diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTSessionCatalog.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTSessionCatalog.java
index 980a7addda1a..5cdffecb8084 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTSessionCatalog.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/rest/RESTSessionCatalog.java
@@ -1239,7 +1239,9 @@ public List<TableIdentifier> listViews(SessionContext context, Namespace namespa
 
   @Override
   public boolean viewExists(SessionContext context, TableIdentifier identifier) {
-    Endpoint.check(endpoints, Endpoint.V1_VIEW_EXISTS);
+    if (!endpoints.contains(Endpoint.V1_VIEW_EXISTS)) {
+      return false;
+    }
 
     try {
       checkViewIdentifierIsValid(identifier);