diff --git a/bundles/wireguard/metadata.py b/bundles/wireguard/metadata.py
index a7f3000..987fd35 100644
--- a/bundles/wireguard/metadata.py
+++ b/bundles/wireguard/metadata.py
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ def health_checks(metadata):
     for peer, config in metadata.get('wireguard/peers', {}).items():
         if (
             config.get('exclude_from_monitoring', False)
+            or not config.get('auto_connection', True)
             or 'endpoint' not in config
         ):
             continue