diff --git a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/_config.py b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/_config.py
index e70d83f84ca66..9c767f2814533 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/_config.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/_config.py
@@ -103,32 +103,13 @@ def get_lineage_configs() -> List[DatahubLineageConfig]:
     dag_filter_pattern = AllowDenyPattern.parse_raw(
         conf.get("datahub", "dag_filter_str", fallback='{"allow": [".*"]}')
     )
-    if isinstance(datahub_conn_id, List):
-        connection_ids = []
-        for conn_id in datahub_conn_id:
-            config = DatahubLineageConfig(
-                enabled=enabled,
-                datahub_conn_id=conn_id,
-                cluster=cluster,
-                capture_ownership_info=capture_ownership_info,
-                capture_ownership_as_group=capture_ownership_as_group,
-                capture_tags_info=capture_tags_info,
-                capture_executions=capture_executions,
-                materialize_iolets=materialize_iolets,
-                enable_extractors=enable_extractors,
-                log_level=log_level,
-                debug_emitter=debug_emitter,
-                disable_openlineage_plugin=disable_openlineage_plugin,
-                datajob_url_link=datajob_url_link,
-                render_templates=render_templates,
-                dag_filter_pattern=dag_filter_pattern,
-            )
-        connection_ids.append(config)
-        return connection_ids
-    return [
-        DatahubLineageConfig(
+
+    connection_ids = []
+    for conn_id in datahub_conn_id.split(","):
+        conn_id = conn_id.strip()
+        config = DatahubLineageConfig(
             enabled=enabled,
-            datahub_conn_id=datahub_conn_id,
+            datahub_conn_id=conn_id,
             cluster=cluster,
             capture_ownership_info=capture_ownership_info,
             capture_ownership_as_group=capture_ownership_as_group,
@@ -143,4 +124,5 @@ def get_lineage_configs() -> List[DatahubLineageConfig]:
             render_templates=render_templates,
             dag_filter_pattern=dag_filter_pattern,
         )
-    ]
+        connection_ids.append(config)
+    return connection_ids
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_listener.py b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_listener.py
index f6307d6891f19..361a433fb6b7a 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_listener.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_listener.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def hookimpl(f: _F) -> _F:  # type: ignore[misc] # noqa: F811
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _airflow_listener_initialized = False
-_airflow_listener: Optional["DataHubListener"] = None
+_airflow_listeners: Optional[List["DataHubListener"]] = None
 _RUN_IN_THREAD = os.getenv("DATAHUB_AIRFLOW_PLUGIN_RUN_IN_THREAD", "true").lower() in (
     "true",
     "1",
@@ -89,13 +89,11 @@ def get_airflow_plugin_listeners() -> Optional[List["DataHubListener"]]:
 
     if not _airflow_listener_initialized:
         _airflow_listener_initialized = True
-
+        _airflow_listeners = []
         plugin_configs = get_lineage_configs()
         for plugin_config in plugin_configs:
             if plugin_config.enabled:
                 telemetry_sent = False
-                conn_id = plugin_config.conn_id
-                Variable.get(conn_id)
                 _airflow_listeners.append(DataHubListener(config=plugin_config))
 
                 if not telemetry_sent:
@@ -114,6 +112,8 @@ def get_airflow_plugin_listeners() -> Optional[List["DataHubListener"]]:
                         },
                     )
                     telemetry_sent = True
+        if len(_airflow_listeners) == 0:
+            _airflow_listeners = None
 
         if plugin_config.disable_openlineage_plugin:
             # Deactivate the OpenLineagePlugin listener to avoid conflicts/errors.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def get_airflow_plugin_listeners() -> Optional[List["DataHubListener"]]:
 
             OpenLineagePlugin.listeners = []
 
-    return _airflow_listener
+    return _airflow_listeners
 
 
 def run_in_thread(f: _F) -> _F:
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_plugin.py b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_plugin.py
index 7638720db023a..9394687123760 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_plugin.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion-modules/airflow-plugin/src/datahub_airflow_plugin/datahub_plugin.py
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ class DatahubPlugin(AirflowPlugin):
         try:
             if not NEEDS_AIRFLOW_LISTENER_MODULE:
                 from datahub_airflow_plugin.datahub_listener import (  # type: ignore[misc]
-                    get_airflow_plugin_listener,
+                    get_airflow_plugin_listeners,
                 )
 
-                listeners: list = list(filter(None, [get_airflow_plugin_listener()]))
+                listeners: list = list(filter(None, [get_airflow_plugin_listeners()]))
 
             else:
                 # On Airflow < 2.5, we need the listener to be a module.