diff --git a/api/v1beta1/rollout_types.go b/api/v1beta1/rollout_types.go
index a90e99aa..fcf61682 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/rollout_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/rollout_types.go
@@ -149,9 +149,8 @@ type TrafficRoutingStrategy struct {
 	// Matches define conditions used for matching incoming HTTP requests to the canary service.
 	// Each match is independent, i.e. this rule will be matched as long as **any** one of the matches is satisfied.
 	//
-	// For Gateway API, only a single match rule will be applied since Gateway API use ANDed rules if multiple
-	// ones are defined, i.e. the match will evaluate to true only if all conditions are satisfied.
-	// And cannot support both weight and matches, if both are configured, then matches takes precedence.
+	// It cannot support Traffic (weight-based routing) and Matches simultaneously, if both are configured.
+	// In such cases, Matches takes precedence.
 	Matches []HttpRouteMatch `json:"matches,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/lua_configuration/trafficrouting_ingress/mse.lua b/lua_configuration/trafficrouting_ingress/mse.lua
index d78d94dd..d39ba7dc 100644
--- a/lua_configuration/trafficrouting_ingress/mse.lua
+++ b/lua_configuration/trafficrouting_ingress/mse.lua
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ for _,match in ipairs(obj.matches) do
                 annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/canary-by-header-value"] = header.value
             end
         end
-    else
+    end
+    if match.queryParams and next(match.queryParams) ~= nil then
         queryParam = match.queryParams[1]
         annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/canary-by-query"] = queryParam.name
         if ( queryParam.type == "RegularExpression" )
@@ -62,4 +63,4 @@ for _,match in ipairs(obj.matches) do
         end
     end
 end
-return annotations
+return annotations
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/trafficrouting/network/ingress/ingress_test.go b/pkg/trafficrouting/network/ingress/ingress_test.go
index 63ef9bb9..23aada3d 100644
--- a/pkg/trafficrouting/network/ingress/ingress_test.go
+++ b/pkg/trafficrouting/network/ingress/ingress_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ var (
 								annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/canary-by-header-value"] = header.value
 							end
 						end
-					else
+					end
+					if match.queryParams and next(match.queryParams) ~= nil then
 						queryParam = match.queryParams[1]
 						annotations["nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/canary-by-query"] = queryParam.name
 						if ( queryParam.type == "RegularExpression" )