diff --git a/src/Legacy/Ajax.php b/src/Legacy/Ajax.php
index a674a7151..fbae127cd 100644
--- a/src/Legacy/Ajax.php
+++ b/src/Legacy/Ajax.php
@@ -81,11 +81,13 @@ class Ajax
         }
 
         // Exit if board is disabled via ON/OFF trigger or by admin
-        if ($action_params[1] !== true) {
-            if ($bb_cfg['board_disable']) {
-                $this->ajax_die($lang['BOARD_DISABLE']);
-            } elseif (file_exists(BB_DISABLED)) {
-                $this->ajax_die($lang['BOARD_DISABLE_CRON']);
+        if ($bb_cfg['board_disable'] || file_exists(BB_DISABLED)) {
+            if ($action_params[1] !== true) {
+                if ($bb_cfg['board_disable']) {
+                    $this->ajax_die($lang['BOARD_DISABLE']);
+                } elseif (file_exists(BB_DISABLED)) {
+                    $this->ajax_die($lang['BOARD_DISABLE_CRON']);
+                }
             }
         }