diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/ofrep/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/ofrep/register.go
index d6a443cfee7..cd6f8f0eb29 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/ofrep/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/ofrep/register.go
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ func NewAPIBuilder(providerType string, url *url.URL, insecure bool, caFile stri
 }
 
 func RegisterAPIService(apiregistration builder.APIRegistrar, cfg *setting.Cfg) (*APIBuilder, error) {
+	if !cfg.OpenFeature.APIEnabled {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	var staticEvaluator featuremgmt.StaticFlagEvaluator //  No static evaluator needed for non-static provider
 	var err error
 	if cfg.OpenFeature.ProviderType == setting.StaticProviderType {