diff --git a/src/entities/skill/ui/SkillSelect/SkillSelect.tsx b/src/entities/skill/ui/SkillSelect/SkillSelect.tsx
index 8bdac4b56..af891e75d 100644
--- a/src/entities/skill/ui/SkillSelect/SkillSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/entities/skill/ui/SkillSelect/SkillSelect.tsx
@@ -29,10 +29,19 @@ export const SkillSelect = ({
 }: SkillSelectProps) => {
 	const { t } = useTranslation(i18Namespace.skill);
 
-	const { data: skills, isLoading } = useGetSkillsListQuery({
-		limit: 100,
-		specializations: selectedSpecializations,
-	});
+	const hasSpecializations =
+		(Array.isArray(selectedSpecializations) && selectedSpecializations.length > 0) ||
+		typeof selectedSpecializations === 'number';
+
+	const { data: skills, isLoading } = useGetSkillsListQuery(
+		{
+			limit: 100,
+			specializations: selectedSpecializations,
+		},
+		{
+			skip: !hasSpecializations,
+		},
+	);
 
 	const [selectedSkills, setSelectedSkills] = useState<number[]>(
 		Array.isArray(value) ? value : value !== undefined ? [value] : [],