diff --git a/includes/polling/functions.inc.php b/includes/polling/functions.inc.php
index ca28abc79..77017ac94 100644
--- a/includes/polling/functions.inc.php
+++ b/includes/polling/functions.inc.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function poll_device($device, $options) {
     $device_perf              = $ping_response['db'];
     $device_perf['device_id'] = $device['device_id'];
     $device_perf['timestamp'] = array('NOW()');
-    if (is_array($device_perf)) {
+    if (can_ping_device($attribs) === true && is_array($device_perf)) {
         dbInsert($device_perf, 'device_perf');
     }