diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index f1657a1..ad9d68a 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void WiFiManager::setupConfigPortal() {
   server->begin(); // Web server start
   DEBUG_WM(F("HTTP server started"));
 
-  WiFi_scanNetworks(); // preload wifiscan 
+  if(_preloadwifiscan) WiFi_scanNetworks(); // preload wifiscan 
 }
 
 boolean WiFiManager::startConfigPortal() {
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void WiFiManager::handleRoot() {
   server->sendHeader(FPSTR(HTTP_HEAD_CL), String(page.length()));
   server->send(200, FPSTR(HTTP_HEAD_CT), page);
   // server->close(); // testing reliability fix for content length mismatches during mutiple flood hits  WiFi_scanNetworks(); // preload wifiscan 
-  WiFi_scanNetworks(10000); // preload wifiscan throttled
+  if(_preloadwifiscan) WiFi_scanNetworks(10000); // preload wifiscan throttled
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index 4571c52..db9640a 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ class WiFiManager
     boolean       _webClientCheck         = true;  // keep cp alive if web have client
     boolean       _scanDispOptions        = false; // show percentage in scans not icons
     boolean       _paramsInWifi           = true;  // show custom parameters on wifi page
+    boolean       _preloadwifiscan        = true;  // preload wifiscan
     const char *  _hostname               = "";
 
     const char*   _customHeadElement      = ""; // store custom head element html from user