diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/nio/SelectChannelConnector.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/nio/SelectChannelConnector.java
index b6c73f478a5..2fb14ffe9e2 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/nio/SelectChannelConnector.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/nio/SelectChannelConnector.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class SelectChannelConnector extends AbstractNIOConnector
     public void accept(int acceptorID) throws IOException
     {
         ServerSocketChannel server = _acceptChannel;
-        if (server!=null && server.isOpen())
+        if (server!=null && server.isOpen() && _manager.isStarted())
         {
             SocketChannel channel = _acceptChannel.accept();
             channel.configureBlocking(false);