diff --git a/conf/glances.conf b/conf/glances.conf
index d5cf291e..7ed466ae 100644
--- a/conf/glances.conf
+++ b/conf/glances.conf
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ critical=90
 [irq]
 # Documentation: https://glances.readthedocs.io/en/stable/aoa/irq.html
 # This plugin is disabled by default
-disable=True
+disable=False
 
 [folders]
 # Documentation: https://glances.readthedocs.io/en/stable/aoa/folders.html
diff --git a/unitest.py b/unitest.py
index 1b15cd1c..902f3eb7 100755
--- a/unitest.py
+++ b/unitest.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TestGlances(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_001_plugins(self):
         """Check mandatory plugins."""
-        plugins_to_check = ['system', 'cpu', 'load', 'mem', 'memswap', 'network', 'diskio', 'fs', 'irq']
+        plugins_to_check = ['system', 'cpu', 'load', 'mem', 'memswap', 'network', 'diskio', 'fs']
         print('INFO: [TEST_001] Check the mandatory plugins list: %s' % ', '.join(plugins_to_check))
         plugins_list = stats.getPluginsList()
         for plugin in plugins_to_check: