diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Util/Device.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Util/Device.pm
index 9ca6361b..ae87331c 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Util/Device.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Util/Device.pm
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ sub is_discoverable {
 
 =head2 is_discoverable_now( $ip, $device_type? )
 
-Same as C<is_discoverable>, but also checks the last_discover field if the
-device is in storage, and returns false if that host has been too recently
-discovered.
+Same as C<is_discoverable>, but also compares the C<last_discover> field
+of the C<device> to the C<discover_min_age> configuration. Also checks
+for pseudo devicea.
 
 Returns false if the host is not permitted to discover the target device.
 
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ sub is_discoverable_now {
   my ($ip, $remote_type) = @_;
   my $device = get_device($ip) or return 0;
 
+  return _bail_msg("is_discoverable: $device is pseudo-device")
+    if $device->is_pseudo;
+
   if ($device->in_storage
       and $device->since_last_discover and setting('discover_min_age')
       and $device->since_last_discover < setting('discover_min_age')) {
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Discover.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Discover.pm
index d65d274e..5934b8b3 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Discover.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Discover.pm
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ register_worker({ phase => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error("discover failed: no device param (need -d ?)")
     if $device->ip eq '0.0.0.0';
 
-  return Status->info("discover skipped: $device is pseudo-device")
-    if $device->is_pseudo;
-
   # runner has already called get_device to promote $job->device
   return $job->cancel("fresh discover cancelled: $device already known")
     if $device->in_storage