diff --git a/testutil/common/tester.go b/testutil/common/tester.go
index 369a050664..359e77e570 100644
--- a/testutil/common/tester.go
+++ b/testutil/common/tester.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lavanet/lava/utils"
 	"github.com/lavanet/lava/utils/sigs"
 	"github.com/lavanet/lava/utils/slices"
+	dualstakingante "github.com/lavanet/lava/x/dualstaking/ante"
 	dualstakingtypes "github.com/lavanet/lava/x/dualstaking/types"
 	epochstoragetypes "github.com/lavanet/lava/x/epochstorage/types"
 	fixationstoretypes "github.com/lavanet/lava/x/fixationstore/types"
@@ -654,6 +655,9 @@ func (ts *Tester) TxReDelegateValidator(delegator, fromValidator, toValidator si
 		sdk.ValAddress(toValidator.Addr),
 		sdk.NewCoin(ts.Keepers.StakingKeeper.BondDenom(ts.Ctx), amount),
 	)
+	rf := dualstakingante.NewRedelegationFlager(ts.Keepers.Dualstaking)
+	err := rf.DisableRedelegationHooks(ts.Ctx, []sdk.Msg{msg})
+	require.NoError(ts.T, err)
 	return ts.Servers.StakingServer.BeginRedelegate(ts.GoCtx, msg)
 }
 
diff --git a/x/dualstaking/ante/ante_handler.go b/x/dualstaking/ante/disable_redelegation_hooks.go
similarity index 94%
rename from x/dualstaking/ante/ante_handler.go
rename to x/dualstaking/ante/disable_redelegation_hooks.go
index b2a6225996..88d807a135 100644
--- a/x/dualstaking/ante/ante_handler.go
+++ b/x/dualstaking/ante/disable_redelegation_hooks.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (rf RedelegationFlager) AnteHandle(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx, simulate boo
 		return ctx, err
 	}
 
-	err = rf.disableRedelegationHooks(ctx, msgs)
+	err = rf.DisableRedelegationHooks(ctx, msgs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctx, err
 	}
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (rf RedelegationFlager) unwrapAuthz(tx sdk.Tx) ([]sdk.Msg, error) {
 	return unwrappedMsgs, nil
 }
 
-func (rf RedelegationFlager) disableRedelegationHooks(ctx sdk.Context, msgs []sdk.Msg) error {
+func (rf RedelegationFlager) DisableRedelegationHooks(ctx sdk.Context, msgs []sdk.Msg) error {
 	redelegations := false
 	others := false
 	for _, msg := range msgs {
diff --git a/x/dualstaking/ante/disable_redelegation_hooks_test.go b/x/dualstaking/ante/disable_redelegation_hooks_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4675356be8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/dualstaking/ante/disable_redelegation_hooks_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package ante_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	stakingtypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/staking/types"
+	commontypes "github.com/lavanet/lava/common/types"
+	"github.com/lavanet/lava/testutil/common"
+	"github.com/lavanet/lava/x/dualstaking/ante"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// TestDisableRedelegationHooks verifies that the DisableRedelegationHooks works as expected, i.e. disables
+// the dualstaking hooks only for redelegations message
+func TestDisableRedelegationHooks(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := *common.NewTester(t)
+	testCases := []struct {
+		msg               sdk.Msg
+		expectedFlagValue bool
+	}{
+		{newStakingRedelegateMsg(), true},
+		{newStakingDelegateMsg(), false},
+		{newStakingUndelegateMsg(), false},
+	}
+
+	rf := ante.NewRedelegationFlager(ts.Keepers.Dualstaking)
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		err := rf.DisableRedelegationHooks(ts.Ctx, []sdk.Msg{testCase.msg})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		disableHooksFlag := ts.Keepers.Dualstaking.GetDisableDualstakingHook(ts.Ctx)
+		require.Equal(t, testCase.expectedFlagValue, disableHooksFlag)
+	}
+}
+
+func newStakingRedelegateMsg() *stakingtypes.MsgBeginRedelegate {
+	return stakingtypes.NewMsgBeginRedelegate(
+		sdk.AccAddress("del1"),
+		sdk.ValAddress("val1"),
+		sdk.ValAddress("val2"),
+		sdk.NewCoin(commontypes.TokenDenom, sdk.OneInt()),
+	)
+}
+
+func newStakingDelegateMsg() *stakingtypes.MsgDelegate {
+	return stakingtypes.NewMsgDelegate(
+		sdk.AccAddress("del1"),
+		sdk.ValAddress("val1"),
+		sdk.NewCoin(commontypes.TokenDenom, sdk.OneInt()),
+	)
+}
+
+func newStakingUndelegateMsg() *stakingtypes.MsgUndelegate {
+	return stakingtypes.NewMsgUndelegate(
+		sdk.AccAddress("del1"),
+		sdk.ValAddress("val1"),
+		sdk.NewCoin(commontypes.TokenDenom, sdk.OneInt()),
+	)
+}