diff --git a/ee/query-service/app/server.go b/ee/query-service/app/server.go
index 9a2c96734f..ac941cec37 100644
--- a/ee/query-service/app/server.go
+++ b/ee/query-service/app/server.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httputil"
 	_ "net/http/pprof" // http profiler
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
@@ -118,33 +117,13 @@ func NewServer(serverOptions *ServerOptions) (*Server, error) {
 
 	localDB.SetMaxOpenConns(10)
 
-	gatewayFeature := basemodel.Feature{
-		Name:       "GATEWAY",
-		Active:     false,
-		Usage:      0,
-		UsageLimit: -1,
-		Route:      "",
-	}
-
-	//Activate this feature if the url is not empty
-	var gatewayProxy *httputil.ReverseProxy
-	if serverOptions.GatewayUrl == "" {
-		gatewayFeature.Active = false
-		gatewayProxy, err = gateway.NewNoopProxy()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	} else {
-		zap.L().Info("Enabling gateway feature flag ...")
-		gatewayFeature.Active = true
-		gatewayProxy, err = gateway.NewProxy(serverOptions.GatewayUrl, gateway.RoutePrefix)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	gatewayProxy, err := gateway.NewProxy(serverOptions.GatewayUrl, gateway.RoutePrefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// initiate license manager
-	lm, err := licensepkg.StartManager("sqlite", localDB, gatewayFeature)
+	lm, err := licensepkg.StartManager("sqlite", localDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/ee/query-service/integrations/gateway/noop.go b/ee/query-service/integrations/gateway/noop.go
index bbe930e2f9..ccb5d3269a 100644
--- a/ee/query-service/integrations/gateway/noop.go
+++ b/ee/query-service/integrations/gateway/noop.go
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ import (
 )
 
 func NewNoopProxy() (*httputil.ReverseProxy, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+	return &httputil.ReverseProxy{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/ee/query-service/model/plans.go b/ee/query-service/model/plans.go
index 41bca047d5..135d276cad 100644
--- a/ee/query-service/model/plans.go
+++ b/ee/query-service/model/plans.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const Enterprise = "ENTERPRISE_PLAN"
 const DisableUpsell = "DISABLE_UPSELL"
 const Onboarding = "ONBOARDING"
 const ChatSupport = "CHAT_SUPPORT"
+const Gateway = "GATEWAY"
 
 var BasicPlan = basemodel.FeatureSet{
 	basemodel.Feature{
@@ -111,6 +112,13 @@ var BasicPlan = basemodel.FeatureSet{
 		UsageLimit: -1,
 		Route:      "",
 	},
+	basemodel.Feature{
+		Name:       Gateway,
+		Active:     false,
+		Usage:      0,
+		UsageLimit: -1,
+		Route:      "",
+	},
 }
 
 var ProPlan = basemodel.FeatureSet{
@@ -205,6 +213,13 @@ var ProPlan = basemodel.FeatureSet{
 		UsageLimit: -1,
 		Route:      "",
 	},
+	basemodel.Feature{
+		Name:       Gateway,
+		Active:     true,
+		Usage:      0,
+		UsageLimit: -1,
+		Route:      "",
+	},
 }
 
 var EnterprisePlan = basemodel.FeatureSet{
@@ -313,4 +328,11 @@ var EnterprisePlan = basemodel.FeatureSet{
 		UsageLimit: -1,
 		Route:      "",
 	},
+	basemodel.Feature{
+		Name:       Gateway,
+		Active:     true,
+		Usage:      0,
+		UsageLimit: -1,
+		Route:      "",
+	},
 }