diff --git a/.changelogs/1.1.1/174_honor_balancing_activation_value.yml b/.changelogs/1.1.1/174_honor_balancing_activation_value.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4581da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelogs/1.1.1/174_honor_balancing_activation_value.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+fixed:
+  - Honor the value when balancing should not be performed and stop balancing. [#174]
diff --git a/proxlb/main.py b/proxlb/main.py
index ef5e2a4..5ec5868 100644
--- a/proxlb/main.py
+++ b/proxlb/main.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def main():
         Helper.log_node_metrics(proxlb_data, init=False)
 
         # Perform balancing actions via Proxmox API
-        if not cli_args.dry_run:
+        if not cli_args.dry_run or not proxlb_data["meta"]["balancing"].get("enable", False):
             Balancing(proxmox_api, proxlb_data)
 
         # Validate if the JSON output should be