diff --git a/plugins/syndromeTrigger.cpp b/plugins/syndromeTrigger.cpp
index ee75efc36..475d1d56a 100644
--- a/plugins/syndromeTrigger.cpp
+++ b/plugins/syndromeTrigger.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 using namespace DFHack;
 using namespace std;
 
-static bool enabled = false;
-
+DFHACK_PLUGIN_IS_ENABLED(enabled);
 DFHACK_PLUGIN("syndromeTrigger");
 
 void syndromeHandler(color_ostream& out, void* ptr);
@@ -43,34 +42,42 @@ DFhackCExport command_result plugin_init ( color_ostream &out, std::vector <Plug
     return CR_OK;
 }
 
+DFhackCExport command_result plugin_enable(color_ostream& out, bool enable)
+{
+    if ( enable == enabled )
+        return CR_OK;
+
+    enabled = enable;
+    EventManager::unregisterAll(plugin_self);
+    if ( enabled ) {
+        EventManager::EventHandler handle(syndromeHandler, 1);
+        EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::SYNDROME, handle, plugin_self);
+    }
+
+    return CR_OK;
+}
+
 command_result syndromeTrigger(color_ostream& out, vector<string>& parameters) {
     if ( parameters.size() > 1 )
         return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
 
-    bool wasEnabled = enabled;
+    bool enable;
     if ( parameters.size() == 1 ) {
         if ( parameters[0] == "enable" ) {
-            enabled = true;
+            enable = true;
         } else if ( parameters[0] == "disable" ) {
-            enabled = false;
+            enable = false;
         } else {
             int32_t a = atoi(parameters[0].c_str());
             if ( a < 0 || a > 1 )
                 return CR_WRONG_USAGE;
 
-            enabled = (bool)a;
+            enable = (bool)a;
         }
     }
-
+    
+    plugin_enable(out, enable);
     out.print("syndromeTrigger is %s\n", enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-    if ( enabled == wasEnabled )
-        return CR_OK;
-
-    EventManager::unregisterAll(plugin_self);
-    if ( enabled ) {
-        EventManager::EventHandler handle(syndromeHandler, 1);
-        EventManager::registerListener(EventManager::EventType::SYNDROME, handle, plugin_self);
-    }
     return CR_OK;
     
 }