diff --git a/edmond/plugin.py b/edmond/plugin.py
index f0ba9c7..2c01b0d 100644
--- a/edmond/plugin.py
+++ b/edmond/plugin.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Plugin:
         if num_parts == 0:
             return None
         # Are the config conditions to answer a question valid?
-        elif not self.__respects_handling_conditions():
+        elif not self.respects_handling_conditions():
             return None
         # Is the message addressed to me?
         elif first_word_and_rest[0] in self.bot.names:
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class Plugin:
             return False
 
         # Are the config conditions to answer a question valid?
-        if not self.__respects_handling_conditions():
+        if not self.respects_handling_conditions():
             return False
 
         # Is it a question I can answer?
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Plugin:
         condition (i.e. do not handle commands when sleeping).
         """
         # Are the config conditions to handle a command valid?
-        if not self.__respects_handling_conditions(exclude_conditions):
+        if not self.respects_handling_conditions(exclude_conditions):
             return False
 
         # Is it a valid command?
@@ -274,8 +274,14 @@ class Plugin:
         self.command = command
         self.bot.log_i(f"Processing command from plugin {self.name}: {command}")
 
-    def __respects_handling_conditions(self, exclude_conditions=None):
-        """Check if question conditions are valid."""
+    def respects_handling_conditions(self, exclude_conditions=None):
+        """Check if handling conditions are valid.
+
+        Handling conditions can be specified by each plugin to create states in
+        which handling messages can be disabled. It is currently only used by
+        the sleep plugin (sleeping must disable most interactions) but every
+        plugin is free to introduce their own condition.
+        """
         conditions = self.config.get("handling_conditions", {})
         for plugin_ns, plugin_conditions in conditions.items():
             if exclude_conditions and plugin_ns in exclude_conditions:
diff --git a/edmond/plugins/misc_reactions.py b/edmond/plugins/misc_reactions.py
index 79672a3..be8ab27 100644
--- a/edmond/plugins/misc_reactions.py
+++ b/edmond/plugins/misc_reactions.py
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ class MiscReactionsPlugin(Plugin):
         return reactions, weights
 
     def on_pubmsg(self, event):
+        if not self.respects_handling_conditions():
+            return False
         if proc(self.config["rate"]):
             self.bot.log_d("Proc random reaction.")
             self.react(event)