diff --git a/vllm/v1/engine/async_llm.py b/vllm/v1/engine/async_llm.py
index 14ce820cc39e..00ceb7d3d0c4 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/engine/async_llm.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/engine/async_llm.py
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ def __init__(
             executor_class=executor_class,
             log_stats=self.log_stats,
         )
-        for stat_logger in self.stat_loggers[0]:
-            stat_logger.log_engine_initialized()
+        if self.stat_loggers:
+            for stat_logger in self.stat_loggers[0]:
+                stat_logger.log_engine_initialized()
         self.output_handler: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
         try:
             # Start output handler eagerly if we are in the asyncio eventloop.
diff --git a/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py b/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
index 0d5d92f72537..91a0a75a3081 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/engine/core_client.py
@@ -442,9 +442,10 @@ def _wait_for_engine_startup(self):
             logger.info("Core engine process %d ready.", eng_id)
             identities.discard(eng_id)
             # Setup KV cache config with initialization state from
-            # engine core process.
-            self.vllm_config.cache_config.num_gpu_blocks = message_dict[
-                'num_gpu_blocks']
+            # engine core process. Sum values from all engines in DP case.
+            num_gpu_blocks = self.vllm_config.cache_config.num_gpu_blocks or 0
+            num_gpu_blocks += message_dict['num_gpu_blocks']
+            self.vllm_config.cache_config.num_gpu_blocks = num_gpu_blocks
 
     def _init_core_engines(
         self,