diff --git a/headers/private/screen_saver/ScreenSaverSettings.h b/headers/private/screen_saver/ScreenSaverSettings.h
index a4e76ef644..916d160f12 100644
--- a/headers/private/screen_saver/ScreenSaverSettings.h
+++ b/headers/private/screen_saver/ScreenSaverSettings.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ enum screen_corner {
 
 // time flags
 enum {
-	SAVER_DISABLED = 0x00,
 	ENABLE_SAVER = 0x01,
 	ENABLE_DPMS_STAND_BY = 0x02,
 	ENABLE_DPMS_SUSPEND = 0x04,
diff --git a/src/add-ons/input_server/filters/screen_saver/ScreenSaverFilter.cpp b/src/add-ons/input_server/filters/screen_saver/ScreenSaverFilter.cpp
index 1c31e9b9f2..8e13c05f84 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/input_server/filters/screen_saver/ScreenSaverFilter.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/input_server/filters/screen_saver/ScreenSaverFilter.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ ScreenSaverController::MessageReceived(BMessage *message)
 			const char *signature;
 			if (message->FindString("be:signature", &signature) == B_OK
 				&& strcasecmp(signature, SCREEN_BLANKER_SIG) == 0) {
-				fFilter->SetEnabled(message->what == B_SOME_APP_LAUNCHED);
+				fFilter->SetIsRunning(message->what == B_SOME_APP_LAUNCHED);
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ScreenSaverFilter::ScreenSaverFilter()
 	fCornerRunner(NULL),
 	fWatchingDirectory(false),
 	fWatchingFile(false),
-	fEnabled(false)
+	fIsRunning(false)
 {
 	fController = new (std::nothrow) ScreenSaverController(this);
 	if (fController == NULL)
@@ -173,13 +173,16 @@ void
 ScreenSaverFilter::_Invoke()
 {
 	if (fCurrentCorner == fNeverBlankCorner && fNeverBlankCorner != NO_CORNER
-		|| fSettings.TimeFlags() == SAVER_DISABLED
-		|| fEnabled
+		|| (fSettings.TimeFlags() & ENABLE_SAVER) == 0
+		|| fIsRunning
 		|| be_roster->IsRunning(SCREEN_BLANKER_SIG))
 		return;
 
-	if (be_roster->Launch(SCREEN_BLANKER_SIG) == B_OK)
-		fEnabled = true;
+	if (be_roster->Launch(SCREEN_BLANKER_SIG) == B_OK) {
+		// Already set the running state to avoid launching
+		// the blanker twice in any case.
+		fIsRunning = true;
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -224,10 +227,11 @@ ScreenSaverFilter::ReloadSettings()
 
 
 void
-ScreenSaverFilter::SetEnabled(bool enabled)
+ScreenSaverFilter::SetIsRunning(bool isRunning)
 {
+	// called from the controller BLooper
 	BAutolock _(this);
-	fEnabled = enabled;
+	fIsRunning = isRunning;
 }
 
 
@@ -247,7 +251,7 @@ ScreenSaverFilter::CheckTime()
 	// snooze for blankTime.
 	// Otherwise, there was an event in the middle of the last snooze, so snooze
 	// for the remainder.
-	if (fEnabled || fLastEventTime + fBlankTime <= now)
+	if (fIsRunning || fLastEventTime + fBlankTime <= now)
 		fSnoozeTime = fBlankTime;
 	else
 		fSnoozeTime = fLastEventTime + fBlankTime - now;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/input_server/filters/screen_saver/ScreenSaverFilter.h b/src/add-ons/input_server/filters/screen_saver/ScreenSaverFilter.h
index b98b1aaf89..53bb9431e1 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/input_server/filters/screen_saver/ScreenSaverFilter.h
+++ b/src/add-ons/input_server/filters/screen_saver/ScreenSaverFilter.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2008, Haiku.
+ * Copyright 2003-2009, Haiku.
  * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
  *
  * Authors:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public:
 			void				CheckCornerInvoke();
 
 			void				ReloadSettings();
-			void				SetEnabled(bool enabled);
+			void				SetIsRunning(bool isRunning);
 
 private:
 			uint32				_SnoozeTime() {return fSnoozeTime;}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private:
 			bool				fWatchingDirectory;
 			bool				fWatchingFile;
 
-			bool				fEnabled;
+			bool				fIsRunning;
 };
 
 #endif	/* SCREEN_SAVER_FILTER_H */