diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index db40debcc..9e3078678 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.108 - 
 =====================================
+  Do not check for full thin pool when activating without messages (1.02.107).
 
 Version 1.02.107 - 5th September 2015
 =====================================
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
index d40362daa..7b7ca5bb1 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ static int _node_send_messages(struct dm_tree_node *dnode,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!send)
+	if (!have_messages || !send)
 		return 1; /* transaction_id is matching */
 
 	dm_list_iterate_items(tmsg, &seg->thin_messages) {