diff --git a/bin/auth_ejabberd.php b/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
index fa71faf26..e92182916 100755
--- a/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
+++ b/bin/auth_ejabberd.php
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
  *
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App\Mode;
 use Friendica\Util\ExAuth;
diff --git a/bin/console.php b/bin/console.php
index 27522d855..4d5b4c79c 100755
--- a/bin/console.php
+++ b/bin/console.php
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
  *
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
diff --git a/bin/daemon.php b/bin/daemon.php
index 596f4de56..3fe803d6f 100755
--- a/bin/daemon.php
+++ b/bin/daemon.php
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
  * This script was taken from http://php.net/manual/en/function.pcntl-fork.php
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\Core\Logger;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
diff --git a/bin/testargs.php b/bin/testargs.php
index b7d7125f7..9aed35303 100644
--- a/bin/testargs.php
+++ b/bin/testargs.php
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
  *
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
 
 if (($_SERVER["argc"] > 1) && isset($_SERVER["argv"][1])) {
 	echo $_SERVER["argv"][1];
diff --git a/bin/wait-for-connection b/bin/wait-for-connection
index b6c03a670..de860e984 100755
--- a/bin/wait-for-connection
+++ b/bin/wait-for-connection
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
  * Usage: php bin/wait-for-connection {HOST} {PORT} [{TIMEOUT}]
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 $timeout = 60;
 switch ($argc) {
 	case 4:
diff --git a/bin/worker.php b/bin/worker.php
index 1b70a2095..833e5b002 100755
--- a/bin/worker.php
+++ b/bin/worker.php
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
  * Starts the background processing
  */
 
+if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
+	header($_SERVER["SERVER_PROTOCOL"] . ' 403 Forbidden');
+	exit();
+}
+
 use Dice\Dice;
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\Update;