diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin.pm
index 8177d9ce..119d2738 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin.pm
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ sub new {
     return $self;
 }
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    return 1;
+}
+
 sub instantiate {
     my ($class, %args) = @_;
     my $plugins = [];
     $args{plugins} = $plugins;
-    push @$plugins, $class->plugins(%args);
+    push @$plugins, grep { $_->isEnabled } $class->plugins(%args);
     return @$plugins;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/BitBucketStatus.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/BitBucketStatus.pm
index e02c6c71..f209c6f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/BitBucketStatus.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/BitBucketStatus.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ use JSON;
 use LWP::UserAgent;
 use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return $self->{config}->{enable_bitbucket_status} == 1;
+}
+
 sub toBitBucketState {
     my ($buildStatus) = @_;
     if ($buildStatus == 0) {
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/CircleCINotification.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/CircleCINotification.pm
index e42fb565..e9e8623d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/CircleCINotification.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/CircleCINotification.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ use LWP::UserAgent;
 use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 use JSON;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{circleci};
+}
+
 sub buildFinished {
     my ($self, $build, $dependents) = @_;
     my $cfg = $self->{config}->{circleci};
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/CoverityScan.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/CoverityScan.pm
index 924111f4..1ee60843 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/CoverityScan.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/CoverityScan.pm
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ use File::Basename;
 use LWP::UserAgent;
 use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{coverityscan};
+}
+
 sub buildFinished {
     my ($self, $b, $dependents) = @_;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/EmailNotification.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/EmailNotification.pm
index c2887631..9c2639d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/EmailNotification.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/EmailNotification.pm
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ use Hydra::Helper::Nix;
 use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 use Hydra::Helper::Email;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return $self->{config}->{email_notification} == 1;
+}
 
 my $template = <<EOF;
 Hi,
@@ -44,8 +48,6 @@ EOF
 sub buildFinished {
     my ($self, $build, $dependents) = @_;
 
-    return unless $self->{config}->{email_notification} // 0;
-
     die unless $build->finished;
 
     # Figure out to whom to send notification for each build.  For
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GithubStatus.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GithubStatus.pm
index 59b0dc06..7db6bb52 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GithubStatus.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GithubStatus.pm
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ use LWP::UserAgent;
 use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 use List::Util qw(max);
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{githubstatus};
+}
+
 sub toGithubState {
     my ($buildStatus) = @_;
     if ($buildStatus == 0) {
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GitlabStatus.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GitlabStatus.pm
index 4aef2f09..55c01472 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GitlabStatus.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/GitlabStatus.pm
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ use List::Util qw(max);
 #   - gitlab_project_id => ID of the project in Gitlab, i.e. in the above
 #     case the ID in gitlab of "nixexprs"
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{gitlab_authorization};
+}
+
 sub toGitlabState {
     my ($status, $buildStatus) = @_;
     if ($status == 0) {
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/HipChatNotification.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/HipChatNotification.pm
index d8e907f1..7df39593 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/HipChatNotification.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/HipChatNotification.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ use parent 'Hydra::Plugin';
 use LWP::UserAgent;
 use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{hipchat};
+}
+
 sub buildFinished {
     my ($self, $build, $dependents) = @_;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/InfluxDBNotification.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/InfluxDBNotification.pm
index bef83d1c..89732e3b 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/InfluxDBNotification.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/InfluxDBNotification.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ use HTTP::Request;
 use LWP::UserAgent;
 # use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{influxdb};
+}
+
 sub toBuildStatusDetailed {
     my ($buildStatus) = @_;
     if ($buildStatus == 0) {
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/RunCommand.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/RunCommand.pm
index ca2140c5..f7ca45a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/RunCommand.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/RunCommand.pm
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ use parent 'Hydra::Plugin';
 use experimental 'smartmatch';
 use JSON;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{runcommand};
+}
+
 sub configSectionMatches {
     my ($name, $project, $jobset, $job) = @_;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/S3Backup.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/S3Backup.pm
index a6d3ac85..346cf239 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/S3Backup.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/S3Backup.pm
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ use Nix::Store;
 use Hydra::Model::DB;
 use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{s3backup};
+}
+
 my $client;
 my %compressors = (
     xz => "| $Nix::Config::xz",
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/SlackNotification.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/SlackNotification.pm
index cffb0d5f..6ee249c8 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/SlackNotification.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Plugin/SlackNotification.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ use LWP::UserAgent;
 use Hydra::Helper::CatalystUtils;
 use JSON;
 
+sub isEnabled {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return defined $self->{config}->{slack};
+}
+
 sub renderDuration {
     my ($build) = @_;
     my $duration = $build->stoptime - $build->starttime;