diff --git a/src/SonyBraviaConfig.cs b/src/SonyBraviaConfig.cs
index 1d9889e..94d58bb 100644
--- a/src/SonyBraviaConfig.cs
+++ b/src/SonyBraviaConfig.cs
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ public class SonyBraviaConfig
 
         public long? WarmingTimeMs { get; set; }
         public long? CoolingTimeMs { get; set; }
+        public bool ForceRs232 { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/SonyBraviaDevice.cs b/src/SonyBraviaDevice.cs
index a04329d..549ab41 100644
--- a/src/SonyBraviaDevice.cs
+++ b/src/SonyBraviaDevice.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public SonyBraviaDevice(DeviceConfig config, IBasicCommunication comms)
 
             _coms = comms;
             var socket = _coms as ISocketStatus;
-            _comsIsRs232 = socket == null;
+            _comsIsRs232 = socket == null || props.ForceRs232;
             if (_comsIsRs232)
             {
                 _queueRs232 = new CrestronQueue<byte[]>(50);