diff --git a/drydock_backups/plugin.py b/drydock_backups/plugin.py
index 027c1fc..b244941 100644
--- a/drydock_backups/plugin.py
+++ b/drydock_backups/plugin.py
@@ -107,10 +107,12 @@
 ) as fi:
     tutor_hooks.Filters.CLI_DO_INIT_TASKS.add_item(("mysql", fi.read()), priority=tutor_hooks.priorities.HIGH)
 
-@tutor_hooks.Actions.PLUGIN_LOADED.add()
-def _add_minio_init(_name: str) -> None:
-    with open(
-        str(importlib_resources.files("drydock_backups") / "templates" / "drydock_backups" / "task" / "minio" / "init"),
-        encoding="utf-8",
-    ) as fi:
-        tutor_hooks.Filters.CLI_DO_INIT_TASKS.add_item(("minio", fi.read()), priority=tutor_hooks.priorities.HIGH)
+@tutor_hooks.Actions.PLUGINS_LOADED.add()
+def _add_minio_init() -> None:
+    _plugins_list = tutor_hooks.Filters.PLUGINS_LOADED.apply([])
+    if "minio" in _plugins_list:
+        with open(
+            str(importlib_resources.files("drydock_backups") / "templates" / "drydock_backups" / "task" / "minio" / "init"),
+            encoding="utf-8",
+        ) as fi:
+            tutor_hooks.Filters.CLI_DO_INIT_TASKS.add_item(("minio", fi.read()), priority=tutor_hooks.priorities.HIGH)
diff --git a/drydock_backups/templates/drydock_backups/task/minio/init b/drydock_backups/templates/drydock_backups/task/minio/init
index df3075e..e578936 100644
--- a/drydock_backups/templates/drydock_backups/task/minio/init
+++ b/drydock_backups/templates/drydock_backups/task/minio/init
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 mc config host add minio http://minio:9000 {{ OPENEDX_AWS_ACCESS_KEY }} {{ OPENEDX_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }} --api s3v4
 mc mb --ignore-existing minio/{{ BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME }}
 {%- if BACKUP_MINIO_EXPIRATION_DAYS > 0 %}
+# Validated if already exists expiration rule in backup bucket
+if ! mc ilm ls minio/{{ BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME }} | grep -q "Expiration"; then
+# Add expiration rule if it doesn't exist
 mc ilm add --expiry-days "{{ BACKUP_MINIO_EXPIRATION_DAYS }}" minio/{{ BACKUP_BUCKET_NAME }}
+fi
 {%- endif %}