diff --git a/include/asterisk/ari.h b/include/asterisk/ari.h
index 865b4b00cc5d794dd3c49edd42ad4f52230fca0f..f83d5963f322419200f33154dc0cc4bd6982fb19 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/ari.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/ari.h
@@ -268,4 +268,14 @@ void ast_ari_response_created(struct ast_ari_response *response,
  */
 void ast_ari_response_alloc_failed(struct ast_ari_response *response);
 
+/*! \brief Determines whether the res_ari module is loaded */
+#define CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED()				\
+	do {							\
+		if (!ast_module_check("res_ari.so")		\
+			|| !ast_ari_oom_json()) {	\
+			return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;		\
+		}						\
+	} while(0)
+
+
 #endif /* _ASTERISK_ARI_H */
diff --git a/res/res_ari_applications.c b/res/res_ari_applications.c
index 21d9f56eb0003865e267aa89134e6776286f1851..cf700c464e0cb4b0d21fc608fce8ff33333ef1ea 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_applications.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_applications.c
@@ -500,6 +500,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&applications);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_asterisk.c b/res/res_ari_asterisk.c
index 89517ccae0c6d537c71ec04818fd21eb35b23f7a..eb0617b4c7081464219cd9e4d271317ede83dad7 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_asterisk.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_asterisk.c
@@ -1221,6 +1221,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&asterisk);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_bridges.c b/res/res_ari_bridges.c
index 5402c2b995e13f8404fdb579904ab68b7af35dfb..65bf7ed3e73c8276cb9e238b6e658f1323f97bb0 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_bridges.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_bridges.c
@@ -1547,6 +1547,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&bridges);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_channels.c b/res/res_ari_channels.c
index 9d218e2beefb360832e7e9a7d549e1cba14fb749..f6befcc90d4a036bdd643586684db4ceae6cd825 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_channels.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_channels.c
@@ -2851,6 +2851,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&channels);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_device_states.c b/res/res_ari_device_states.c
index d6de5dff86919990c1fc4db6ea46960bb7121194..f393935626581035a6fc39268eeb840d92f2ab69 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_device_states.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_device_states.c
@@ -331,6 +331,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&deviceStates);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_endpoints.c b/res/res_ari_endpoints.c
index d96de0877bf10751826eca60c2f5c5e02a4e7db5..d1242c0fbc0e05e0d68d2fe6bc4d6bdd88ecb15e 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_endpoints.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_endpoints.c
@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&endpoints);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_events.c b/res/res_ari_events.c
index 3f5b89a440ee527e222a6f91ed4f44af1f7c97dc..f916d0e4eedba8c8c3bc4305ff9c473fa94869fb 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_events.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_events.c
@@ -430,28 +430,35 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
-	struct ast_websocket_protocol *protocol;
 
-	if (ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_init() == -1) {
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
-	}
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
 
-	events.ws_server = ast_websocket_server_create();
-	if (!events.ws_server) {
-		ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_dtor();
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
-	}
+	/* This is scoped to not conflict with CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED */
+	{
+		struct ast_websocket_protocol *protocol;
 
-	protocol = ast_websocket_sub_protocol_alloc("ari");
-	if (!protocol) {
-		ao2_ref(events.ws_server, -1);
-		events.ws_server = NULL;
-		ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_dtor();
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		if (ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_init() == -1) {
+			return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		}
+
+		events.ws_server = ast_websocket_server_create();
+		if (!events.ws_server) {
+			ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_dtor();
+			return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		}
+
+		protocol = ast_websocket_sub_protocol_alloc("ari");
+		if (!protocol) {
+			ao2_ref(events.ws_server, -1);
+			events.ws_server = NULL;
+			ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_dtor();
+			return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		}
+		protocol->session_attempted = ast_ari_events_event_websocket_ws_attempted_cb;
+		protocol->session_established = ast_ari_events_event_websocket_ws_established_cb;
+		res |= ast_websocket_server_add_protocol2(events.ws_server, protocol);
 	}
-	protocol->session_attempted = ast_ari_events_event_websocket_ws_attempted_cb;
-	protocol->session_established = ast_ari_events_event_websocket_ws_established_cb;
-	res |= ast_websocket_server_add_protocol2(events.ws_server, protocol);
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&events);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_mailboxes.c b/res/res_ari_mailboxes.c
index 12c33cd8847ba092f33755f1b9abed87e8011f99..1f6d2cc81b97a838ff62e43b4b7091cfb2741e69 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_mailboxes.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_mailboxes.c
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&mailboxes);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_playbacks.c b/res/res_ari_playbacks.c
index e2c432db031ddc393340c21a55594bd86a122299..40099cfb4882253aaff8f12635acb3ae837a35bd 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_playbacks.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_playbacks.c
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&playbacks);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_recordings.c b/res/res_ari_recordings.c
index 57d80f2e0fea78fc9d6dfecdd23c24a3836d7d6f..fe3d343ee2acac875ae87ff92bca2b6bdcf0c6c4 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_recordings.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_recordings.c
@@ -873,6 +873,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&recordings);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/res/res_ari_sounds.c b/res/res_ari_sounds.c
index fded7fbced53013a62022cf912ad29acde55d961..8d5928a504b6e4772bf98a9af3f83b2105f850da 100644
--- a/res/res_ari_sounds.c
+++ b/res/res_ari_sounds.c
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&sounds);
 	if (res) {
diff --git a/rest-api-templates/res_ari_resource.c.mustache b/rest-api-templates/res_ari_resource.c.mustache
index 3ccafcd082b8c3b39b8724a1c9b6f9682360d716..d4ccda9e8eadb96fa174dd05b5dfe8bae092f9a9 100644
--- a/rest-api-templates/res_ari_resource.c.mustache
+++ b/rest-api-templates/res_ari_resource.c.mustache
@@ -273,36 +273,43 @@ static int unload_module(void)
 static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
+
+	CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED();
+
 {{#apis}}
 {{#operations}}
 {{#has_websocket}}
-	struct ast_websocket_protocol *protocol;
+	/* This is scoped to not conflict with CHECK_ARI_MODULE_LOADED */
+	{
+		struct ast_websocket_protocol *protocol;
 
-	if (ast_ari_websocket_{{c_name}}_{{c_nickname}}_init() == -1) {
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
-	}
+		if (ast_ari_websocket_{{c_name}}_{{c_nickname}}_init() == -1) {
+			return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		}
 
-	{{full_name}}.ws_server = ast_websocket_server_create();
-	if (!{{full_name}}.ws_server) {
-		ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_dtor();
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
-	}
+		{{full_name}}.ws_server = ast_websocket_server_create();
+		if (!{{full_name}}.ws_server) {
+			ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_dtor();
+			return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		}
 
-	protocol = ast_websocket_sub_protocol_alloc("{{websocket_protocol}}");
-	if (!protocol) {
-		ao2_ref({{full_name}}.ws_server, -1);
-		{{full_name}}.ws_server = NULL;
-		ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_dtor();
-		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
-	}
-	protocol->session_attempted = ast_ari_{{c_name}}_{{c_nickname}}_ws_attempted_cb;
-	protocol->session_established = ast_ari_{{c_name}}_{{c_nickname}}_ws_established_cb;
+		protocol = ast_websocket_sub_protocol_alloc("{{websocket_protocol}}");
+		if (!protocol) {
+			ao2_ref({{full_name}}.ws_server, -1);
+			{{full_name}}.ws_server = NULL;
+			ast_ari_websocket_events_event_websocket_dtor();
+			return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
+		}
+		protocol->session_attempted = ast_ari_{{c_name}}_{{c_nickname}}_ws_attempted_cb;
+		protocol->session_established = ast_ari_{{c_name}}_{{c_nickname}}_ws_established_cb;
 {{/has_websocket}}
 {{#is_websocket}}
-	res |= ast_websocket_server_add_protocol2({{full_name}}.ws_server, protocol);
+		res |= ast_websocket_server_add_protocol2({{full_name}}.ws_server, protocol);
+	}
 {{/is_websocket}}
 {{/operations}}
 {{/apis}}
+
 	stasis_app_ref();
 	res |= ast_ari_add_handler(&{{root_full_name}});
 	if (res) {