diff --git a/agent/coordinate_endpoint.go b/agent/coordinate_endpoint.go
index 1a16964fe2..4d51a9b0fb 100644
--- a/agent/coordinate_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/coordinate_endpoint.go
@@ -9,12 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 )
 
-// coordinateDisabled handles all the endpoints when coordinates are not enabled,
-// returning an error message.
-func coordinateDisabled(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+// checkCoordinateDisabled will return a standard response if coordinates are
+// disabled. This returns true if they are disabled and we should not continue.
+func (s *HTTPServer) checkCoordinateDisabled(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) bool {
+	if !s.agent.config.DisableCoordinates {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusUnauthorized)
 	fmt.Fprint(resp, "Coordinate support disabled")
-	return nil, nil
+	return true
 }
 
 // sorter wraps a coordinate list and implements the sort.Interface to sort by
@@ -41,6 +45,9 @@ func (s *sorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
 // CoordinateDatacenters returns the WAN nodes in each datacenter, along with
 // raw network coordinates.
 func (s *HTTPServer) CoordinateDatacenters(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	if s.checkCoordinateDisabled(resp, req) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	if req.Method != "GET" {
 		return nil, MethodNotAllowedError{req.Method, []string{"GET"}}
 	}
@@ -70,6 +77,9 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) CoordinateDatacenters(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.R
 // CoordinateNodes returns the LAN nodes in the given datacenter, along with
 // raw network coordinates.
 func (s *HTTPServer) CoordinateNodes(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	if s.checkCoordinateDisabled(resp, req) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	if req.Method != "GET" {
 		return nil, MethodNotAllowedError{req.Method, []string{"GET"}}
 	}
@@ -92,6 +102,9 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) CoordinateNodes(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request
 // CoordinateNode returns the LAN node in the given datacenter, along with
 // raw network coordinates.
 func (s *HTTPServer) CoordinateNode(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	if s.checkCoordinateDisabled(resp, req) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	if req.Method != "GET" {
 		return nil, MethodNotAllowedError{req.Method, []string{"GET"}}
 	}
@@ -141,6 +154,9 @@ func filterCoordinates(req *http.Request, in structs.Coordinates) structs.Coordi
 
 // CoordinateUpdate inserts or updates the LAN coordinate of a node.
 func (s *HTTPServer) CoordinateUpdate(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	if s.checkCoordinateDisabled(resp, req) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 	if req.Method != "PUT" {
 		return nil, MethodNotAllowedError{req.Method, []string{"PUT"}}
 	}
diff --git a/agent/coordinate_endpoint_test.go b/agent/coordinate_endpoint_test.go
index 09001ccabe..deb812a9b9 100644
--- a/agent/coordinate_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/coordinate_endpoint_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package agent
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -10,6 +12,40 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/serf/coordinate"
 )
 
+func TestCoordinate_Disabled_Response(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), `
+		disable_coordinates = true
+`)
+	defer a.Shutdown()
+
+	tests := []func(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (interface{}, error){
+		a.srv.CoordinateDatacenters,
+		a.srv.CoordinateNodes,
+		a.srv.CoordinateNode,
+		a.srv.CoordinateUpdate,
+	}
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", "/should/not/care", nil)
+			resp := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			obj, err := tt(resp, req)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+			}
+			if obj != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", obj)
+			}
+			if got, want := resp.Code, http.StatusUnauthorized; got != want {
+				t.Fatalf("got %d want %d", got, want)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(resp.Body.String(), "Coordinate support disabled") {
+				t.Fatalf("bad: %#v", resp)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCoordinate_Datacenters(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	a := NewTestAgent(t.Name(), "")
diff --git a/agent/http.go b/agent/http.go
index ca3085fd42..ed6f350922 100644
--- a/agent/http.go
+++ b/agent/http.go
@@ -113,17 +113,10 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) handler(enableDebug bool) http.Handler {
 	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/catalog/services", s.wrap(s.CatalogServices))
 	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/catalog/service/", s.wrap(s.CatalogServiceNodes))
 	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/catalog/node/", s.wrap(s.CatalogNodeServices))
-	if !s.agent.config.DisableCoordinates {
-		handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/datacenters", s.wrap(s.CoordinateDatacenters))
-		handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/nodes", s.wrap(s.CoordinateNodes))
-		handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/node/", s.wrap(s.CoordinateNode))
-		handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/update", s.wrap(s.CoordinateUpdate))
-	} else {
-		handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/datacenters", s.wrap(coordinateDisabled))
-		handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/nodes", s.wrap(coordinateDisabled))
-		handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/node/", s.wrap(coordinateDisabled))
-		handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/update", s.wrap(coordinateDisabled))
-	}
+	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/datacenters", s.wrap(s.CoordinateDatacenters))
+	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/nodes", s.wrap(s.CoordinateNodes))
+	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/node/", s.wrap(s.CoordinateNode))
+	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/coordinate/update", s.wrap(s.CoordinateUpdate))
 	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/event/fire/", s.wrap(s.EventFire))
 	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/event/list", s.wrap(s.EventList))
 	handleFuncMetrics("/v1/health/node/", s.wrap(s.HealthNodeChecks))