diff --git a/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed-iframe.ts b/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed-iframe.ts
index 68a4b412b9..64149eb731 100644
--- a/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed-iframe.ts
+++ b/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed-iframe.ts
@@ -594,6 +594,9 @@ function main() {
     return;
   }
 
+  const willSlotsBeFetched = url.searchParams.get("cal.skipSlotsFetch") !== "true";
+  log(`Slots will ${willSlotsBeFetched ? "" : "NOT "}be fetched`);
+
   window.addEventListener("message", (e) => {
     const data: Message = e.data;
     if (!data) {
@@ -631,7 +634,7 @@ function main() {
   if (url.searchParams.get("preload") !== "true" && window?.isEmbed?.()) {
     initializeAndSetupEmbed();
   } else {
-    log(`Preloaded scenario - Skipping initialization and setup`);
+    log(`Preloaded scenario - Skipping initialization and setup as only assets need to be loaded`);
   }
 }
 
@@ -679,6 +682,7 @@ function actOnColorScheme(colorScheme: string | null | undefined) {
 
 /**
  * Apply configurations to the preloaded page and then ask parent to show the embed
+ * If there is a need to fetch the slots, then the slots would be fetched and then only this function call would complete
  * url has the config as params
  */
 async function connectPreloadedEmbed({
diff --git a/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed.test.ts b/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed.test.ts
index 7ae49c0a17..2194883a66 100644
--- a/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed.test.ts
+++ b/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed.test.ts
@@ -1215,26 +1215,26 @@ describe("Cal", () => {
       expect(result).toBe("noAction");
     });
 
-    it("should return connect-no-slots-fetch when reuseFully is true and slots are not stale", () => {
+    it("should return connect-no-slots-fetch when backgroundSlotsFetch is true and slots are not stale", () => {
       const result = calInstance.getNextActionForModal({
         ...baseArgs,
         stateData: {
           ...baseArgs.stateData,
           prerenderOptions: {
-            reuseFully: true,
+            backgroundSlotsFetch: true,
           },
         },
       });
       expect(result).toBe("connect-no-slots-fetch");
     });
 
-    it("should return connect when reuseFully is true but slots are stale", () => {
+    it("should return connect when backgroundSlotsFetch is true but slots are stale", () => {
       const result = calInstance.getNextActionForModal({
         ...baseArgs,
         stateData: {
           ...baseArgs.stateData,
           prerenderOptions: {
-            reuseFully: true,
+            backgroundSlotsFetch: true,
           },
           previousEmbedRenderStartTime: Date.now() - EMBED_MODAL_IFRAME_SLOT_STALE_TIME - 1,
           embedRenderStartTime: Date.now(),
diff --git a/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed.ts b/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed.ts
index b65b3af804..3251e25e0d 100644
--- a/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed.ts
+++ b/packages/embeds/embed-core/src/embed.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ type ModalPrerenderOptions = {
   slotsStaleTimeMs?: number;
   iframeForceReloadThresholdMs?: number;
   reuseFully?: boolean;
+  // Default value is true right now but it would change soon
+  backgroundSlotsFetch?: boolean;
 };
 
 type ModalStateData = {
@@ -598,7 +600,7 @@ export class Cal {
         return "fullReload";
       }
 
-      if (prerenderOptions?.reuseFully && !areSlotsStale) {
+      if (prerenderOptions?.backgroundSlotsFetch && !areSlotsStale) {
         return "connect-no-slots-fetch";
       }
 
@@ -986,6 +988,7 @@ class CalApi {
     const isHeadlessRouterPath = calLinkUrlObject ? isRouterPath(calLinkUrlObject.toString()) : false;
 
     if (__prerender && this.cal.modalBox) {
+      log("Destroying previous prerendered modalbox");
       // If we are re-prerendering, we destroy the previous modalbox, allowing user to prerender as many times as they want
       this.cal.modalBox.remove();
     }
@@ -999,9 +1002,18 @@ class CalApi {
     const containerEl = document.body;
     this.cal.isPrerendering = !!__prerender;
     if (__prerender) {
-      // TODO: Make `reuseFully` a configurable param as well later.
-      // If someone's preloading the headless router path, we must reuse the iframe fully as is as Router would redirect to a Booking Page and that should be shown as is
-      this.prerenderOptions = { ...prerenderOptions, reuseFully: isHeadlessRouterPath };
+      // While prerendering headless router path, we by default want to fetch slots in background(for the time being)
+      // For other prerenderings, we don't want to fetch slots in background - Keeping the behaviour same as before
+      const DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_SLOTS_FETCH = isHeadlessRouterPath ? true : false;
+      const backgroundSlotsFetch =
+        typeof prerenderOptions.backgroundSlotsFetch === "undefined"
+          ? DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_SLOTS_FETCH
+          : prerenderOptions.backgroundSlotsFetch;
+
+      this.prerenderOptions = {
+        ...prerenderOptions,
+        backgroundSlotsFetch,
+      };
       // Add prerender query param
       config.prerender = "true";
 
@@ -1010,7 +1022,7 @@ class CalApi {
         config["cal.queueFormResponse"] = "true";
       }
 
-      if (!this.prerenderOptions?.reuseFully) {
+      if (!backgroundSlotsFetch) {
         // When prerendering, we don't want to preload slots as they might be outdated anyway by the time they are used
         // Also, when used with Headless Router attributes setup, we might endup fetching slots for a lot of people, which would be a waste and unnecessary load on Cal.com resources
         config["cal.skipSlotsFetch"] = "true";
@@ -1045,9 +1057,11 @@ class CalApi {
         isConnectionInitiated,
         prerenderOptions: this.prerenderOptions ?? null,
       };
+      const lastLoadedUrlObject = this.cal.getLastLoadedLinkInframe();
+      const lastLoadedPathIsRouter = lastLoadedUrlObject?.pathname?.includes("/router");
 
-      // If we want to reuse fully then we shouldn't submit response again
-      if (isHeadlessRouterPath && !this.prerenderOptions?.reuseFully) {
+      // TODO: This branch needs to be removed as we don't want to support this use case anymore.
+      if (isHeadlessRouterPath && !lastLoadedPathIsRouter) {
         // Immediately take it to loading state. Either through connect or through loadInIframe, it would later be updated
         existingModalEl.setAttribute("state", "loading");