diff --git a/src/Plugin.php b/src/Plugin.php
index b4cf516..12b5807 100644
--- a/src/Plugin.php
+++ b/src/Plugin.php
@@ -128,6 +128,12 @@ public function activate(Composer $composer, IOInterface $io)
         $config = $composer->getConfig();
         $cache = new Cache($io, $composer->getConfig()->get('cache-dir') . '/translations');
 
+        if (!$cache->isEnabled()) {
+            $this->io->error("Composer Cache folder is not enabled.");
+
+            return false;
+        }
+        
         $this->filesystem = new Filesystem();
 
         /** @var PluginConfiguration pluginConfig */