diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin.pm
index 44999403..8f05a7c4 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin.pm
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ register 'register_worker' => sub {
         push @newuserconf, dclone $stanza;
       }
 
-      # # per-device action but no device creds available
-      # return $job->add_status( Status->info('skip: driver or action not applicable') )
-      #   if 0 == scalar @newuserconf;
+      # per-device action but no device creds available
+      return $job->add_status( Status->info('skip: driver or action not applicable') )
+        if 0 == scalar @newuserconf;
     }
 
     # back up and restore device_auth
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
index 4cdbf041..193281ca 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ sub run {
       push @newuserconf, dclone $stanza;
     }
 
-    # # per-device action but no device creds available
-    # return $job->add_status( Status->defer('deferred job with no device creds') )
-    #   if 0 == scalar @newuserconf;
+    # per-device action but no device creds available
+    return $job->add_status( Status->defer('deferred job with no device creds') )
+      if 0 == scalar @newuserconf;
   }
 
   # back up and restore device_auth