diff --git a/panel-plugin/weather.c b/panel-plugin/weather.c
index ce772c2..ec3a147 100644
--- a/panel-plugin/weather.c
+++ b/panel-plugin/weather.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,7 @@ xfceweather_create_control(XfcePanelPlugin *plugin)
     data->plugin = plugin;
 #ifdef HAVE_UPOWER_GLIB
     data->upower = up_client_new();
-    if (data->upower) {
+    if (data->upower && data->power_saving) {
         data->upower_on_battery = up_client_get_on_battery(data->upower);
         data->upower_lid_closed = up_client_get_lid_is_closed(data->upower);
     }