diff --git a/lib/icinga/comment.cpp b/lib/icinga/comment.cpp
index b411a4143..85c5f1a17 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/comment.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/comment.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void Comment::CommentsExpireTimerHandler(void)
 	}
 
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const Comment::Ptr& comment, comments) {
-		if (comment->IsExpired())
+		if (comment->IsActive() && comment->IsExpired())
 			RemoveComment(comment->GetName());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/icinga/downtime.cpp b/lib/icinga/downtime.cpp
index d7668f795..2d1838302 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/downtime.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/downtime.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void Downtime::DowntimesExpireTimerHandler(void)
 	}
 
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const Downtime::Ptr& downtime, downtimes) {
-		if (downtime->IsExpired())
+		if (downtime->IsActive() && downtime->IsExpired())
 			RemoveDowntime(downtime->GetName(), false, true);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/notification/notificationcomponent.cpp b/lib/notification/notificationcomponent.cpp
index 3a1cf54de..abf1d7d75 100644
--- a/lib/notification/notificationcomponent.cpp
+++ b/lib/notification/notificationcomponent.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ void NotificationComponent::NotificationTimerHandler(void)
 	double now = Utility::GetTime();
 
 	BOOST_FOREACH(const Notification::Ptr& notification, ConfigType::GetObjectsByType<Notification>()) {
+		if (!notification->IsActive())
+			continue;
+
 		Checkable::Ptr checkable = notification->GetCheckable();
 
 		if (checkable->IsPaused() && GetEnableHA())