diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/HealthCheckNotificationMethodResolver.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/HealthCheckNotificationMethodResolver.cs
index 3e676a0621..e7c6326a89 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/HealthCheckNotificationMethodResolver.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/HealthCheckNotificationMethodResolver.cs
@@ -59,20 +59,37 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.HealthCheck
                 var healthCheckConfig = UmbracoConfig.For.HealthCheck();
                 var notificationMethods = healthCheckConfig.NotificationSettings.NotificationMethods;
                 var notificationMethod = notificationMethods[attribute.Alias];
-                if (notificationMethod == null)
-                {
-                    return null;
-                }
+
 
                 // Create array for constructor paramenters.  Will consists of common ones that all notification methods have as well
                 // as those specific to this particular notification method.
                 var baseType = typeof(NotificationMethodBase);
                 var baseTypeCtor = baseType.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance).First();
                 var baseTypeCtorParamNames = baseTypeCtor.GetParameters().Select(x => x.Name);
-                var ctorParams = new List<object> { notificationMethod.Enabled, notificationMethod.FailureOnly, notificationMethod.Verbosity };
-                ctorParams.AddRange(ctor.GetParameters()
-                    .Where(x => baseTypeCtorParamNames.Contains(x.Name) == false)
-                    .Select(x => notificationMethod.Settings[x.Name].Value));
+
+                List<object> ctorParams;
+
+                if (notificationMethod != null)
+                {
+                    // configuration found so set ctorParams to config values
+                    ctorParams = new List<object>
+                    {
+                        notificationMethod.Enabled,
+                        notificationMethod.FailureOnly,
+                        notificationMethod.Verbosity
+                    };
+                    ctorParams.AddRange(ctor.GetParameters()
+                        .Where(x => baseTypeCtorParamNames.Contains(x.Name) == false)
+                        .Select(x => notificationMethod.Settings[x.Name].Value));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // no configuration found so set to default values, enabled = false
+                    ctorParams = new List<object> { false, false, HealthCheckNotificationVerbosity.Detailed };
+                    ctorParams.AddRange(ctor.GetParameters()
+                        .Where(x => baseTypeCtorParamNames.Contains(x.Name) == false)
+                        .Select(x => string.Empty));
+                }
 
                 // Instantiate the type with the constructor parameters
                 return Activator.CreateInstance(serviceType, ctorParams.ToArray());
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/EmailNotificationMethod.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/EmailNotificationMethod.cs
index bfce87fde0..9703fb775b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/EmailNotificationMethod.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/EmailNotificationMethod.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.HealthCheck.NotificationMethods
         public EmailNotificationMethod(bool enabled, bool failureOnly, HealthCheckNotificationVerbosity verbosity,
                 string recipientEmail)
             : this(enabled, failureOnly, verbosity, recipientEmail, ApplicationContext.Current.Services.TextService)
-        {            
+        {
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.HealthCheck.NotificationMethods
             : base(enabled, failureOnly, verbosity)
         {
             if (textService == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("textService");
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recipientEmail)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or whitespace.", "recipientEmail");
+            if (enabled && string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(recipientEmail)) throw new ArgumentException("Value cannot be null or whitespace.", "recipientEmail");
             _textService = textService;
             RecipientEmail = recipientEmail;
             Verbosity = verbosity;
         }
 
-        public string RecipientEmail { get; private set; }        
+        public string RecipientEmail { get; private set; }
 
         public async Task SendAsync(HealthCheckResults results)
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/IHealthCheckNotificatationMethod.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/IHealthCheckNotificatationMethod.cs
index 1b7952c111..3202adc8e0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/IHealthCheckNotificatationMethod.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/HealthCheck/NotificationMethods/IHealthCheckNotificatationMethod.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.HealthCheck.NotificationMethods
 {
     public interface IHealthCheckNotificatationMethod
     {
+        bool Enabled { get; }
         Task SendAsync(HealthCheckResults results);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/HealthCheckNotifier.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/HealthCheckNotifier.cs
index 61296a37bd..c10c1c5315 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/HealthCheckNotifier.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Scheduling/HealthCheckNotifier.cs
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Scheduling
                 var results = new HealthCheckResults(checks);
                 results.LogResults();
 
-                // Send using registered notification methods
-                var registeredNotificationMethods = HealthCheckNotificationMethodResolver.Current.NotificationMethods;
+                // Send using registered notification methods that are enabled
+                var registeredNotificationMethods = HealthCheckNotificationMethodResolver.Current.NotificationMethods.Where(x => x.Enabled);
                 foreach (var notificationMethod in registeredNotificationMethods)
                 {
                     await notificationMethod.SendAsync(results);