diff --git a/pkg/collector/api/server/cluster.go b/pkg/collector/api/server/cluster.go
index 2601a7b8..961c1c92 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/api/server/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/api/server/cluster.go
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ type clusterMember struct {
 	LockedTargets         []string `json:"locked-targets,omitempty"`
 }
 
+func (s *Server) requireClustering(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if s.locker == nil {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+			json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(APIErrors{Errors: []string{"clustering is not enabled"}})
+			return
+		}
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
 func (s *Server) handleClusteringGet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// clusteringResponse
 	clusteringCfg, ok, err := s.store.Config.Get("clustering", "clustering")
diff --git a/pkg/collector/api/server/routes.go b/pkg/collector/api/server/routes.go
index 0ed42864..1dd89e80 100644
--- a/pkg/collector/api/server/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/collector/api/server/routes.go
@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ func (s *Server) adminRoutes(r *mux.Router) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) clusterRoutes(r *mux.Router) {
-	r.HandleFunc("/cluster", s.handleClusteringGet).Methods(http.MethodGet)
-	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/rebalance", s.handleClusterRebalance).Methods(http.MethodPost)
-	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/leader", s.handleClusteringLeaderGet).Methods(http.MethodGet)
-	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/leader", s.handleClusteringLeaderDelete).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
-	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/members", s.handleClusteringMembersGet).Methods(http.MethodGet)
-	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/members/{id}/drain", s.handleClusteringDrainInstance).Methods(http.MethodPost)
-	r.HandleFunc("/cluster/move", s.handleClusterMove).Methods(http.MethodPost) // TODO: implement move target
+	cluster := r.PathPrefix("/cluster").Subrouter()
+	cluster.Use(s.requireClustering)
+	cluster.HandleFunc("", s.handleClusteringGet).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	cluster.HandleFunc("/rebalance", s.handleClusterRebalance).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	cluster.HandleFunc("/leader", s.handleClusteringLeaderGet).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	cluster.HandleFunc("/leader", s.handleClusteringLeaderDelete).Methods(http.MethodDelete)
+	cluster.HandleFunc("/members", s.handleClusteringMembersGet).Methods(http.MethodGet)
+	cluster.HandleFunc("/members/{id}/drain", s.handleClusteringDrainInstance).Methods(http.MethodPost)
+	cluster.HandleFunc("/move", s.handleClusterMove).Methods(http.MethodPost)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) configRoutes(r *mux.Router) {