqlDocument(document);
diff --git a/src/language/providers/logic/available.ts b/src/language/providers/logic/available.ts
index 020d91a6..d4342579 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/logic/available.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/logic/available.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,19 @@
 import { env } from "process";
 import { ServerComponent } from "../../../connection/serverComponent";
 import { JobManager } from "../../../config";
+import { JobInfo } from "../../../connection/manager";
 
 export function localAssistIsEnabled() {
   return (env.DB2I_DISABLE_CA !== `true`);
 }
 
-export function remoteAssistIsEnabled() {
-  return localAssistIsEnabled() && ServerComponent.isInstalled() && JobManager.getSelection() !== undefined;
+export function remoteAssistIsEnabled(needsToBeReady?: boolean): JobInfo|undefined {
+  if (!localAssistIsEnabled()) return;
+  if (!ServerComponent.isInstalled()) return;
+
+  const selection = JobManager.getSelection();
+  if (!selection) return;
+  if (selection.job.getStatus() !== `ready` && needsToBeReady) return;
+
+  return selection;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/language/providers/parameterProvider.ts b/src/language/providers/parameterProvider.ts
index f03d690c..9ab0d66c 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/parameterProvider.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/parameterProvider.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ import { getSqlDocument } from "./logic/parse";
 
 export const signatureProvider = languages.registerSignatureHelpProvider({ language: `sql` }, {
   async provideSignatureHelp(document, position, token, context) {
-    const content = document.getText();
     const offset = document.offsetAt(position);
-
+    
     if (remoteAssistIsEnabled()) {
 
       const sqlDoc = getSqlDocument(document);
diff --git a/src/language/providers/problemProvider.ts b/src/language/providers/problemProvider.ts
index 57c1917f..400b782e 100644
--- a/src/language/providers/problemProvider.ts
+++ b/src/language/providers/problemProvider.ts
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ export function setCheckerAvailableContext(additionalState = true) {
   commands.executeCommand(`setContext`, CHECKER_AVAILABLE_CONTEXT, available);
 }
 
-let checkerRunning = false;
 export function setCheckerRunningContext(isRunning: boolean) {
-  checkerRunning = isRunning;
   commands.executeCommand(`setContext`, CHECKER_RUNNING_CONTEXT, isRunning);
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +118,8 @@ interface SqlDiagnostic extends Diagnostic {
 
 async function validateSqlDocument(document: TextDocument, specificStatement?: number) {
   const checker = SQLStatementChecker.get();
-  if (remoteAssistIsEnabled() && checker && !checkerRunning) {
+  const job = remoteAssistIsEnabled(true);
+  if (checker && job) {
     const basename = document.fileName ? path.basename(document.fileName) : `Untitled`;
     if (isSafeDocument(document)) {
       setCheckerRunningContext(true);
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ async function validateSqlDocument(document: TextDocument, specificStatement?: n
 
               let syntaxChecked: SqlSyntaxError[] | undefined;
               try {
-                syntaxChecked = await window.withProgress({ location: ProgressLocation.Window, title: `$(sync-spin) Checking SQL Syntax` }, () => { return checker.checkMultipleStatements(sqlStatementContents) });
+                syntaxChecked = await window.withProgress({ location: ProgressLocation.Window, title: `$(sync-spin) Checking SQL Syntax` }, () => { return checker.checkMultipleStatements(job, sqlStatementContents) });
               } catch (e) {
                 window.showErrorMessage(`${basename}: the SQL syntax checker failed to run. ${e.message}`);
                 syntaxChecked = undefined;