diff --git a/inotify-triggered-vm-route-creation.sh b/inotify-triggered-vm-route-creation.sh
index c47c8a4..9b526da 100755
--- a/inotify-triggered-vm-route-creation.sh
+++ b/inotify-triggered-vm-route-creation.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 inotifywait -q -m --format '%f' -e create /run/qemu-server/ | while read -r vm; do
-	# Only act if the line is not empty
-	if [ ${vm} ] && [ "$(echo ${vm} | sed -E 's/[0-9]{3}(\..*)/\1/')" = ".qmp" ]; then
-		# The sed transforms 100.pid (or .whatever) to 100
-		creationRoutesVM $(echo ${vm} | sed -E 's/([0-9]{3})\..*/\1/')
-	fi
+        # Only act if the line is not empty
+        if [ ${vm} ] && [ "$(echo ${vm} | sed -E 's/[0-9]{3}(\..*)/\1/')" = ".qmp" ]; then
+                # Get VM id ; The sed transforms 100.pid (or .whatever) to 100
+                vm_id=$(echo ${vm} | sed -E 's/([0-9]{3})\..*/\1/')
+                # If vm status is not "stopped"
+                if [ "$(qm status ${vm_id})" != "status: stopped" ]; then
+                        creationRoutesVM ${vm_id}
+                fi
+        fi
 done