diff --git a/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yaml
index b6663b1..873150c 100644
--- a/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/minecraft/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
 - name: manage minecraft service
   service:
     name: "minecraft@{{ item.name }}"
-    state: "{{ minecraft_service_state }}"
-    enabled: "{{ minecraft_service_enabled }}"
+    state: "{{ item.state | default(minecraft_service_state) }}"
+    enabled: "{{ item.enabled | default(minecraft_service_enabled) }}"
   loop: "{{ minecraft_worlds }}"
 
     #- name: configure ops
diff --git a/roles/restic/files/hooks/minecraft.sh b/roles/restic/files/hooks/minecraft.sh
index a7ff407..5657708 100644
--- a/roles/restic/files/hooks/minecraft.sh
+++ b/roles/restic/files/hooks/minecraft.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ start_server() {
     local unit="${1:-$SERVICE}"
     local attempts="${2:-$WAIT}"
 
+    if ! systemctl -q is-enabled "$unit"; then
+        printf "%s is not enabled, skipping.\n" "$unit"
+        return 0
+    fi
+
     if systemctl -q is-active "$unit"; then
         printf "%s is already started\n" "$unit"
         return 0