diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/AbstractPluginManager.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/AbstractPluginManager.java
index 78c261c..559fc81 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/AbstractPluginManager.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/AbstractPluginManager.java
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPluginManager implements PluginManager {
             log.debug("Already disabled plugin '{}'", getPluginLabel(pluginDescriptor));
             return true;
         } else if (PluginState.STARTED == pluginState) {
-            if (PluginState.STOPPED == stopPlugin(pluginId)) {
+            if (PluginState.STOPPED != stopPlugin(pluginId)) {
                 log.error("Failed to stop plugin '{}' on disable", getPluginLabel(pluginDescriptor));
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/pf4j/src/test/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginManagerTest.java b/pf4j/src/test/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginManagerTest.java
index d95a2d0..bc23630 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/test/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginManagerTest.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/test/java/org/pf4j/DefaultPluginManagerTest.java
@@ -166,6 +166,19 @@ public class DefaultPluginManagerTest {
         assertSame(PluginState.DISABLED, plugin.getPluginState());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldDisablePluginAfterStarting() throws IOException {
+        new PluginZip.Builder(pluginsPath.resolve("my-plugin-1.2.3.zip"), "myPlugin")
+            .pluginVersion("1.2.3")
+            .build();
+
+        pluginManager.loadPlugins();
+        pluginManager.startPlugins();
+        assertEquals(PluginState.STARTED, pluginManager.getPlugin("myPlugin").getPluginState());
+        pluginManager.disablePlugin("myPlugin");
+        assertEquals(PluginState.DISABLED, pluginManager.getPlugin("myPlugin").getPluginState());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void deleteZipPlugin() throws Exception {
         PluginZip pluginZip = new PluginZip.Builder(pluginsPath.resolve("my-plugin-1.2.3.zip"), "myPlugin")