diff --git a/files/dawn.config b/files/dawn.config
index 2485b09..6f992ec 100644
--- a/files/dawn.config
+++ b/files/dawn.config
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ config metric
     option eval_assoc_req       '1'     # just deny assocs...
     option deny_auth_reason     '1'     # unspecified
     option deny_assoc_reason    '17'    # assoc rejected can't handle new station
+    option use_driver_recog     '1'
diff --git a/src/include/datastorage.h b/src/include/datastorage.h
index 62280e0..96f88d2 100644
--- a/src/include/datastorage.h
+++ b/src/include/datastorage.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct probe_metric_s {
     int eval_assoc_req;
     int deny_auth_reason;
     int deny_assoc_reason;
+    int use_driver_recog;
 };
 
 struct time_config_s {
diff --git a/src/storage/datastorage.c b/src/storage/datastorage.c
index 4d2a981..2a0790d 100644
--- a/src/storage/datastorage.c
+++ b/src/storage/datastorage.c
@@ -866,7 +866,10 @@ void uloop_add_data_cbs() {
     uloop_timeout_add(&probe_timeout);
     uloop_timeout_add(&client_timeout);
     uloop_timeout_add(&ap_timeout);
-    uloop_timeout_add(&denied_req_timeout);
+
+    if(dawn_metric.use_driver_recog){
+        uloop_timeout_add(&denied_req_timeout);
+    }
 }
 
 void remove_probe_array_cb(struct uloop_timeout *t) {
diff --git a/src/utils/dawn_uci.c b/src/utils/dawn_uci.c
index 659e22f..66f4152 100644
--- a/src/utils/dawn_uci.c
+++ b/src/utils/dawn_uci.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct probe_metric_s uci_get_dawn_metric() {
             ret.deny_auth_reason = uci_lookup_option_int(uci_ctx, s, "deny_auth_reason");
             ret.deny_assoc_reason = uci_lookup_option_int(uci_ctx, s, "deny_assoc_reason");
             ret.max_station_diff = uci_lookup_option_int(uci_ctx, s, "max_station_diff");
+            ret.use_driver_recog = uci_lookup_option_int(uci_ctx, s, "use_driver_recog");
             return ret;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/ubus.c b/src/utils/ubus.c
index ee6c7ce..5a48e20 100644
--- a/src/utils/ubus.c
+++ b/src/utils/ubus.c
@@ -422,13 +422,18 @@ static int handle_auth_req(struct blob_attr *msg) {
     // block if entry was not already found in probe database
     if (!(mac_is_equal(tmp.bssid_addr, auth_req.bssid_addr) && mac_is_equal(tmp.client_addr, auth_req.client_addr))) {
         printf("DENY AUTH!\n");
-        insert_to_denied_req_array(auth_req, 1);
+
+        if(dawn_metric.use_driver_recog){
+            insert_to_denied_req_array(auth_req, 1);
+        }
         return dawn_metric.deny_auth_reason;
     }
 
     if (!decide_function(&tmp, REQ_TYPE_AUTH)) {
         printf("DENY AUTH\n");
-        insert_to_denied_req_array(auth_req, 1);
+        if(dawn_metric.use_driver_recog) {
+            insert_to_denied_req_array(auth_req, 1);
+        }
         return dawn_metric.deny_auth_reason;
     }
 
@@ -459,13 +464,17 @@ static int handle_assoc_req(struct blob_attr *msg) {
     // block if entry was not already found in probe database
     if (!(mac_is_equal(tmp.bssid_addr, auth_req.bssid_addr) && mac_is_equal(tmp.client_addr, auth_req.client_addr))) {
         printf("DENY ASSOC!\n");
-        insert_to_denied_req_array(auth_req, 1);
+        if(dawn_metric.use_driver_recog) {
+            insert_to_denied_req_array(auth_req, 1);
+        }
         return dawn_metric.deny_assoc_reason;
     }
 
     if (!decide_function(&tmp, REQ_TYPE_ASSOC)) {
         printf("DENY ASSOC\n");
-        insert_to_denied_req_array(auth_req, 1);
+        if(dawn_metric.use_driver_recog) {
+            insert_to_denied_req_array(auth_req, 1);
+        }
         return dawn_metric.deny_assoc_reason;
     }