diff --git a/bin/ncp-update-nc.d/update-nc.sh b/bin/ncp-update-nc.d/update-nc.sh
index d9d17eb4..6986ddb6 100755
--- a/bin/ncp-update-nc.d/update-nc.sh
+++ b/bin/ncp-update-nc.d/update-nc.sh
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ $ncc | grep -q db:add-missing-primary-keys && $ncc db:add-missing-primary-keys -
 $ncc | grep -q db:convert-filecache-bigint && $ncc db:convert-filecache-bigint -n
 $ncc | grep -q db:convert-mysql-charset && $ncc db:convert-mysql-charset -n
 $ncc maintenance:repair --help | grep -q -e '--include-expensive' && $ncc maintenance:repair --include-expensive
+if $ncc app_api:daemon:list | grep 'No registered daemon configs.' > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+  $ncc app:disable app_api
+fi
 
 # use the correct version for custom apps
 NCVER="$(nc_version)"