diff --git a/gateway/gateway_test.go b/gateway/gateway_test.go
index 9df876c3afc..f76b94ca95b 100644
--- a/gateway/gateway_test.go
+++ b/gateway/gateway_test.go
@@ -629,6 +629,51 @@ func TestManagementNodeRedisEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestDistributedRateLimiterDisabledRedisEvents(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := StartTest(nil)
+	t.Cleanup(ts.Close)
+
+	drlNotificationCommand := &testMessageAdapter{
+		Msg: `{"Command": "NoticeGatewayDRLNotification"}`,
+	}
+
+	shouldNotHandleNotification := func(NotificationCommand) {
+		assert.Fail(t, "should skip redis event")
+	}
+
+	globalConf := ts.Gw.GetConfig()
+
+	t.Run("enabled Sentinel Rate Limiter - should skip DRL updates", func(*testing.T) {
+		globalConf.EnableSentinelRateLimiter = true
+		ts.Gw.SetConfig(globalConf)
+
+		ts.Gw.handleRedisEvent(drlNotificationCommand, shouldNotHandleNotification, nil)
+
+		globalConf.EnableSentinelRateLimiter = false
+		ts.Gw.SetConfig(globalConf)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("enabled Redis Rolling Limiter - should skip DRL updates", func(*testing.T) {
+		globalConf.EnableRedisRollingLimiter = true
+		ts.Gw.SetConfig(globalConf)
+
+		ts.Gw.handleRedisEvent(drlNotificationCommand, shouldNotHandleNotification, nil)
+
+		globalConf.EnableRedisRollingLimiter = false
+		ts.Gw.SetConfig(globalConf)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("enabled Fixed Window Rate Limiter - should skip DRL updates", func(*testing.T) {
+		globalConf.EnableFixedWindowRateLimiter = true
+		ts.Gw.SetConfig(globalConf)
+
+		ts.Gw.handleRedisEvent(drlNotificationCommand, shouldNotHandleNotification, nil)
+
+		globalConf.EnableFixedWindowRateLimiter = false
+		ts.Gw.SetConfig(globalConf)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestListenPathTykPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := StartTest(nil)
 	t.Cleanup(ts.Close)
diff --git a/gateway/redis_signals.go b/gateway/redis_signals.go
index 361fec64320..9ed7894f3eb 100644
--- a/gateway/redis_signals.go
+++ b/gateway/redis_signals.go
@@ -140,10 +140,8 @@ func (gw *Gateway) handleRedisEvent(v interface{}, handled func(NotificationComm
 	case NoticeDashboardConfigRequest:
 		gw.handleSendMiniConfig(notif.Payload)
 	case NoticeGatewayDRLNotification:
-		if gw.GetConfig().ManagementNode {
-			// DRL is not initialized, going through would
-			// be mostly harmless but would flood the log
-			// with warnings since DRLManager.Ready == false
+		if gw.isDRLDisabled() {
+			// DRL is disabled - other Rate Limiter is being used or this is a Management Node.
 			return
 		}
 		gw.onServerStatusReceivedHandler(notif.Payload)
diff --git a/gateway/server.go b/gateway/server.go
index fd7551f3c4a..293a445d8fd 100644
--- a/gateway/server.go
+++ b/gateway/server.go
@@ -2052,15 +2052,13 @@ func handleDashboardRegistration(gw *Gateway) {
 func (gw *Gateway) startDRL() {
 	gwConfig := gw.GetConfig()
 
-	disabled := gwConfig.ManagementNode || gwConfig.EnableSentinelRateLimiter || gwConfig.EnableRedisRollingLimiter || gwConfig.EnableFixedWindowRateLimiter
-
 	gw.drlOnce.Do(func() {
 		drlManager := &drl.DRL{}
 		gw.SessionLimiter = NewSessionLimiter(gw.ctx, &gwConfig, drlManager, &gwConfig.ExternalServices)
 
 		gw.DRLManager = drlManager
 
-		if disabled {
+		if gw.isDRLDisabled() {
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -2077,6 +2075,12 @@ func (gw *Gateway) startDRL() {
 	})
 }
 
+func (gw *Gateway) isDRLDisabled() bool {
+	gwConfig := gw.GetConfig()
+
+	return gwConfig.ManagementNode || gwConfig.EnableSentinelRateLimiter || gwConfig.EnableRedisRollingLimiter || gwConfig.EnableFixedWindowRateLimiter
+}
+
 func (gw *Gateway) setupPortsWhitelist() {
 	// setup listen and control ports as whitelisted
 	gwConf := gw.GetConfig()