diff --git a/src/drivers/bma180/bma180.cpp b/src/drivers/bma180/bma180.cpp
index 1590cc182b..df4e8f9989 100644
--- a/src/drivers/bma180/bma180.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/bma180/bma180.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2012 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (c) 2012-2014 PX4 Development Team. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@ BMA180::measure()
 	poll_notify(POLLIN);
 
 	/* publish for subscribers */
-	orb_publish(ORB_ID(sensor_accel), _accel_topic, &report);
+	if !(_pub_blocked)
+		orb_publish(ORB_ID(sensor_accel), _accel_topic, &report);
 
 	/* stop the perf counter */
 	perf_end(_sample_perf);