diff --git a/src/OneButton.cpp b/src/OneButton.cpp
index 21a43c5..ad337e0 100644
--- a/src/OneButton.cpp
+++ b/src/OneButton.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void OneButton::tick(bool activeLevel)
       _newState(OneButton::OCS_UP);
       _startTime = now; // remember starting time
 
-    } else if (waitTime > _press_ms) {
+    } else if ((activeLevel) && (waitTime > _press_ms)) {
       if (_longPressStartFunc) _longPressStartFunc();
       if (_paramLongPressStartFunc) _paramLongPressStartFunc(_longPressStartFuncParam);
       _newState(OneButton::OCS_PRESS);