diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index f74e2759..4ec27311 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ GUI(){
 					echo -e "}\n"
 					exit 0
 				else
-					if [ ${#STATUSRUNS[@]} -lt 3 ]; then
+					if [ ${#STATUSRUNS[@]} -lt 3 ] && [ ! -f ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/.skip ]; then
 						STATUS_START=$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S)
 						STATUSRUN_TMPFOLDER="${NM_TMPFOLDER}/status-${STATUS_START}"
 						mkdir ${STATUSRUN_TMPFOLDER}
@@ -1344,7 +1344,9 @@ GUI(){
 							STATUS ${2} ${3} ${4}
 						fi
 						rm -Rf ${STATUSRUN_TMPFOLDER}
-					
+						
+					elif [ -f ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/.skip ]; then
+						echo -e "HOST DISABLED - Not running status checks"
 					else
 						[ "${MM_ACTION}" != "report" ] && echo -e "${idsCL[LightRed]}Whooooaaaaa there cowboy, we got 3 threads running already.... easy killer!${idsCL[Default]}\n"
 						if [ ! -f ${NM_TMPFOLDER}/.overload ]; then