diff --git a/src/planning/iceberg_multi_file_list.cpp b/src/planning/iceberg_multi_file_list.cpp
index 7ca89f7e6..28784a7bc 100644
--- a/src/planning/iceberg_multi_file_list.cpp
+++ b/src/planning/iceberg_multi_file_list.cpp
@@ -353,10 +353,6 @@ void IcebergMultiFileList::Bind(vector<LogicalType> &return_types, vector<Identi
 		                                                           std::move(temp_data), snapshot_info, *schema);
 	}
 
-	if (!view_initialized) {
-		InitializeFiles(guard);
-	}
-
 	auto &schema = GetSchema().columns;
 	for (auto &schema_entry : schema) {
 		names.push_back(Identifier(schema_entry->name));
@@ -466,10 +462,6 @@ vector<OpenFileInfo> IcebergMultiFileList::GetAllFiles() const {
 }
 
 FileExpandResult IcebergMultiFileList::GetExpandResult() const {
-	// GetFileInternal(1) will ensure files with index 0 and index 1 are expanded if they are available
-	lock_guard<mutex> guard(shared_state->lock);
-	GetFileInternal(1, guard);
-
 	// always return multiple files, In the case there is only 1 data file,
 	// we only lose performance if it is small
 	return FileExpandResult::MULTIPLE_FILES;
@@ -493,9 +485,10 @@ unique_ptr<NodeStatistics> IcebergMultiFileList::GetCardinality(ClientContext &c
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 
-	//! Make sure we have fetched all manifests
-	(void)GetTotalFileCount();
-	D_ASSERT(view_initialized);
+	if (!view_initialized) {
+		//! Avoid forcing manifest initialization before filter pushdown has had a chance to narrow the table.
+		return nullptr;
+	}
 
 	idx_t cardinality = 0;
 	for (idx_t i = 0; i < data_manifests.size(); i++) {
@@ -545,6 +538,11 @@ void IcebergMultiFileList::GetStatistics(vector<PartitionStatistics> &result) co
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!view_initialized) {
+		//! Avoid forcing manifest initialization before filter pushdown has had a chance to narrow the table.
+		return;
+	}
+
 	for (idx_t i = 0; i < delete_manifests.size(); i++) {
 		if (delete_manifest_matches[i]) {
 			//! if a matching delete manifest exists, return;
diff --git a/test/sql/local/catalog_custom_setup/fixture/enable_logging_http/test_table_information_requests.test b/test/sql/local/catalog_custom_setup/fixture/enable_logging_http/test_table_information_requests.test
index 05be638e3..ece12432d 100644
--- a/test/sql/local/catalog_custom_setup/fixture/enable_logging_http/test_table_information_requests.test
+++ b/test/sql/local/catalog_custom_setup/fixture/enable_logging_http/test_table_information_requests.test
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ with cte as (
 )
 select CASE WHEN contains(val, '.') THEN (split(val, '.')[2]) ELSE NULL END FROM CTE ORDER BY ALL
 ----
-avro
-avro
 NULL
 
 statement ok
@@ -126,6 +124,8 @@ with cte as (
 )
 select CASE WHEN contains(val, '.') THEN (split(val, '.')[2]) ELSE NULL END FROM CTE ORDER BY ALL
 ----
+avro
+avro
 parquet
 NULL