diff --git a/scripts/jabberqueuehandler.php b/scripts/jabberqueuehandler.php
index 924fc45453..8b6e974c0a 100755
--- a/scripts/jabberqueuehandler.php
+++ b/scripts/jabberqueuehandler.php
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ class JabberQueueHandler extends XmppQueueHandler
     }
 }
 
+// Abort immediately if xmpp is not enabled, otherwise the daemon chews up
+// lots of CPU trying to connect to unconfigured servers
+if (common_config('xmpp','enabled')==false) {
+    print "Aborting daemon - xmpp is disabled\n";
+    exit();
+}
+
 ini_set("max_execution_time", "0");
 ini_set("max_input_time", "0");
 set_time_limit(0);
@@ -63,4 +70,4 @@ $resource = ($argc > 1) ? $argv[1] : (common_config('xmpp','resource') . '-queue
 
 $handler = new JabberQueueHandler($resource);
 
-$handler->runOnce();
\ No newline at end of file
+$handler->runOnce();
diff --git a/scripts/publicqueuehandler.php b/scripts/publicqueuehandler.php
index 5075c12df5..b0fa22d438 100755
--- a/scripts/publicqueuehandler.php
+++ b/scripts/publicqueuehandler.php
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ class PublicQueueHandler extends XmppQueueHandler
     }
 }
 
+// Abort immediately if xmpp is not enabled, otherwise the daemon chews up
+// lots of CPU trying to connect to unconfigured servers
+if (common_config('xmpp','enabled')==false) {
+    print "Aborting daemon - xmpp is disabled\n";
+    exit();
+}
+
 ini_set("max_execution_time", "0");
 ini_set("max_input_time", "0");
 set_time_limit(0);
diff --git a/scripts/xmppconfirmhandler.php b/scripts/xmppconfirmhandler.php
index 2b8b085ce8..7f39235fed 100755
--- a/scripts/xmppconfirmhandler.php
+++ b/scripts/xmppconfirmhandler.php
@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ class XmppConfirmHandler extends XmppQueueHandler
     }
 }
 
+// Abort immediately if xmpp is not enabled, otherwise the daemon chews up
+// lots of CPU trying to connect to unconfigured servers
+if (common_config('xmpp','enabled')==false) {
+    print "Aborting daemon - xmpp is disabled\n";
+    exit();
+}
+
 ini_set("max_execution_time", "0");
 ini_set("max_input_time", "0");
 set_time_limit(0);
diff --git a/scripts/xmppdaemon.php b/scripts/xmppdaemon.php
index ef3f8c63d8..0ce2f2a280 100755
--- a/scripts/xmppdaemon.php
+++ b/scripts/xmppdaemon.php
@@ -321,6 +321,13 @@ class XMPPDaemon extends Daemon
     }
 }
 
+// Abort immediately if xmpp is not enabled, otherwise the daemon chews up
+// lots of CPU trying to connect to unconfigured servers
+if (common_config('xmpp','enabled')==false) {
+    print "Aborting daemon - xmpp is disabled\n";
+    exit();
+}
+
 ini_set("max_execution_time", "0");
 ini_set("max_input_time", "0");
 set_time_limit(0);