diff --git a/projects/packages/status/changelog/update-status-package-add-is-string-checkt-to-compat-check b/projects/packages/status/changelog/update-status-package-add-is-string-checkt-to-compat-check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..41313599c8251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/status/changelog/update-status-package-add-is-string-checkt-to-compat-check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+Status: Added check for compatibility reasons
diff --git a/projects/packages/status/src/class-modules.php b/projects/packages/status/src/class-modules.php
index 0755e0251bb5c..f886ca165c4c6 100644
--- a/projects/packages/status/src/class-modules.php
+++ b/projects/packages/status/src/class-modules.php
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public function get_file_data( $file, $headers ) {
 		}
 
 		$key           = md5( $file_name . maybe_serialize( $headers ) );
-		$refresh_cache = is_admin() && isset( $_GET['page'] ) && str_starts_with( $_GET['page'], 'jetpack' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended, WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput
+		$refresh_cache = is_admin() && isset( $_GET['page'] ) && is_string( $_GET['page'] ) && str_starts_with( $_GET['page'], 'jetpack' ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.NonceVerification.Recommended, WordPress.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput
 
 		// If we don't need to refresh the cache, and already have the value, short-circuit!
 		if ( ! $refresh_cache && isset( $file_data_option[ $key ] ) ) {