diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
index 3f477f83e536bf7e01007d43c29f9b8fbccb003b..319f355fd508bbb2731bd50dc876aded4faf742b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/AbstractProject.java
@@ -324,11 +324,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractProject<P extends AbstractProject<P,R>,R extends A
         buildMixIn.onLoad(parent, name);
         builds = buildMixIn.getRunMap();
         triggers().setOwner(this);
-        for (Trigger t : triggers()) {
-            try {
-                t.start(this, Items.currentlyUpdatingByXml());
-            } catch (Throwable e) {
-                LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "could not start trigger while loading project '" + getFullName() + "'", e);
+        if (isBuildable()) {
+            for (Trigger t : triggers()) {
+                try {
+                    t.start(this, Items.currentlyUpdatingByXml());
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "could not start trigger while loading project '" + getFullName() + "'", e);
+                }
             }
         }
         if(scm==null)
@@ -1879,8 +1881,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractProject<P extends AbstractProject<P,R>,R extends A
         for (Trigger t : triggers())
             t.stop();
         triggers.replaceBy(buildDescribable(req, Trigger.for_(this)));
-        for (Trigger t : triggers())
-            t.start(this,true);
+        if (isBuildable()) {
+            for (Trigger t : triggers())
+                t.start(this, true);
+        }
     }
 
     /**