diff --git a/lib/hooks/stats_collect.c b/lib/hooks/stats_collect.c
index 9ed5e8194..0c3309093 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/stats_collect.c
+++ b/lib/hooks/stats_collect.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * @{
  */
 
+#include "common.h"
 #include "hook.h"
 #include "plugin.h"
 #include "stats.h"
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ static int stats_collect_periodic(struct hook *h)
 {
 	struct stats_collect *p = h->_vd;
 
-	stats_print_periodic(&p->stats, p->output, p->format, p->verbose, h->path);
+	if (h->path->state == STATE_STARTED)
+		stats_print_periodic(&p->stats, p->output, p->format, p->verbose, h->path);
 
 	return 0;
 }