diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/RemoteMessaging/RemoteMessagingClient.swift b/DuckDuckGo/RemoteMessaging/RemoteMessagingClient.swift
index ecc73999fc..6e4b10376e 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/RemoteMessaging/RemoteMessagingClient.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/RemoteMessaging/RemoteMessagingClient.swift
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ final class RemoteMessagingClient: RemoteMessagingProcessing {
         isRemoteMessagingDatabaseLoaded = true
     }
 
-    private var isRemoteMessagingDatabaseLoaded = false
+    // Publicly accessible for use in RemoteMessagingDebugMenu
+    private(set) var isRemoteMessagingDatabaseLoaded = false
     private let remoteMessagingStoreProvider: RemoteMessagingStoreProviding
     private var scheduledRefreshCancellable: AnyCancellable?
     private var featureFlagCancellable: AnyCancellable?
diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/RemoteMessaging/RemoteMessagingDebugMenu.swift b/DuckDuckGo/RemoteMessaging/RemoteMessagingDebugMenu.swift
index 6cfb5eff71..1543a87946 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/RemoteMessaging/RemoteMessagingDebugMenu.swift
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/RemoteMessaging/RemoteMessagingDebugMenu.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,36 @@ import AppKitExtensions
 
 final class RemoteMessagingDebugMenu: NSMenu {
 
+    struct MessageModel: CustomStringConvertible {
+        let id: String
+        let shown: String
+        let status: String
+
+        init(message: RemoteMessageManagedObject) {
+            self.id = message.id ?? "?"
+            self.shown = message.shown ? "shown" : "not shown"
+            self.status = Self.statusString(for: message.status)
+        }
+
+        var description: String {
+            "ID: \(id) | \(shown) | \(status)"
+        }
+
+        /// This should be kept in sync with `RemoteMessageStatus` private enum from BSK
+        private static func statusString(for status: NSNumber?) -> String {
+            switch status?.int16Value {
+            case 0:
+                return "scheduled"
+            case 1:
+                return "dismissed"
+            case 2:
+                return "done"
+            default:
+                return "unknown"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     init() {
         super.init(title: "")
 
@@ -48,24 +78,32 @@ final class RemoteMessagingDebugMenu: NSMenu {
             removeItem(at: 3)
         }
 
-        guard NSApplication.runType.requiresEnvironment else {
+        guard NSApplication.runType.requiresEnvironment, NSApp.delegateTyped.remoteMessagingClient.isRemoteMessagingDatabaseLoaded else {
             return
         }
 
         let database = NSApp.delegateTyped.remoteMessagingClient.database
-        let context = database.makeContext(concurrencyType: .mainQueueConcurrencyType)
+        let context = database.makeContext(concurrencyType: .privateQueueConcurrencyType)
         let fetchRequest = RemoteMessageManagedObject.fetchRequest()
         fetchRequest.returnsObjectsAsFaults = false
-        let messages = (try? context.fetch(fetchRequest)) ?? []
 
-        let headerItem = NSMenuItem(title: "\(messages.count) Message(s) in database:")
+        var messageModels: [MessageModel] = []
+
+        context.performAndWait {
+            let messages = (try? context.fetch(fetchRequest)) ?? []
+            for message in messages {
+                messageModels.append(MessageModel(message: message))
+            }
+        }
+
+        let headerItem = NSMenuItem(title: "\(messageModels.count) Message(s) in database:")
         headerItem.isEnabled = false
 
         addItem(NSMenuItem.separator())
         addItem(headerItem)
 
-        for message in messages {
-            let item = NSMenuItem(title: "ID: \(message.id ?? "?") | \(message.shown ? "shown" : "not shown") | \(statusString(for: message.status))")
+        for message in messageModels {
+            let item = NSMenuItem(title: message.description)
             item.isEnabled = false
             addItem(item)
         }
@@ -81,17 +119,4 @@ final class RemoteMessagingDebugMenu: NSMenu {
         }
     }
 
-    /// This should be kept in sync with `RemoteMessageStatus` private enum from BSK
-    private func statusString(for status: NSNumber?) -> String {
-        switch status?.int16Value {
-        case 0:
-            return "scheduled"
-        case 1:
-            return "dismissed"
-        case 2:
-            return "done"
-        default:
-            return "unknown"
-        }
-    }
 }