diff --git a/lib/node.c b/lib/node.c
index 8f43da263..7b03c5317 100644
--- a/lib/node.c
+++ b/lib/node.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 static int node_direction_init(struct node_direction *nd, struct node *n)
 {
-	nd->enabled = 1;
+	nd->enabled = 0;
 	nd->vectorize = 1;
 	nd->builtin = 1;
 
@@ -98,12 +98,14 @@ static int node_direction_parse(struct node_direction *nd, struct node *n, json_
 	json_t *json_signals = NULL;
 
 	nd->cfg = cfg;
+	nd->enabled = 1;
 
-	ret = json_unpack_ex(cfg, &err, 0, "{ s?: o, s?: o, s?: i, s?: b }",
+	ret = json_unpack_ex(cfg, &err, 0, "{ s?: o, s?: o, s?: i, s?: b, s?: b }",
 		"hooks", &json_hooks,
 		"signals", &json_signals,
 		"vectorize", &nd->vectorize,
-		"builtin", &nd->builtin
+		"builtin", &nd->builtin,
+		"enabled", &nd->enabled
 	);
 	if (ret)
 		jerror(&err, "Failed to parse node '%s'", node_name(n));