diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/host_notifier.cpp b/extensions/openpower-pels/host_notifier.cpp
index 2e132b9..566edda 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/host_notifier.cpp
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/host_notifier.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
     bool required = true;
     Repository::LogID i{Repository::LogID::Pel{id}};
 
+    // Manufacturing testing may turn off sending up PELs
+    if (!_dataIface.getHostPELEnablement())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (auto attributes = _repo.getPELAttributes(i); attributes)
     {
         auto a = attributes.value().get();