diff --git a/rtnetlink_server.cpp b/rtnetlink_server.cpp
index ed5f8c9..9daf9ad 100644
--- a/rtnetlink_server.cpp
+++ b/rtnetlink_server.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
             {
                 // starting the timer here to make sure that we don't want
                 // create the child objects multiple times.
-                if (refreshObjectTimer->hasExpired())
+                if (!refreshObjectTimer->isEnabled() ||
+                    refreshObjectTimer->hasExpired())
                 {
                     // if start timer throws exception then let the application
                     // crash