diff --git a/etc/dbus-serialbattery/dbushelper.py b/etc/dbus-serialbattery/dbushelper.py
index 3a41813f..2eef6b7e 100644
--- a/etc/dbus-serialbattery/dbushelper.py
+++ b/etc/dbus-serialbattery/dbushelper.py
@@ -365,7 +365,9 @@ def publish_dbus(self):
             1 if self.battery.charge_fet and self.battery.control_allow_charge else 0
         )
         self._dbusservice["/Io/AllowToDischarge"] = (
-            1 if self.battery.discharge_fet else 0
+            1
+            if self.battery.discharge_fet and self.battery.control_allow_discharge
+            else 0
         )
         self._dbusservice["/System/NrOfModulesBlockingCharge"] = (
             0