diff --git a/lib/icinga/clusterevents.cpp b/lib/icinga/clusterevents.cpp
index 86ca782fc..7c4e021c2 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/clusterevents.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/clusterevents.cpp
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ Value ClusterEvents::ExecuteCommandAPIHandler(const MessageOrigin::Ptr& origin,
 
 		attrs->Set("__name", params->Get("host"));
 		attrs->Set("type", "Host");
+		attrs->Set("enable_active_checks", false);
 
 		Deserialize(host, attrs, false, FAConfig);