diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/publicDashboardApi.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/publicDashboardApi.ts
index f7b19ace849..99fa565a453 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/publicDashboardApi.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/publicDashboardApi.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const publicDashboardApi = createApi({
         try {
           await queryFulfilled;
         } catch (e) {
-          if (isFetchBaseQueryError(e) && isFetchError(e.error)) {
+          if (isFetchBaseQueryError(e) && isFetchError(e.error) && config.publicDashboardsEnabled) {
             dispatch(notifyApp(createErrorNotification(e.error.data.message)));
           }
         }