diff --git a/ext/Recorder.php b/ext/Recorder.php
index 54eda50af0..5df29342cf 100644
--- a/ext/Recorder.php
+++ b/ext/Recorder.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Codeception\Extension;
 
 use Codeception\Event\StepEvent;
+use Codeception\Event\SuiteEvent;
 use Codeception\Event\TestEvent;
 use Codeception\Events;
 use Codeception\Exception\ExtensionException;
@@ -295,12 +296,20 @@ class Recorder extends \Codeception\Extension
     /** @var string */
     private $dateFormat;
 
-    public function beforeSuite()
+    private $isDisabled = false;
+
+    public function beforeSuite(SuiteEvent $e)
     {
         $this->webDriverModule = null;
+
+        if (!$e->getSuite()->count()) {
+            $this->isDisabled = true;
+            return; // skip for empty suites
+        }
+
         if (!$this->hasModule($this->config['module'])) {
+            $this->isDisabled = true;
             $this->writeln('Recorder is disabled, no available modules');
-
             return;
         }
 
@@ -331,9 +340,10 @@ public function beforeSuite()
 
     public function afterSuite()
     {
-        if (!$this->webDriverModule) {
+        if ($this->isDisabled) {
             return;
         }
+
         $links = '';
 
         if (count($this->slides)) {
@@ -380,7 +390,7 @@ public function afterSuite()
      */
     public function before(TestEvent $e)
     {
-        if (!$this->webDriverModule) {
+        if ($this->isDisabled) {
             return;
         }
         $this->dir = null;
@@ -407,6 +417,10 @@ public function before(TestEvent $e)
      */
     public function cleanup(TestEvent $e)
     {
+        if ($this->isDisabled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if ($this->config['delete_orphaned']) {
             $recordingDirectories = [];
             $directories = new \DirectoryIterator(codecept_output_dir());
@@ -445,9 +459,10 @@ public function cleanup(TestEvent $e)
      */
     public function persist(TestEvent $e)
     {
-        if (!$this->webDriverModule) {
+        if ($this->isDisabled) {
             return;
         }
+
         $indicatorHtml = '';
         $slideHtml = '';
         $testName = $this->getTestName($e);
@@ -548,7 +563,11 @@ public function persist(TestEvent $e)
      */
     public function afterStep(StepEvent $e)
     {
-        if ($this->webDriverModule === null || $this->dir === null) {
+        if ($this->isDisabled) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->dir === null) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Codeception/Subscriber/Console.php b/src/Codeception/Subscriber/Console.php
index 6ef3f718a9..4066a1066f 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Subscriber/Console.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Subscriber/Console.php
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ public function __construct($options)
     // triggered for scenario based tests: cept, cest
     public function beforeSuite(SuiteEvent $e)
     {
+        if (!$e->getSuite()->count()) {
+            return; // skip for empty suites
+        }
+
         $this->namespace = "";
         $settings = $e->getSettings();
         if (isset($settings['namespace'])) {
@@ -344,6 +348,10 @@ private function printStep(Step $step)
 
     public function afterSuite(SuiteEvent $e)
     {
+        if (!$e->getSuite()->count()) {
+            return; // skip for empty suites
+        }
+
         $this->message()->width($this->width, '-')->writeln();
         $messages = Notification::all();
         foreach (array_count_values($messages) as $message => $count) {
diff --git a/src/Codeception/Subscriber/Module.php b/src/Codeception/Subscriber/Module.php
index b6fc8e76da..8cf9ae9a81 100644
--- a/src/Codeception/Subscriber/Module.php
+++ b/src/Codeception/Subscriber/Module.php
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ public function beforeSuite(SuiteEvent $e)
         if (!$suite instanceof Suite) {
             return;
         }
+        if (!$e->getSuite()->count()) {
+            $this->modules = [];
+            return true; // do not launch on empty suite
+        }
         $this->modules = $suite->getModules();
         foreach ($this->modules as $module) {
             $module->_beforeSuite($e->getSettings());