diff --git a/src/Abstractions/IApDeviceBuilder.cs b/src/Abstractions/IApDeviceBuilder.cs
index 57d796a..388fe54 100644
--- a/src/Abstractions/IApDeviceBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Abstractions/IApDeviceBuilder.cs
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ public interface IApDeviceBuilder : IKeyName
         ReadOnlyDictionary<int, IHasPowerCycle> Outlets { get; } 
         EssentialsDevice Build();
         bool UseEssentialsJoinMap { get;  }
+        bool EnableAsOnline { get; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Builders/Ap89XxBuilder.cs b/src/Builders/Ap89XxBuilder.cs
index 57ab5ca..ce34974 100644
--- a/src/Builders/Ap89XxBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Builders/Ap89XxBuilder.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ private Ap89XxBuilder(string key, string name, IBasicCommunication coms, ApDevic
             Coms = coms;
             Name = name;
             Key = key;
+
             UseEssentialsJoinMap = config.UseEssentialsJoinmap;
             Outlets = BuildOutletsFromConfig(key, config, coms);
+            EnableAsOnline = config.EnableOutletsOverride;
 
             foreach (var outlet in Outlets)
             {
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ private Ap89XxBuilder(string key, string name, IBasicCommunication coms, ApDevic
         public string Name { get; private set; }
         public IBasicCommunication Coms { get; private set; }
         public bool UseEssentialsJoinMap { get; private set; }
+        public bool EnableAsOnline { get; private set; }
 
         public ReadOnlyDictionary<int, IHasPowerCycle> Outlets { get; private set; }
 
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ public static ReadOnlyDictionary<int, IHasPowerCycle> BuildOutletsFromConfig(
             ApDeviceConfig config,
             IBasicCommunication coms)
         {
+
             var outlets = config
                 .Outlets
                 .Select(x => new ApOutlet(x.Key, x.Value.Name, x.Value.OutletIndex, parentKey, coms, config.PowerCycleTimeMs))
diff --git a/src/Config/ApDeviceConfig.cs b/src/Config/ApDeviceConfig.cs
index 51c9047..7b82855 100644
--- a/src/Config/ApDeviceConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Config/ApDeviceConfig.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Text;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharpPro;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using PepperDash.Core;
 
 namespace ApcEpi.Config
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ public class ApDeviceConfig
         public int PowerCycleTimeMs { get; set; }
         public Dictionary<string, ApOutletConfig> Outlets { get; set; }
         public bool UseEssentialsJoinmap { get; set; }
+        [JsonProperty("enableOutletsOverride")]
+        public bool EnableOutletsOverride { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class ApOutletConfig
diff --git a/src/Devices/ApDevice.cs b/src/Devices/ApDevice.cs
index 6b44b5d..1bf193d 100644
--- a/src/Devices/ApDevice.cs
+++ b/src/Devices/ApDevice.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ public class ApDevice : EssentialsBridgeableDevice, IOutletName, IOutletPower, I
     {
         private readonly StatusMonitorBase _monitor;
         public ReadOnlyDictionary<int, IHasPowerCycle> PduOutlets { get; private set; }
-        private readonly bool _useEssentialsConfig;
+        bool _useEssentialsJoinmap;
+        private readonly bool _enableAsOnline;
 
         public ApDevice(IApDeviceBuilder builder)
             : base(builder.Key, builder.Name)
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ public ApDevice(IApDeviceBuilder builder)
             NameFeedback = new StringFeedback("DeviceNameFeedback", () => Name);
             Feedbacks.Add(IsOnline);
             Feedbacks.Add(NameFeedback);
-
-            _useEssentialsConfig = builder.UseEssentialsJoinMap;
+            _enableAsOnline = builder.EnableAsOnline;
+            _useEssentialsJoinmap = builder.UseEssentialsJoinMap;
 
             var gather = new CommunicationGather(builder.Coms, "\n");
             gather.LineReceived +=
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ public override bool CustomActivate()
         public override void LinkToApi(BasicTriList trilist, uint joinStart, string joinMapKey, EiscApiAdvanced bridge)
         {
 
-            if (!_useEssentialsConfig)
+            if (!_useEssentialsJoinmap)
             {
                 var joinMap = new ApDeviceJoinMap(joinStart);
 
@@ -406,7 +407,12 @@ public bool TryGetOutletOnlineFeedback(uint outletIndex, out BoolFeedback result
             if (!PduOutlets.TryGetValue((int)outletIndex, out outlet))
                 return false;
             var apOutlet = outlet as IApOutlet;
-            result = apOutlet != null ? apOutlet.IsOnline : new BoolFeedback(() => false);
+            if (!_enableAsOnline)
+            {
+                result = apOutlet != null ? apOutlet.IsOnline : new BoolFeedback(() => false);
+                return true;
+            }
+            result = apOutlet != null ? new BoolFeedback(() => true) : new BoolFeedback(() => false);
             return true;
         }