diff --git a/app/client/src/components/formControls/DropDownControl.test.tsx b/app/client/src/components/formControls/DropDownControl.test.tsx
index fce08eefa8..4cd3bbd7c6 100644
--- a/app/client/src/components/formControls/DropDownControl.test.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/components/formControls/DropDownControl.test.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import type { SelectOptionProps } from "@appsmith/ads";
 import type { ReduxAction } from "actions/ReduxActionTypes";
 import { PluginType } from "entities/Plugin";
 
+jest.mock("ee/selectors/featureFlagsSelectors", () => ({
+  selectFeatureFlags: jest.fn(() => {}),
+}));
+
 const mockStore = configureStore([]);
 
 const initialValues = {
diff --git a/app/client/src/components/formControls/DropDownControl.tsx b/app/client/src/components/formControls/DropDownControl.tsx
index 11404ca53b..328f3f70b7 100644
--- a/app/client/src/components/formControls/DropDownControl.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/components/formControls/DropDownControl.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ import type {
 } from "reducers/evaluationReducers/formEvaluationReducer";
 import NoSearchCommandFound from "./CustomActionsConfigControl/NoSearchCommandFound";
 import styled from "styled-components";
+import { ActionRunBehaviour } from "PluginActionEditor/types/PluginActionTypes";
+import type { FeatureFlags } from "ee/entities/FeatureFlag";
+import { selectFeatureFlags } from "ee/selectors/featureFlagsSelectors";
 
 const OptionLabel = styled(Text)`
   color: var(--ads-v2-color-fg);
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ export interface DropDownControlProps extends ControlProps {
     pluginId: string;
     identifier: string;
   };
+  featureFlags?: FeatureFlags;
 }
 
 interface ReduxDispatchProps {
@@ -298,6 +302,15 @@ function renderDropdown(
     selectedValue = uniqBy(selectedValue, (v) => v);
   }
 
+  /* temporary check added to switch from automatic to page load as the run behaviour when feature flag is turned off */
+  if (
+    selectedValue === ActionRunBehaviour.AUTOMATIC &&
+    input?.name === "runBehaviour" &&
+    !props.featureFlags?.release_reactive_actions_enabled
+  ) {
+    selectedValue = ActionRunBehaviour.ON_PAGE_LOAD;
+  }
+
   // Use memoized grouping
   const groupedOptions = memoizedBuildGroupedOptions(
     options,
@@ -558,11 +571,13 @@ const mapStateToProps = (
     pluginId: string;
     identifier: string;
   };
+  featureFlags: FeatureFlags;
 } => {
   let isLoading = false;
   // Start with the user-provided options if not fetching conditionally
   let options = ownProps.fetchOptionsConditionally ? [] : ownProps.options;
   const formValues: Partial<Action> = getFormValues(ownProps.formName)(state);
+  const featureFlags = selectFeatureFlags(state);
 
   let nextPageNeeded = false;
   let paginationPayload;
@@ -631,6 +646,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = (
     formValues,
     nextPageNeeded,
     paginationPayload,
+    featureFlags,
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/app/client/src/pages/Editor/JSEditor/JSEditorToolbar/components/JSFunctionSettings.tsx b/app/client/src/pages/Editor/JSEditor/JSEditorToolbar/components/JSFunctionSettings.tsx
index e73db4ee7d..d537ae3cbc 100644
--- a/app/client/src/pages/Editor/JSEditor/JSEditorToolbar/components/JSFunctionSettings.tsx
+++ b/app/client/src/pages/Editor/JSEditor/JSEditorToolbar/components/JSFunctionSettings.tsx
@@ -58,15 +58,24 @@ interface FunctionSettingsRowProps extends Omit<Props, "actions"> {
 
 const FunctionSettingRow = (props: FunctionSettingsRowProps) => {
   const [runBehaviour, setRunBehaviour] = useState(props.action.runBehaviour);
-  const flagValueForReactiveActions = useFeatureFlag(
+  const isReactiveActionsEnabled = useFeatureFlag(
     FEATURE_FLAG.release_reactive_actions_enabled,
   );
   const options = RUN_BEHAVIOR_VALUES.filter(
     (option) =>
-      flagValueForReactiveActions ||
-      option.value !== ActionRunBehaviour.AUTOMATIC,
+      isReactiveActionsEnabled || option.value !== ActionRunBehaviour.AUTOMATIC,
   ) as SelectOptionProps[];
-  const selectedValue = options.find((opt) => opt.value === runBehaviour);
+  let selectedValue = options.find((opt) => opt.value === runBehaviour);
+
+  /* temporary check added to switch from automatic to page load as the run behaviour when feature flag is turned off */
+  if (
+    runBehaviour === ActionRunBehaviour.AUTOMATIC &&
+    !isReactiveActionsEnabled
+  ) {
+    selectedValue = options.find(
+      (opt) => opt.value === ActionRunBehaviour.ON_PAGE_LOAD,
+    );
+  }
 
   const onSelectOptions = useCallback(
     (newRunBehaviour: ActionRunBehaviourType) => {