diff --git a/src/base/MultiStrategyDistributionManager.sol b/src/base/MultiStrategyDistributionManager.sol
index 7f1d306..a0ff6c6 100644
--- a/src/base/MultiStrategyDistributionManager.sol
+++ b/src/base/MultiStrategyDistributionManager.sol
@@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ contract MultiStrategyDistributionManager is AbstractDistributionManager {
         emit StrategiesInitialized(_strategies);
     }
 
-    /// @notice Checks if distribution is ready based on cycle completion, votes, recipients, strategies, and yield
-    /// @return ready True if cycle is complete, there are votes, recipients, configured strategies, and sufficient yield
+    /// @notice Checks if conditions are met for distribution (cycle complete, recipients configured, sufficient yield)
+    /// @return ready True if cycle is complete, there are recipients, configured strategies, and sufficient yield
+    /// @dev Allows zero-voter distributions for small communities (matches breadchain contracts)
     function isDistributionReady() public view override returns (bool ready) {
         if (cycleManager().distributionManager() != address(this)) return false;
         if (!cycleManager().isCycleComplete()) return false;
 
-        uint256 totalVotes = getTotalCurrentVotingPower();
-        if (totalVotes == 0) return false;
-
+        // Allow zero-voter distributions — small communities may legitimately have no votes
+        // but still want to distribute to recipients (e.g., fixed grants).
         uint256 recipientCount = recipientRegistry().getRecipientCount();
         if (recipientCount == 0) return false;
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/IDistributionManager.sol b/src/interfaces/IDistributionManager.sol
index 863bf33..a03c541 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/IDistributionManager.sol
+++ b/src/interfaces/IDistributionManager.sol
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ interface IDistributionManager {
     error ZeroAddress();
 
     /// @notice Thrown when distribution conditions are not met
-    /// @dev Distribution is not ready when voting power is 0 or yield < recipient count
+    /// @dev Distribution is not ready when cycle is incomplete, there are no recipients,
+    ///      or yield is insufficient. Note: MultiStrategyDistributionManager allows
+    ///      zero-voter distributions for fixed-grant use cases.
     error DistributionNotReady();
 
     /// @notice Thrown when there is no yield available to distribute