diff --git a/action_plugins/uptime.py b/action_plugins/uptime.py
index 88f3f53a763fe274101ff5f5ab23d4b1e9220689..7ff1b6a174e78b4f414301bfb25595f0a7c4c3bd 100644
--- a/action_plugins/uptime.py
+++ b/action_plugins/uptime.py
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
         self._request('checks', check, 'PUT')
 
 
+    def _deleteCheck(self, check):
+        self._request('checks/' + check.get('_id'), None, 'DELETE')
+
+
     def _updateCheck(self, existing, check):
         changed = False
 
@@ -148,6 +152,8 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             existing['pollerParams'] = {}
 
         for key, value in check.iteritems():
+            if key == 'enabled':
+                continue
             if key in self.pollerParams:
                 existing[key] = existing['pollerParams'].get(key, '')
                 if existing[key] is None:
@@ -165,9 +171,9 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
             self._request('checks/' + existing.get('_id'), existing, 'POST')
 
 
-    def _findExistingCheck(self, url):
+    def _findExistingCheck(self, url, type):
         for check in self.checks:
-            if (check.get('url') == url):
+            if (check.get('url') == url and check.get('type') == type):
                 return check
         return False
 
@@ -184,6 +190,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
     def _defaultCheck(self):
         return {
+            'enabled': True,
             'interval': 60000,
             'maxTime': 1500,
             'isPaused': False,
@@ -202,6 +209,8 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
                     check[key] = uptime[key]
             if 'name' in uptime:
                 check['name'] = uptime['name']
+            if 'type' in uptime:
+                check['type'] = uptime['type']
             if 'tags' in uptime:
                 check['tags'] = uptime['tags']
             if 'pollerParams' in uptime:
@@ -245,9 +254,13 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
     def _processItem(self, item, field):
         url = self._buildUrl(item, field)
         check = self._buildCheck(item, url)
-        existing = self._findExistingCheck(url)
+        existing = self._findExistingCheck(url, check['type'])
         if existing:
-            self._updateCheck(existing, check)
+            if check['enabled']:
+                self._updateCheck(existing, check)
+            else:
+                self._deleteCheck(existing)
         else:
-            self._createCheck(check)
+            if check['enabled']:
+                self._createCheck(check)