diff --git a/plugins/lombok/src/main/java/de/plushnikov/intellij/plugin/activity/LombokProjectValidatorActivity.java b/plugins/lombok/src/main/java/de/plushnikov/intellij/plugin/activity/LombokProjectValidatorActivity.java
index b11c0b22971a..b844400e77be 100644
--- a/plugins/lombok/src/main/java/de/plushnikov/intellij/plugin/activity/LombokProjectValidatorActivity.java
+++ b/plugins/lombok/src/main/java/de/plushnikov/intellij/plugin/activity/LombokProjectValidatorActivity.java
@@ -32,31 +32,33 @@ public class LombokProjectValidatorActivity implements StartupActivity.DumbAware
     final MessageBusConnection connection = project.getMessageBus().connect();
     connection.subscribe(BuildManagerListener.TOPIC, new LombokBuildManagerListener());
 
-    ReadAction.nonBlocking(() -> {
-      if (project.isDisposed()) return null;
+    if (ProjectSettings.isEnabled(project, ProjectSettings.IS_LOMBOK_VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED, false)) {
+      ReadAction.nonBlocking(() -> {
+          if (project.isDisposed()) return null;
 
-      final boolean hasLombokLibrary = LombokLibraryUtil.hasLombokLibrary(project);
+          final boolean hasLombokLibrary = LombokLibraryUtil.hasLombokLibrary(project);
 
-      // If dependency is present and out of date notification setting is enabled (defaults to disabled)
-      if (hasLombokLibrary && ProjectSettings.isEnabled(project, ProjectSettings.IS_LOMBOK_VERSION_CHECK_ENABLED, false)) {
-          String lombokVersion = LombokLibraryUtil.getLombokVersionCached(project);
+          // If dependency is present and out of date notification setting is enabled (defaults to disabled)
+          if (hasLombokLibrary) {
+            String lombokVersion = LombokLibraryUtil.getLombokVersionCached(project);
 
-          if (StringUtil.isNotEmpty(lombokVersion) && Version.isLessThan(lombokVersion, Version.LAST_LOMBOK_VERSION)) {
-            return getNotificationGroup().createNotification(
-              LombokBundle.message("config.warn.dependency.outdated.title"),
-              LombokBundle.message("config.warn.dependency.outdated.message", project.getName(), lombokVersion, Version.LAST_LOMBOK_VERSION),
-              NotificationType.WARNING);
+            if (StringUtil.isNotEmpty(lombokVersion) && Version.isLessThan(lombokVersion, Version.LAST_LOMBOK_VERSION)) {
+              return getNotificationGroup().createNotification(
+                LombokBundle.message("config.warn.dependency.outdated.title"),
+                LombokBundle.message("config.warn.dependency.outdated.message", project.getName(), lombokVersion, Version.LAST_LOMBOK_VERSION),
+                NotificationType.WARNING);
+            }
           }
-      }
-      return null;
-    }).expireWith(LombokPluginDisposable.getInstance(project))
-      .coalesceBy(project, LombokProjectValidatorActivity.class)
-      .finishOnUiThread(ModalityState.NON_MODAL, notification -> {
-        if (notification != null) {
-          notification.setListener(NotificationListener.URL_OPENING_LISTENER).notify(project);
-          Disposer.register(LombokPluginDisposable.getInstance(project), notification::expire);
-        }
-      }).submit(AppExecutorUtil.getAppExecutorService());
+          return null;
+        }).expireWith(LombokPluginDisposable.getInstance(project))
+        .coalesceBy(project, LombokProjectValidatorActivity.class)
+        .finishOnUiThread(ModalityState.NON_MODAL, notification -> {
+          if (notification != null) {
+            notification.setListener(NotificationListener.URL_OPENING_LISTENER).notify(project);
+            Disposer.register(LombokPluginDisposable.getInstance(project), notification::expire);
+          }
+        }).submit(AppExecutorUtil.getAppExecutorService());
+    }
   }
 
   @NotNull