try just disabling the tab

Author: jkwatson

ui/src/pages/Settings/SettingsNavigation.tsx

@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ const SettingsNavigation = () => {
   };
 
   const tabItems: TabsProps["items"] = [
+    {
+      key: ampSettingsKey,
+      label: "AMP Settings",
+      children: <AmpSettingsPage />,
+      disabled: !config?.is_valid_config,
+    },
     {
       key: modelConfigKey,
       label: "Model Configuration",
@@ -66,14 +72,6 @@ const SettingsNavigation = () => {
     },
   ];
 
-  if (config) {
-    tabItems.unshift({
-      key: ampSettingsKey,
-      label: "AMP Settings",
-      children: <AmpSettingsPage />,
-    });
-  }
-
   const defaultKey = config ? ampSettingsKey : modelConfigKey;
   useEffect(() => {
     if (location.hash) {