diff --git a/examples/up.conf.example b/examples/up.conf.example
index c968b54a..0d7e4271 100644
--- a/examples/up.conf.example
+++ b/examples/up.conf.example
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@
   # How often to poll UniFi and report to Datadog.
   interval = "2m"
 
-  # To disable this output plugin
-  disable = true
+  # To enable this output plugin
+  enable = false
 
   # Datadog Custom Options
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
   # tags = [ "customer:abc_corp" ]
 
   # For more advanced options for very large amount of data collected see the upstream
-  # github.com/unpoller/datadogunifi repository README.
+  # github.com/unpoller/unpoller/pkg/datadogunifi repository README.
 
 
 # Unpoller has an optional web server. To turn it on, set enable to true. If you
diff --git a/examples/up.json.example b/examples/up.json.example
index e547f8c9..9d8857af 100644
--- a/examples/up.json.example
+++ b/examples/up.json.example
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
      }
   },
 
+  "datadog": {
+    "enable": false,
+    "address": "localhost:8125",
+    "namespace": "",
+    "tags": [
+      "customer:abcde"
+    ]
+  }
+
   "unifi": {
     "dynamic": false,
     "defaults": {
diff --git a/examples/up.yaml.example b/examples/up.yaml.example
index 9c44996a..4c85c1cc 100644
--- a/examples/up.yaml.example
+++ b/examples/up.yaml.example
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ webserver:
   accounts:
     captain: "$2a$04$mxw6i0LKH6u46oaLK2cq5eCTAAFkfNiRpzNbz.EyvJZZWNa2FzIlS"
 
+datadog:
+  enable: false
+  address: localhost:8125
+  namespace: ""
+  tags:
+  - customer:abcdef
+
 unifi:
   dynamic: false
   defaults:
diff --git a/pkg/datadogunifi/datadog.go b/pkg/datadogunifi/datadog.go
index baa8066c..42ccde24 100644
--- a/pkg/datadogunifi/datadog.go
+++ b/pkg/datadogunifi/datadog.go
@@ -112,13 +112,15 @@ type DatadogUnifi struct {
 	*Datadog
 }
 
+var _ poller.OutputPlugin = &DatadogUnifi{}
+
 func init() { // nolint: gochecknoinits
 	u := &DatadogUnifi{Datadog: &Datadog{}, LastCheck: time.Now()}
 
 	poller.NewOutput(&poller.Output{
-		Name:   "datadog",
-		Config: u.Datadog,
-		Method: u.Run,
+		Name:         "datadog",
+		Config:       u.Datadog,
+		OutputPlugin: u,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -188,14 +190,26 @@ func (u *DatadogUnifi) setConfigDefaults() {
 
 }
 
+func (u *DatadogUnifi) Enabled() bool {
+	if u == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if u.Enable == nil || u.Config == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if u.Collector == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return *u.Enable
+}
+
 // Run runs a ticker to poll the unifi server and update Datadog.
 func (u *DatadogUnifi) Run(c poller.Collect) error {
-	disabled := u == nil || u.Enable == nil || !(*u.Enable) || u.Config == nil
-	if disabled {
-		u.LogDebugf("Datadog config is disabled, output is disabled.")
+	u.Collector = c
+	if !u.Enabled() {
+		u.Logf("DataDog config missing (or disabled), DataDog output disabled!")
 		return nil
 	}
-	u.Collector = c
 	u.Logf("Datadog is configured.")
 	u.setConfigDefaults()
 
diff --git a/pkg/influxunifi/influxdb.go b/pkg/influxunifi/influxdb.go
index a0e199c2..1f3541da 100644
--- a/pkg/influxunifi/influxdb.go
+++ b/pkg/influxunifi/influxdb.go
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ type InfluxUnifi struct {
 	*InfluxDB
 }
 
+var _ poller.OutputPlugin = &InfluxUnifi{}
+
 type metric struct {
 	Table  string
 	Tags   map[string]string
@@ -88,9 +90,9 @@ func init() { // nolint: gochecknoinits
 	u := &InfluxUnifi{InfluxDB: &InfluxDB{}, LastCheck: time.Now()}
 
 	poller.NewOutput(&poller.Output{
-		Name:   PluginName,
-		Config: u.InfluxDB,
-		Method: u.Run,
+		Name:         PluginName,
+		Config:       u.InfluxDB,
+		OutputPlugin: u,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -130,15 +132,29 @@ func (u *InfluxUnifi) PollController() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (u *InfluxUnifi) Enabled() bool {
+	if u == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if u.Config == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if u.Collector == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !u.Disable
+}
+
 // Run runs a ticker to poll the unifi server and update influxdb.
 func (u *InfluxUnifi) Run(c poller.Collect) error {
-	var err error
-
-	if u.Collector = c; u.Config == nil || u.Disable {
+	u.Collector = c
+	if !u.Enabled() {
 		u.Logf("InfluxDB config missing (or disabled), InfluxDB output disabled!")
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	var err error
+
 	u.setConfigDefaults()
 
 	if u.IsVersion2 {
diff --git a/pkg/lokiunifi/loki.go b/pkg/lokiunifi/loki.go
index 0f54c39e..f7965e05 100644
--- a/pkg/lokiunifi/loki.go
+++ b/pkg/lokiunifi/loki.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ type Loki struct {
 	last    time.Time
 }
 
+var _ poller.OutputPlugin = &Loki{}
+
 // init is how this modular code is initialized by the main app.
 // This module adds itself as an output module to the poller core.
 func init() { // nolint: gochecknoinits
@@ -55,15 +57,26 @@ func init() { // nolint: gochecknoinits
 	}}
 
 	poller.NewOutput(&poller.Output{
-		Name:   PluginName,
-		Config: l,
-		Method: l.Run,
+		Name:         PluginName,
+		Config:       l,
+		OutputPlugin: l,
 	})
 }
 
+func (l *Loki) Enabled() bool {
+	if l == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if l.Config == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !l.Disable
+}
+
 // Run is fired from the poller library after the Config is unmarshalled.
 func (l *Loki) Run(collect poller.Collect) error {
-	if l.Collect = collect; l.Config == nil || l.URL == "" || l.Disable {
+	l.Collect = collect
+	if l.Config == nil || l.URL == "" || !l.Enabled() {
 		l.Logf("Loki config missing (or disabled), Loki output disabled!")
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/mysqlunifi/main.go b/pkg/mysqlunifi/main.go
index be58ffb5..7fbb2d76 100644
--- a/pkg/mysqlunifi/main.go
+++ b/pkg/mysqlunifi/main.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ type plugin struct {
 	poller.Collect
 }
 
+var _ poller.OutputPlugin = &plugin{}
+
 // Config represents the data that is unmarshalled from the up.conf config file for this plugins.
 // See up.conf.example.mysql for sample input data.
 type Config struct {
@@ -48,16 +50,30 @@ func init() {
 	u := &plugin{Config: &Config{}}
 
 	poller.NewOutput(&poller.Output{
-		Name:   "mysql",
-		Config: u, // pass in the struct *above* your config (so it can see the struct tags).
-		Method: u.Run,
+		Name:         "mysql",
+		Config:       u, // pass in the struct *above* your config (so it can see the struct tags).
+		OutputPlugin: u,
 	})
 }
 
+func (p *plugin) Enabled() bool {
+	if p == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if p.Config == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if p.Collect == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !p.Disable
+}
+
 // Run gets called by poller core code. Return when the plugin stops working or has an error.
 // In other words, don't run your code in a go routine, it already is.
 func (p *plugin) Run(c poller.Collect) error {
-	if p.Collect = c; c == nil || p.Config == nil || p.Disable {
+	p.Collect = c
+	if p.Config == nil || !p.Enabled() {
 		return nil // no config or disabled, bail out.
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/poller/outputs.go b/pkg/poller/outputs.go
index a3a5a3ce..3225227a 100644
--- a/pkg/poller/outputs.go
+++ b/pkg/poller/outputs.go
@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@ type Collect interface {
 	Outputs() []string
 }
 
+type OutputPlugin interface {
+	Run(Collect) error
+	Enabled() bool
+}
+
 // Output defines the output data for a metric exporter like influx or prometheus.
 // Output packages should call NewOutput with this struct in init().
 type Output struct {
 	Name   string
-	Config any                 // Each config is passed into an unmarshaller later.
-	Method func(Collect) error // Called on startup for each configured output.
+	Config any // Each config is passed into an unmarshaller later.
+	OutputPlugin
 }
 
 // NewOutput should be called by each output package's init function.
@@ -37,8 +42,8 @@ func NewOutput(o *Output) {
 	outputSync.Lock()
 	defer outputSync.Unlock()
 
-	if o == nil || o.Method == nil {
-		panic("nil output or method passed to poller.NewOutput")
+	if o == nil {
+		panic("nil output passed to poller.NewOutput")
 	}
 
 	outputs = append(outputs, o)
@@ -81,9 +86,11 @@ func (u *UnifiPoller) runOutputMethods() (int, chan error) {
 	defer outputSync.RUnlock()
 
 	for _, o := range outputs {
-		go func(o *Output) {
-			err <- o.Method(u) // Run each output plugin
-		}(o)
+		if o != nil && o.Enabled() {
+			go func(o *Output) {
+				err <- o.Run(u) // Run each output plugin
+			}(o)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return len(outputs), err
diff --git a/pkg/promunifi/collector.go b/pkg/promunifi/collector.go
index 795119de..3098cde2 100644
--- a/pkg/promunifi/collector.go
+++ b/pkg/promunifi/collector.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ type promUnifi struct {
 	Collector poller.Collect
 }
 
+var _ poller.OutputPlugin = &promUnifi{}
+
 // Config is the input (config file) data used to initialize this output plugin.
 type Config struct {
 	// If non-empty, each of the collected metrics is prefixed by the
@@ -106,16 +108,30 @@ func init() { // nolint: gochecknoinits
 	u := &promUnifi{Config: &Config{}}
 
 	poller.NewOutput(&poller.Output{
-		Name:   PluginName,
-		Config: u,
-		Method: u.Run,
+		Name:         PluginName,
+		Config:       u,
+		OutputPlugin: u,
 	})
 }
 
+func (u *promUnifi) Enabled() bool {
+	if u == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if u.Config == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if u.Collector == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !u.Disable
+}
+
 // Run creates the collectors and starts the web server up.
 // Should be run in a Go routine. Returns nil if not configured.
 func (u *promUnifi) Run(c poller.Collect) error {
-	if u.Collector = c; u.Config == nil || u.Disable {
+	u.Collector = c
+	if u.Config == nil || !u.Enabled() {
 		u.Logf("Prometheus config missing (or disabled), Prometheus HTTP listener disabled!")
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/webserver/server.go b/pkg/webserver/server.go
index 2ba2f2fc..a3cb622b 100644
--- a/pkg/webserver/server.go
+++ b/pkg/webserver/server.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type Server struct {
 	start   time.Time
 }
 
+var _ poller.OutputPlugin = &Server{}
+
 // init is how this modular code is initialized by the main app.
 // This module adds itself as an output module to the poller core.
 func init() { // nolint: gochecknoinits
@@ -58,15 +60,29 @@ func init() { // nolint: gochecknoinits
 	plugins.Config = s.Config
 
 	poller.NewOutput(&poller.Output{
-		Name:   PluginName,
-		Config: s,
-		Method: s.Run,
+		Name:         PluginName,
+		Config:       s,
+		OutputPlugin: s,
 	})
 }
 
+func (s *Server) Enabled() bool {
+	if s == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if s.Config == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if s.Collect == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return s.Enable
+}
+
 // Run starts the server and gets things going.
 func (s *Server) Run(c poller.Collect) error {
-	if s.Collect = c; s.Config == nil || s.Port == 0 || s.HTMLPath == "" || !s.Enable {
+	s.Collect = c
+	if s.Config == nil || s.Port == 0 || s.HTMLPath == "" || !s.Enabled() {
 		s.Logf("Internal web server disabled!")
 		return nil
 	}