diff --git a/crmsh/ui_corosync.py b/crmsh/ui_corosync.py
index 9249e01d8..66b67930f 100644
--- a/crmsh/ui_corosync.py
+++ b/crmsh/ui_corosync.py
@@ -257,6 +257,10 @@ def __save_changed_config(linkmanager, dom, reload: bool):
         logger.info('Synchronizing corosync.conf in the cluster...')
         if not corosync.push_configuration(nodes):
             raise ValueError('Failed to synchronize corosync.conf in the cluster.')
+
+        if not ServiceManager(sh.ClusterShellAdaptorForLocalShell(sh.LocalShell())).service_is_active("corosync.service"):
+            return
+
         if reload:
             result = subprocess.run(['corosync-cfgtool', '-R'])
             if 0 != result.returncode: