APRS enabled :false still connects to APRS-IS

I have aprs enabled: false as I am using Direwolf, however aprsd connects to APRS-IS anyway (see script output below config)? I tried commenting out the aprs-fi connection but that results in a different error.

aprs:
    # Get the passcode for your callsign here: 
    # https://apps.magicbug.co.uk/passcode
    enabled: false  
    host:  noam.aprs2.net
    login: W5DMH-3
    password: '******'
    port: 14580
aprsd:
    email:
        enabled: false
        imap:
            debug: false
            host: imap.gmail.com
            login: IMAP_USERNAME
            password: IMAP_PASSWORD
            port: 993
            use_ssl: true
        shortcuts:
            aa: 5551239999@vtext.com
            cl: craiglamparter@somedomain.org
            wb: 555309@vtext.com
        smtp:
            debug: false
            host: smtp.gmail.com
            login: SMTP_USERNAME
            password: SMTP_PASSWORD
            port: 465
            use_ssl: false
    enabled_plugins:
#    - aprsd.plugins.email.EmailPlugin
 #   - aprsd.plugins.fortune.FortunePlugin
  #  - aprsd.plugins.location.LocationPlugin
    - aprsd.plugins.ping.PingPlugin
   # - aprsd.plugins.query.QueryPlugin
  #  - aprsd.plugins.time.TimePlugin
  #  - aprsd.plugins.weather.USWeatherPlugin
  #  - aprsd.plugins.version.VersionPlugin
    logfile: /tmp/aprsd.log
    plugin_dir: ~/.config/aprsd/plugins
    trace: false
    units: imperial
    web:
        enabled: false
        host: 0.0.0.0
        port: 8001
        users:
            admin: aprsd
ham:
    callsign: W5DMH
kiss:
    tcp:
        enabled: true
        host: 192.168.50.17
        port: '8001'
services:
    aprs.fi:
        # Get the apiKey from your aprs.fi account here:  
        # http://aprs.fi/account
        apiKey: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
   # avwx:
        # (Optional for AVWXWeatherPlugin) 
        # Use hosted avwx-api here: https://avwx.rest 
        # or deploy your own from here: 
        # https://github.com/avwx-rest/avwx-api
    #    apiKey: APIKEYVALUE
     #   base_url: http://host:port
    #opencagedata:
        # (Optional for TimeOpenCageDataPlugin) 
        # Get the apiKey from your opencagedata account here:  
        # https://opencagedata.com/dashboard#api-keys
     #   apiKey: APIKEYVALUE
  #  openweathermap:
        # (Optional for OWMWeatherPlugin) 
        # Get the apiKey from your 
        # openweathermap account here: 
        # https://home.openweathermap.org/api_keys
   #     apiKey: APIKEYVALUE

Load config

[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] APRSD Started version: 1.6.0
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Email services not enabled.
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Loading Core APRSD Command Plugins
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Registering Command plugin 'aprsd.plugins.ping.PingPlugin'(1.0)  '^[pP]'
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Trying to load custom plugins from '~/.config/aprsd/plugins'
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [ERROR] plugin path '~/.config/aprsd/plugins' doesn't exist.
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Completed Plugin Loading.
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Creating aprslib client
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Attempting connection to noam.aprs2.net:14580
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Connected to ('72.38.114.30', 14580)
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Sending login information
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] Login successful
[01/25/2022 01:37:46 PM] [MainThread  ] [INFO ] APRSD Exiting.
[01/25/2022 01:38:02 PM] [RX_MSG      ] [INFO ]

craigerl / aprsd

APRS enabled :false still connects to APRS-IS #84