diff --git a/drivers/sr_health_check.py b/drivers/sr_health_check.py
index 204733c79..1146ae35f 100755
--- a/drivers/sr_health_check.py
+++ b/drivers/sr_health_check.py
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 import util
 import xs_errors
 
+def check_xapi_is_enabled(session, hostref):
+    host = session.xenapi.host.get_record(hostref)
+    return host['enabled']
+
+
 def main():
     """
     For all locally plugged SRs check that they are healthy
@@ -36,6 +41,9 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         localhost = util.get_localhost_ref(session)
+        if not check_xapi_is_enabled(session, localhost):
+            # Xapi not enabled, skip and let the next timer trigger this
+            return
 
         sm_types = [x['type'] for x in session.xenapi.SM.get_all_records_where(
             'field "required_api_version" = "1.0"').values()]
diff --git a/tests/test_sr_health_check.py b/tests/test_sr_health_check.py
index c104e962d..47c592123 100644
--- a/tests/test_sr_health_check.py
+++ b/tests/test_sr_health_check.py
@@ -91,3 +91,15 @@ def test_health_check_run_sr_check(self):
 
         # Assert
         mock_sr.check_sr.assert_called_with(SR_UUID)
+
+    def test_check_xapi_enabled_no(self):
+        # Arrange
+        self.mock_session.xenapi.host.get_record.return_value = {'enabled': False}
+        mock_sr = mock.create_autospec(SR)
+        self.mock_sr.from_uuid.return_value = mock_sr
+
+        # Act
+        sr_health_check.main()
+
+        # Assert
+        mock_sr.check_sr.assert_not_called()