diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/DataTieringManager.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/DataTieringManager.java
index cb02c04e9e3f..2c92d9238dcc 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/DataTieringManager.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/DataTieringManager.java
@@ -69,14 +69,18 @@ private DataTieringManager(Map<String, HRegion> onlineRegions) {
    */
   public static synchronized boolean instantiate(Configuration conf,
     Map<String, HRegion> onlineRegions) {
-    if (isDataTieringFeatureEnabled(conf) && instance == null) {
-      instance = new DataTieringManager(onlineRegions);
-      LOG.info("DataTieringManager instantiated successfully.");
-      return true;
-    } else {
+    if (!isDataTieringFeatureEnabled(conf)) {
+      LOG.debug("DataTiering feature is disabled (key: {}). Skipping instantiation.",
+        GLOBAL_DATA_TIERING_ENABLED_KEY);
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (instance != null) {
       LOG.warn("DataTieringManager is already instantiated.");
+      return false;
     }
-    return false;
+    instance = new DataTieringManager(onlineRegions);
+    LOG.info("DataTieringManager instantiated successfully.");
+    return true;
   }
 
   /**