diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 2dc9411f0..7adc91251 100755
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -981,6 +981,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
         app = new QCoreApplication(argc, argv);
         vesc = new VescInterface;
+        vesc->setIgnoreCustomConfigs(!isCustomConf);
+
         vesc->fwConfig()->loadParamsXml("://res/config/fw.xml");
         Utility::configLoadLatest(vesc);
 
diff --git a/packet.cpp b/packet.cpp
index a55564058..ce2d626f1 100644
--- a/packet.cpp
+++ b/packet.cpp
@@ -56,20 +56,12 @@ const unsigned short crc16_tab[] = { 0x0000, 0x1021, 0x2042, 0x3063, 0x4084,
 
 Packet::Packet(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
-    mRxTimer = 0;
-    mByteTimeout = 50;
     mMaxPacketLen = 10000;
     mRxReadPtr = 0;
     mRxWritePtr = 0;
     mBytesLeft = 0;
     mBufferLen = mMaxPacketLen + 8;
     mRxBuffer = new unsigned char[mBufferLen];
-
-    mTimer = new QTimer(this);
-    mTimer->setInterval(10);
-    mTimer->start();
-
-    connect(mTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(timerSlot()));
 }
 
 Packet::~Packet()
@@ -131,8 +123,6 @@ void Packet::processData(QByteArray data)
     QVector<QByteArray> decodedPackets;
 
     for(unsigned char rx_data: data) {
-        mRxTimer = mByteTimeout;
-
         unsigned int data_len = mRxWritePtr - mRxReadPtr;
 
         // Out of space (should not happen)
@@ -188,22 +178,11 @@ void Packet::processData(QByteArray data)
         }
     }
 
-    for (QByteArray b: decodedPackets) {
+    foreach (QByteArray b, decodedPackets) {
         emit packetReceived(b);
     }
 }
 
-void Packet::timerSlot()
-{
-    if (mRxTimer) {
-        mRxTimer--;
-    } else {
-        mRxReadPtr = 0;
-        mRxWritePtr = 0;
-        mBytesLeft = 0;
-    }
-}
-
 int Packet::try_decode_packet(unsigned char *buffer, unsigned int in_len,
                               int *bytes_left, QVector<QByteArray> &decodedPackets)
 {
diff --git a/packet.h b/packet.h
index 98acb78a4..9f4110cec 100644
--- a/packet.h
+++ b/packet.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define PACKET_H
 
 #include <QObject>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 class Packet : public QObject
 {
@@ -40,13 +39,7 @@ class Packet : public QObject
 public slots:
     void processData(QByteArray data);
 
-private slots:
-    void timerSlot();
-
 private:
-    QTimer *mTimer;
-    int mRxTimer;
-    int mByteTimeout;
     unsigned int mRxReadPtr;
     unsigned int mRxWritePtr;
     int mBytesLeft;
diff --git a/vescinterface.cpp b/vescinterface.cpp
index d7ca091b1..b73e5ecd5 100755
--- a/vescinterface.cpp
+++ b/vescinterface.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ VescInterface::VescInterface(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
     mCanTmpFwdSendCanLast = false;
     mCanTmpFwdIdLast = -1;
 
+    mIgnoreCustomConfigs = false;
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
     QAndroidJniObject activity = QAndroidJniObject::callStaticObjectMethod(
                 "org/qtproject/qt5/android/QtNative", "activity", "()Landroid/app/Activity;");
@@ -3765,7 +3767,7 @@ void VescInterface::fwVersionReceived(FW_RX_PARAMS params)
     }
 
     // Read custom configs
-    if (params.customConfigNum > 0) {
+    if (!mIgnoreCustomConfigs && params.customConfigNum > 0) {
         while (!mCustomConfigs.isEmpty()) {
             mCustomConfigs.last()->deleteLater();
             mCustomConfigs.removeLast();
@@ -3995,6 +3997,16 @@ void VescInterface::customConfigRx(int confId, QByteArray data)
     }
 }
 
+bool VescInterface::ignoreCustomConfigs() const
+{
+    return mIgnoreCustomConfigs;
+}
+
+void VescInterface::setIgnoreCustomConfigs(bool newIgnoreCustomConfigs)
+{
+    mIgnoreCustomConfigs = newIgnoreCustomConfigs;
+}
+
 int VescInterface::getLastTcpHubPort() const
 {
     return mLastTcpHubPort;
diff --git a/vescinterface.h b/vescinterface.h
index c0cc0ee04..d5703c6c7 100755
--- a/vescinterface.h
+++ b/vescinterface.h
@@ -262,6 +262,9 @@ class VescInterface : public QObject
 
     Q_INVOKABLE bool downloadFwArchive();
 
+    bool ignoreCustomConfigs() const;
+    void setIgnoreCustomConfigs(bool newIgnoreCustomConfigs);
+
 signals:
     void statusMessage(const QString &msg, bool isGood);
     void messageDialog(const QString &title, const QString &msg, bool isGood, bool richText);
@@ -459,6 +462,7 @@ private slots:
     bool mAllowScreenRotation;
     bool mSpeedGaugeUseNegativeValues;
     bool mAskQmlLoad;
+    bool mIgnoreCustomConfigs;
 
     void updateFwRx(bool fwRx);
     void setLastConnectionType(conn_t type);