diff --git a/include/modules/meta/base.hpp b/include/modules/meta/base.hpp
index f842e907..60a82e5e 100644
--- a/include/modules/meta/base.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/meta/base.hpp
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ namespace modules {
 
     bool visible() const override;
 
+    void start() override;
     void join() final override;
     void stop() override;
     void halt(string error_message) override;
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ namespace modules {
     bool m_handle_events{true};
 
    private:
-    atomic<bool> m_enabled{true};
+    atomic<bool> m_enabled{false};
     atomic<bool> m_visible{true};
     atomic<bool> m_changed{true};
     string m_cache;
diff --git a/include/modules/meta/base.inl b/include/modules/meta/base.inl
index ab53cb59..0d3bd82c 100644
--- a/include/modules/meta/base.inl
+++ b/include/modules/meta/base.inl
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ namespace modules {
     return static_cast<bool>(m_enabled);
   }
 
+  template <class Impl>
+  void module<Impl>::start() {
+    m_enabled = true;
+  }
+
   template <class Impl>
   void module<Impl>::join() {
     for (auto&& thread_ : m_threads) {
diff --git a/include/modules/meta/event_module.hpp b/include/modules/meta/event_module.hpp
index 025fdccd..05d37050 100644
--- a/include/modules/meta/event_module.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/meta/event_module.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace modules {
     using module<Impl>::module;
 
     void start() override {
+      this->module<Impl>::start();
       this->m_mainthread = thread(&event_module::runner, this);
     }
 
diff --git a/include/modules/meta/inotify_module.hpp b/include/modules/meta/inotify_module.hpp
index 2c69e948..06877c14 100644
--- a/include/modules/meta/inotify_module.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/meta/inotify_module.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace modules {
     using module<Impl>::module;
 
     void start() override {
+      this->module<Impl>::start();
       this->m_mainthread = thread(&inotify_module::runner, this);
     }
 
diff --git a/include/modules/meta/static_module.hpp b/include/modules/meta/static_module.hpp
index 8bbef10f..ce4758a4 100644
--- a/include/modules/meta/static_module.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/meta/static_module.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace modules {
     using module<Impl>::module;
 
     void start() override {
+      this->module<Impl>::start();
       CAST_MOD(Impl)->update();
       CAST_MOD(Impl)->broadcast();
     }
diff --git a/include/modules/meta/timer_module.hpp b/include/modules/meta/timer_module.hpp
index e2ca716a..a9ede914 100644
--- a/include/modules/meta/timer_module.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/meta/timer_module.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace modules {
     using module<Impl>::module;
 
     void start() override {
+      this->module<Impl>::start();
       this->m_mainthread = thread(&timer_module::runner, this);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/ipc.cpp b/src/modules/ipc.cpp
index 76bcaa6c..9aba10be 100644
--- a/src/modules/ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ipc.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace modules {
    * Start module and run first defined hook if configured to
    */
   void ipc_module::start() {
+    this->module::start();
     m_mainthread = thread([&] {
       m_log.trace("%s: Thread id = %i", this->name(), concurrency_util::thread_id(this_thread::get_id()));
       update();
diff --git a/src/modules/script.cpp b/src/modules/script.cpp
index 983ac8c9..71fe714a 100644
--- a/src/modules/script.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/script.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace modules {
    * Start the module worker
    */
   void script_module::start() {
+    this->module::start();
     m_mainthread = thread([&] {
       try {
         while (running()) {