diff --git a/packages/stack/communication/src/index.js b/packages/stack/communication/src/index.js
index ae33dc349..b66047119 100644
--- a/packages/stack/communication/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/stack/communication/src/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class Communication {
     });
 
     this.events.setCommandHandler("communication:node:start", (communicationConfig, cb) => {
+      if (!communicationConfig.enabled) {
+        return cb();
+      }
       const clientName = communicationConfig.provider;
       const client = this.communicationNodes[clientName];
       if (!client) return cb("communication " + clientName + " not found");
diff --git a/packages/stack/namesystem/src/index.js b/packages/stack/namesystem/src/index.js
index 754bf114a..fd0eccdc7 100644
--- a/packages/stack/namesystem/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/stack/namesystem/src/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ export default class Namesystem {
     });
 
     this.events.setCommandHandler("namesystem:node:start", (namesystemConfig, cb) => {
+      if (!namesystemConfig.enabled) {
+        return cb();
+      }
       const nodeName = namesystemConfig.provider;
       const client = this.namesystemNodes[nodeName];
       if (!client) return cb(__("Namesystem client %s not found", nodeName));
diff --git a/packages/stack/storage/src/index.js b/packages/stack/storage/src/index.js
index a07a0d3a7..33aaf1374 100644
--- a/packages/stack/storage/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/stack/storage/src/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class Storage {
     });
 
     this.events.setCommandHandler("storage:node:start", (storageConfig, cb) => {
+      if (!storageConfig.enabled) {
+        return cb();
+      }
       const clientName = storageConfig.upload.provider;
       const client = this.storageNodes[clientName];
       if (!client) return cb("storage " + clientName + " not found");