diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/license/license-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/license/license-service.ts
index 47b46d010..46931468f 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/license/license-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/license/license-service.ts
@@ -575,6 +575,9 @@ export const licenseServiceFactory = ({
     getInstanceType() {
       return instanceType;
     },
+    get onPremFeatures() {
+      return onPremFeatures;
+    },
     getPlan,
     updateSubscriptionOrgMemberCount,
     refreshPlan,
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/rate-limit/rate-limit-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/rate-limit/rate-limit-service.ts
index 742628061..f483b0610 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/rate-limit/rate-limit-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/rate-limit/rate-limit-service.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { CronJob } from "cron";
 
 import { logger } from "@app/lib/logger";
 
+import { TLicenseServiceFactory } from "../license/license-service";
 import { TRateLimitDALFactory } from "./rate-limit-dal";
 import { TRateLimit, TRateLimitUpdateDTO } from "./rate-limit-types";
 
@@ -24,11 +25,12 @@ export const getRateLimiterConfig = () => {
 
 type TRateLimitServiceFactoryDep = {
   rateLimitDAL: TRateLimitDALFactory;
+  licenseService: Pick<TLicenseServiceFactory, "onPremFeatures">;
 };
 
 export type TRateLimitServiceFactory = ReturnType<typeof rateLimitServiceFactory>;
 
-export const rateLimitServiceFactory = ({ rateLimitDAL }: TRateLimitServiceFactoryDep) => {
+export const rateLimitServiceFactory = ({ rateLimitDAL, licenseService }: TRateLimitServiceFactoryDep) => {
   const DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_CONFIG_ID = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";
 
   const getRateLimits = async (): Promise<TRateLimit | undefined> => {
@@ -78,7 +80,16 @@ export const rateLimitServiceFactory = ({ rateLimitDAL }: TRateLimitServiceFacto
     }
   };
 
-  const initializeBackgroundSync = () => {
+  const initializeBackgroundSync = async () => {
+    if (!licenseService.onPremFeatures.customRateLimits) {
+      logger.info("Current license does not support custom rate limit configuration");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    logger.info("Setting up backround sync process for rate limits");
+    // initial sync upon startup
+    await syncRateLimitConfiguration();
+
     // sync rate limits configuration every 10 minutes
     const job = new CronJob("*/10 * * * *", syncRateLimitConfiguration);
     job.start();
diff --git a/backend/src/server/app.ts b/backend/src/server/app.ts
index a115f6d04..863162c2b 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/app.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/app.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import fasitfy from "fastify";
 import { Knex } from "knex";
 import { Logger } from "pino";
 
-import { rateLimitDALFactory } from "@app/ee/services/rate-limit/rate-limit-dal";
-import { rateLimitServiceFactory } from "@app/ee/services/rate-limit/rate-limit-service";
 import { TKeyStoreFactory } from "@app/keystore/keystore";
 import { getConfig } from "@app/lib/config/env";
 import { TQueueServiceFactory } from "@app/queue";
@@ -71,9 +69,6 @@ export const main = async ({ db, smtp, logger, queue, keyStore }: TMain) => {
 
     // Rate limiters and security headers
     if (appCfg.isProductionMode) {
-      const rateLimitDAL = rateLimitDALFactory(db);
-      const rateLimitService = rateLimitServiceFactory({ rateLimitDAL });
-      await rateLimitService.syncRateLimitConfiguration();
       await server.register<FastifyRateLimitOptions>(ratelimiter, globalRateLimiterCfg());
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
index 4077021a3..1b6317290 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -449,7 +449,8 @@ export const registerRoutes = async (
     keyStore
   });
   const rateLimitService = rateLimitServiceFactory({
-    rateLimitDAL
+    rateLimitDAL,
+    licenseService
   });
   const apiKeyService = apiKeyServiceFactory({ apiKeyDAL, userDAL });
 
@@ -910,7 +911,10 @@ export const registerRoutes = async (
 
   const cronJobs: CronJob[] = [];
   if (appCfg.isProductionMode) {
-    cronJobs.push(rateLimitService.initializeBackgroundSync());
+    const rateLimitJob = await rateLimitService.initializeBackgroundSync();
+    if (rateLimitJob) {
+      cronJobs.push(rateLimitJob);
+    }
   }
 
   server.decorate<FastifyZodProvider["store"]>("store", {