diff --git a/CORE/MAC/inc/wniCfg.h b/CORE/MAC/inc/wniCfg.h
index 7435f0f..89354c2 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/inc/wniCfg.h
+++ b/CORE/MAC/inc/wniCfg.h
@@ -1895,7 +1895,7 @@
 
 #define WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON_MIN 0
 #define WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON_MAX 1
-#define WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON_DEF 0
+#define WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON_DEF 1
 
 #define WNI_CFG_EXT_SCAN_CONC_MODE_MIN    0
 #define WNI_CFG_EXT_SCAN_CONC_MODE_MAX    2
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessMlmReqMessages.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessMlmReqMessages.c
index 8b81c13..195d209 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessMlmReqMessages.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessMlmReqMessages.c
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@
     tANI_U32 i;
     tANI_U8  channelPair[WNI_CFG_SCAN_CONTROL_LIST_LEN];
     tANI_U32 len = WNI_CFG_SCAN_CONTROL_LIST_LEN;
+
     if (wlan_cfgGetStr(pMac, WNI_CFG_SCAN_CONTROL_LIST, channelPair, &len)
                     != eSIR_SUCCESS)
     {
@@ -739,6 +740,16 @@
 {
 
     tANI_BOOLEAN passiveToActive = TRUE;
+    tANI_U32 cfgVal;
+
+    if (eSIR_SUCCESS == wlan_cfgGetInt(pMac, WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON,
+                                        &cfgVal))
+    {
+        limLog(pMac, LOG1,  FL("WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON: %d"), cfgVal);
+        if (!cfgVal)
+           return;
+    }
+
     if ((1 <= channelNum) && (165 >= channelNum))
     {
        if (eANI_BOOLEAN_TRUE == limIsconnectedOnDFSChannel(channelNum))
diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limTimerUtils.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limTimerUtils.c
index f4bed14..ee1f6b0 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limTimerUtils.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limTimerUtils.c
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@
         goto err_timer;
     }
 
-    if (eSIR_SUCCESS == wlan_cfgGetInt(pMac, WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON,
+    cfgValue = WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON_MAX;
+    if (eSIR_SUCCESS != wlan_cfgGetInt(pMac, WNI_CFG_ACTIVE_PASSIVE_CON,
                                       &cfgValue))
     {
         limLog(pMac, LOGP,