diff --git a/src/containers/AppWithClusters/utils/useAdditionalTenantsProps.tsx b/src/containers/AppWithClusters/utils/useAdditionalTenantsProps.tsx
index a7f78a3b4c..158dc10440 100644
--- a/src/containers/AppWithClusters/utils/useAdditionalTenantsProps.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/AppWithClusters/utils/useAdditionalTenantsProps.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function useAdditionalTenantsProps({
 
     const {balancer, monitoring, logging, name: clusterName} = clusterInfo;
 
-    const useMetaProxy = clusterInfo.settings?.use_meta_proxy || uiFactory.useMetaProxy;
+    const useMetaProxy = uiFactory.useMetaProxy && clusterInfo.settings?.use_meta_proxy !== false;
 
     const additionalTenantsProps: AdditionalTenantsProps = {};
     additionalTenantsProps.prepareTenantBackend = (nodeId) => {
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/clusters/utils.ts b/src/store/reducers/clusters/utils.ts
index aa4f6cc7e2..d1c9be5254 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/clusters/utils.ts
+++ b/src/store/reducers/clusters/utils.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const prepareClustersData = (data: MetaClusters): PreparedCluster[] => {
     // Apply color map to every cluster in the list
     return clusters.map((cluster) => {
         // If no backend is provided, it will be automatically generated by API instance
-        const useMetaProxy = cluster.settings?.use_meta_proxy || uiFactory.useMetaProxy;
+        const useMetaProxy = uiFactory.useMetaProxy && cluster.settings?.use_meta_proxy !== false;
         const preparedBackend =
             cluster.balancer && !useMetaProxy
                 ? prepareBackendFromBalancer(cluster.balancer)
diff --git a/src/utils/hooks/useNodeDeveloperUIHref.ts b/src/utils/hooks/useNodeDeveloperUIHref.ts
index 95e72ccca5..0f81f15ff7 100644
--- a/src/utils/hooks/useNodeDeveloperUIHref.ts
+++ b/src/utils/hooks/useNodeDeveloperUIHref.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export function useNodeDeveloperUIHref(node?: NodeAddress) {
     const {balancer = backend, settings} = useClusterBaseInfo();
     const isUserAllowedToMakeChanges = useIsUserAllowedToMakeChanges();
 
-    const useMetaProxy = settings?.use_meta_proxy || uiFactory.useMetaProxy;
+    const useMetaProxy = uiFactory.useMetaProxy && settings?.use_meta_proxy !== false;
 
     if (!isUserAllowedToMakeChanges) {
         return undefined;
diff --git a/src/utils/prepareBackend.ts b/src/utils/prepareBackend.ts
index 183c609eb5..5289df6282 100644
--- a/src/utils/prepareBackend.ts
+++ b/src/utils/prepareBackend.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+import {isNil} from 'lodash';
+
 import {createDeveloperUILinkWithNodeId} from './developerUI/developerUI';
 import {prepareBackendFromBalancer} from './parseBalancer';
 
-import {valueIsDefined} from '.';
-
 export const prepareHost = (host?: string) => {
     // add "u-" prefix to cloud din nodes
     return host?.startsWith('vm-') ? `u-${host}` : host;
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ export const getBackendFromBalancerAndNodeId = (
     balancer?: string,
     useMetaProxy?: boolean,
 ) => {
-    if (valueIsDefined(nodeId) && valueIsDefined(balancer)) {
-        // Use default value instead of balancer if meta proxy is enabled
-        const preparedBalancer = useMetaProxy ? undefined : prepareBackendFromBalancer(balancer);
+    if (isNil(nodeId)) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    if (useMetaProxy) {
+        return createDeveloperUILinkWithNodeId(nodeId);
+    }
+    if (!isNil(balancer)) {
+        const preparedBalancer = prepareBackendFromBalancer(balancer);
         return createDeveloperUILinkWithNodeId(nodeId, preparedBalancer);
     }
-
     return undefined;
 };