diff --git a/common/djangoapps/student/views/dashboard.py b/common/djangoapps/student/views/dashboard.py
index c322b9fa62..2e2ed1cdac 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/student/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/student/views/dashboard.py
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ def student_dashboard(request):
     enrollment_message = _create_recent_enrollment_message(
         course_enrollments, course_modes_by_course
     )
-
     course_optouts = Optout.objects.filter(user=user).values_list('course_id', flat=True)
 
     sidebar_account_activation_message = ''
@@ -590,20 +589,18 @@ def student_dashboard(request):
 
     # TODO: Delete this code and the relevant HTML code after testing LEARNER-3072 is complete
     if bundles_on_dashboard_flag.is_enabled() and inverted_programs and inverted_programs.items():
-        for program in inverted_programs.values():
-            try:
-                program_uuid = program[0]['uuid']
-                program_data = get_programs(request.site, uuid=program_uuid)
-                program_data = ProgramDataExtender(program_data, request.user).extend()
-                skus = program_data.get('skus')
-                program_data['completeProgramURL'] = ecommerce_service.get_checkout_page_url(*skus) + '&bundle=' + program_data.get('uuid')
-                programs_data[program_uuid] = program_data
-            except:
-                pass
-        try:
-            programs_data = json.dumps(programs_data)
-        except:
-            programs_data = {}
+        if len(course_enrollments) < 4:
+            for program in inverted_programs.values():
+                try:
+                    program_uuid = program[0]['uuid']
+                    program_data = get_programs(request.site, uuid=program_uuid)
+                    program_data = ProgramDataExtender(program_data, request.user).extend()
+                    skus = program_data.get('skus')
+                    checkout_page_url = ecommerce_service.get_checkout_page_url(*skus)
+                    program_data['completeProgramURL'] = checkout_page_url + '&bundle=' + program_data.get('uuid')
+                    programs_data[program_uuid] = program_data
+                except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
+                    pass
 
     # Construct a dictionary of course mode information
     # used to render the course list.  We re-use the course modes dict
diff --git a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
index 3ba1934de0..2624dd1d1b 100644
--- a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <%def name="online_help_token()"><% return "learnerdashboard" %></%def>
 <%namespace name='static' file='static_content.html'/>
 <%!
+import json
 import pytz
 from courseware.context_processor import user_timezone_locale_prefs
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ from student.models import CourseEnrollment
       <h2 class="header-courses">${_("My Courses")}</h2>
     </header>
     % if len(course_entitlements + course_enrollments) > 0:
-        <ul class="listing-courses" data-programs=${programs_data}>
+        <ul class="listing-courses" data-programs='${json.dumps(programs_data)}'>
         <% share_settings = getattr(settings, 'SOCIAL_SHARING_SETTINGS', {}) %>
         % for dashboard_index, enrollment in enumerate(course_entitlements + course_enrollments):
           <%