diff --git a/src/ejabberd.erl b/src/ejabberd.erl
index e90c8eb74..578a06d91 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd.erl
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ check_apps() ->
       fun() ->
 	      Apps = [ejabberd |
 		      [App || {App, _, _} <- application:which_applications(),
-			      App /= ejabberd]],
+			      App /= ejabberd, App /= hex]],
 	      ?DEBUG("Checking consistency of applications: ~ts",
 		     [misc:join_atoms(Apps, <<", ">>)]),
 	      misc:peach(