diff --git a/src/access.c b/src/access.c
index 53235465..44f88108 100644
--- a/src/access.c
+++ b/src/access.c
@@ -324,6 +324,9 @@ access_get_by_addr(struct sockaddr *src)
 
   TAILQ_FOREACH(ae, &access_entries, ae_link) {
 
+    if(!ae->ae_enabled)
+      continue;
+
     if(ae->ae_username[0] != '*')
       continue;