diff --git a/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/application/mgt/core/impl/SubscriptionManagerImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/application/mgt/core/impl/SubscriptionManagerImpl.java
index 556d19b0e3..a19dc27658 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/application/mgt/core/impl/SubscriptionManagerImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/io.entgra.device.mgt.core.application.mgt.core/src/main/java/io/entgra/device/mgt/core/application/mgt/core/impl/SubscriptionManagerImpl.java
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ public class SubscriptionManagerImpl implements SubscriptionManager {
         ApplicationDTO applicationDTO = getApplicationDTO(applicationUUID);
         ApplicationSubscriptionInfo applicationSubscriptionInfo = getAppSubscriptionInfo(applicationDTO, subType,
                 params);
-        validatePendingAppSubscription(applicationSubscriptionInfo, applicationDTO);
         performExternalStoreSubscription(applicationDTO, applicationSubscriptionInfo);
         ApplicationInstallResponse applicationInstallResponse = performActionOnDevices(
                 applicationSubscriptionInfo.getAppSupportingDeviceTypeName(), applicationSubscriptionInfo.getDevices(),
@@ -708,35 +707,16 @@ public class SubscriptionManagerImpl implements SubscriptionManager {
         }
     }
 
-    private <T> void validatePendingAppSubscription(ApplicationSubscriptionInfo applicationSubscriptionInfo, ApplicationDTO applicationDTO) throws BadRequestException, ApplicationManagementException{
-        int tenantId = PrivilegedCarbonContext.getThreadLocalCarbonContext().getTenantId(true);
-        int applicationReleaseId = applicationDTO.getApplicationReleaseDTOs().get(0).getId();
-        try {
-            List<DeviceSubscriptionDTO> deviceSubscriptionDTOS = subscriptionDAO
-                    .getDeviceSubscriptions(applicationReleaseId, tenantId, null, null);
-            List<Integer> deviceIdList = new ArrayList<>();
-            deviceSubscriptionDTOS.forEach(deviceSubscriptionDTO -> {
-                if (!deviceSubscriptionDTO.isUnsubscribed() &&
-                        Operation.Status.PENDING.toString().equalsIgnoreCase(deviceSubscriptionDTO.getStatus())) {
-                    deviceIdList.add(deviceSubscriptionDTO.getDeviceId());
-                }
-            });
-
-            List<Integer> subscriptionDeviceIds = applicationSubscriptionInfo.getDevices().stream()
-                    .map(Device::getId)
-                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
-            boolean allDevicesPending = subscriptionDeviceIds.stream()
-                    .allMatch(deviceIdList::contains);
-            if (allDevicesPending) {
-                String msg = "All devices in the subscription have pending operations for this application.";
+    private <T> void validatePendingAppSubscription(List<Device> devices, SubscribingDeviceIdHolder subscribingDeviceIdHolder) throws BadRequestException{
+        Set<DeviceIdentifier> deviceIdentifiers = devices.stream()
+            .map(device -> new DeviceIdentifier(device.getDeviceIdentifier(), device.getType()))
+            .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+        Set<DeviceIdentifier> skippedDevices = subscribingDeviceIdHolder.getSkippedDevices().keySet();
+        if (skippedDevices.containsAll(deviceIdentifiers) && deviceIdentifiers.containsAll(skippedDevices)) {
+               String msg = "All devices in the subscription have pending operations for this application.";
                 log.error(msg);
                 throw new BadRequestException(msg);
             }
-        } catch (ApplicationManagementDAOException e) {
-            String msg = "Error while retrieving device subscriptions";
-            log.error(msg, e);
-            throw new ApplicationManagementException("Error while validating application subscription", e);
-        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -773,6 +753,7 @@ public class SubscriptionManagerImpl implements SubscriptionManager {
         Map<String, List<DeviceIdentifier>> deviceIdentifierMap = new HashMap<>();
 
         if (SubAction.INSTALL.toString().equalsIgnoreCase(action)) {
+            validatePendingAppSubscription(devices, subscribingDeviceIdHolder);
             deviceIdentifiers.addAll(new ArrayList<>(subscribingDeviceIdHolder.getAppInstallableDevices().keySet()));
             deviceIdentifiers.addAll(new ArrayList<>(subscribingDeviceIdHolder.getAppReInstallableDevices().keySet()));
             if (!isOperationReExecutingDisabled) {