diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3abe6ab..b6afb48 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ resources/*
 !resources/.gitkeep
 venv/
 .vim/
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/edmond/plugins/youtube_parser.py b/edmond/plugins/youtube_parser.py
index 3104dff..a5b3a05 100644
--- a/edmond/plugins/youtube_parser.py
+++ b/edmond/plugins/youtube_parser.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class YoutubeParserPlugin(Plugin):
             self.is_ready = False
 
     def on_pubmsg(self, event):
+        if not self.respects_handling_conditions():
+            return False
         words = event.arguments[0].split()
         for word in words:
             match = self.VIDEO_URL_RE.match(word)