diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL.cls b/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL.cls
index eadce8cb670..2f8b4b5933b 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL.cls
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL.cls
@@ -57,6 +57,29 @@ public without sharing class HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL {
     //so we inform our action method to perform the update
     private boolean updateSettingsWithID = false;
 
+    @TestVisible
+    public Boolean hasAccess {
+        get {
+            if (hasAccess == null) {
+                hasAccess = getCurrentUserHasAccess();
+            }
+            return hasAccess;
+        }
+        private set;
+    }
+
+    @TestVisible
+    private UTIL_Permissions perms {
+        get {
+            if (perms == null) {
+                perms = new UTIL_Permissions();
+            }
+
+            return perms;
+        }
+        set;
+    }
+
     /*******************************************************************************************************
     * @description Constructor
     * @param controller StandardController to a Campaign
@@ -98,6 +121,10 @@ public without sharing class HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL {
     public PageReference RunReport(){
         Savepoint sp = Database.setSavepoint();
         try {
+            if (!hasAccess) {
+                throw new UTIL_Permissions.InsufficientPermissionException(System.Label.commonAccessErrorMessage);
+            }
+
             string ActiveID = campaign.id;
             ActiveID = ActiveID.substring(0,15);
             string newPageUrl = '';
@@ -193,8 +220,6 @@ public without sharing class HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL {
     ********************************************************************************************************/
     public static integer MarkDuplicatesFromList(ID campaignId, list<CampaignMember> listCM) {
 
-        validateAccessPermissions();
-
         final String DUPE_STATUS_SUFFIX = System.Label.hhCmpDedupeStatus;
 
         //check for the Household Duplicate status values we need
@@ -293,23 +318,23 @@ public without sharing class HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL {
         return returnsize;
     }
 
-    private static void validateAccessPermissions() {
-        if (!UTIL_Permissions.canUpdate('CampaignMember', 'Status', false)) {
-            throw new UTIL_Permissions.InsufficientPermissionException(System.Label.commonAccessErrorMessage);
-        }
-
-        Set<String> cmsFields = new Set<String>{
-                'CampaignId',
-                'Label',
-                'HasResponded',
-                'SortOrder'
-        };
-        for (String cmsField : cmsFields) {
-            if (!(UTIL_Permissions.canRead('CampaignMemberStatus', cmsField, false) &&
-                    UTIL_Permissions.canCreate('CampaignMemberStatus', cmsField, false))) {
-                throw new UTIL_Permissions.InsufficientPermissionException(System.Label.commonAccessErrorMessage);
+    private Boolean getCurrentUserHasAccess() {
+        Boolean accessOK = false;
+
+        if (UTIL_Permissions.canUpdate('CampaignMember', 'Status', false)) {
+            Set<SObjectField> cmsFields = new Set<SObjectField>{
+                CampaignMemberStatus.fields.CampaignId,
+                CampaignMemberStatus.fields.Label,
+                CampaignMemberStatus.fields.HasResponded,
+                CampaignMemberStatus.fields.SortOrder
+            };
+            if ((perms.canRead(CampaignMemberStatus.getSObjectType(), cmsFields) &&
+                    perms.canCreate(CampaignMemberStatus.getSObjectType(), cmsFields))) {
+                accessOK = true;
             }
         }
+
+        return accessOK;
     }
 
     /*******************************************************************************************************
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_TEST.cls b/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_TEST.cls
index ca87c4b7fd6..1c12e74f693 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_TEST.cls
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_TEST.cls
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ private class HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_TEST {
         Test.startTest();
         ApexPages.StandardController sc = new ApexPages.StandardController(camp);
         HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL deduper = new HH_CampaignDedupeBTN_CTRL(sc);
+        deduper.hasAccess = true;
         deduper.RunReport();
         Test.stopTest();
 
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/PotentialDuplicates_TEST.cls b/force-app/main/default/classes/PotentialDuplicates_TEST.cls
index 27987c7076a..6f81d20c876 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/PotentialDuplicates_TEST.cls
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/PotentialDuplicates_TEST.cls
@@ -5,30 +5,53 @@ private with sharing class PotentialDuplicates_TEST {
     private static void shouldReturnNullWhenNoDuplicatesAreFound() {
         Id recordId = UTIL_UnitTestData_TEST.mockId(Contact.getSObjectType());
         Map<String, Object> data = PotentialDuplicates.getDuplicates(recordId);
-        System.assertEquals('', data.get('setOfMatches'),
-            'There should be no duplicates');
+        String setOfMatches = (String) data.get('setOfMatches');
+
+        List<DuplicateRule> activeContactRules = [
+                SELECT Id
+                from DuplicateRule
+                WHERE SObjectType = 'Contact'
+                AND isActive = TRUE
+        ];
+
+        if (activeContactRules.isEmpty()) {
+            System.assertEquals(null, setOfMatches,
+                'PotentialDuplicates.getDuplicates() should return null if there are no active Duplicate Rules for Contact');
+        } else {
+            System.assertEquals('', setOfMatches, 'There should be no duplicates');
+        }
     }
 
     @IsTest
     private static void shouldReturnIdsWhenDuplicatesAreFound() {
         List<Contact> contactList = UTIL_UnitTestData_TEST.getContacts(3);
-        for(Contact c : contactList) {
+        for (Contact c : contactList) {
             c.FirstName = 'Test';
             c.LastName = 'LastName';
             c.Email = 'tester@example.com';
         }
         insert contactList;
 
+        List<DuplicateRule> activeContactRules = [
+                SELECT Id
+                from DuplicateRule
+                WHERE SObjectType = 'Contact'
+                AND isActive = TRUE
+        ];
+
         Map<String, Object> data = PotentialDuplicates.getDuplicates(contactList[0].Id);
-        String setOfMatches = (String)data.get('setOfMatches');
-        Integer numberOfMatches = setOfMatches.split(',').size();
+        String setOfMatches = (String) data.get('setOfMatches');
 
-        // Duplicates will not be found if encryption is enabled / standard rules deactivated
-        if (sObjectType.Contact.fields.Name.isEncrypted()) {
+        if (activeContactRules.isEmpty()) {
+            System.assertEquals(null, setOfMatches,
+                'PotentialDuplicates.getDuplicates() should return null if there are no active Duplicate Rules for Contact');
+        } else if (sObjectType.Contact.fields.Name.isEncrypted()) {
+            // Duplicates will not be found if encryption is enabled / standard rules deactivated
             System.assertEquals('', setOfMatches, 'No duplicate Ids should be returned if encryption is enabled');
-        }
-        else {
+        } else {
+            Integer numberOfMatches = setOfMatches.split(',').size();
             System.assertNotEquals('', setOfMatches, 'Duplicate Ids should be returned');
-            System.assertEquals(2, numberOfMatches, 'There should be 2 duplicates returned');        }
+            System.assertEquals(2, numberOfMatches, 'There should be 2 duplicates returned');
+        }
     }
 }
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