diff --git a/src/monitor/src/monitor/HostMonitorManager.cc b/src/monitor/src/monitor/HostMonitorManager.cc
index b4f18a8b25c..4785e19a744 100644
--- a/src/monitor/src/monitor/HostMonitorManager.cc
+++ b/src/monitor/src/monitor/HostMonitorManager.cc
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ void HostMonitorManager::update_host(int oid, const std::string &xml)
             {
                 stop_host_monitor(host);
             }
-            else if (old_state == Host::OFFLINE || old_state == Host::ERROR ||
-                     old_state == Host::INIT)
+            else if ((old_state == Host::OFFLINE || old_state == Host::ERROR)
+                && !host->monitor_in_progress())
             {
                 start_host_monitor(host);
             }