diff --git a/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_manager_thread.cpp b/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_manager_thread.cpp
index 2e8e8a2a33..890398e740 100644
--- a/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_manager_thread.cpp
+++ b/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_manager_thread.cpp
@@ -179,9 +179,13 @@ void ap_manager_thread::ap_manager_config(ap_manager_conf_t &conf)
 
     using namespace std::placeholders; // for `_1`
 
+    bwl::hal_conf_t hal_conf;
+    hal_conf.ap_acs_enabled          = acs_enabled;
+    hal_conf.ap_passive_mode_enabled = conf.passive_mode_enabled;
+
     // Create a new AP HAL instance
     ap_wlan_hal = std::shared_ptr<bwl::ap_wlan_hal>(
-        ap_wlan_hal_create(conf.hostap_iface, acs_enabled,
+        ap_wlan_hal_create(conf.hostap_iface, hal_conf,
                            std::bind(&ap_manager_thread::hal_event_handler, this, _1)),
         [](bwl::ap_wlan_hal *obj) {
             if (obj)
diff --git a/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_manager_thread.h b/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_manager_thread.h
index d31eeb5948..b361898192 100644
--- a/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_manager_thread.h
+++ b/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_manager_thread.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class ap_manager_thread : public beerocks::socket_thread {
     struct ap_manager_conf_t {
         std::string hostap_iface;
         beerocks::eIfaceType hostap_iface_type;
+        bool passive_mode_enabled;
         int channel;
         bool iface_filter_low;
         sMacAddr *backhaul_vaps_bssid; // array
diff --git a/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_wlan_hal_loader.cpp b/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_wlan_hal_loader.cpp
index 630abd00b1..b7c48ae1b1 100644
--- a/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_wlan_hal_loader.cpp
+++ b/agent/src/beerocks/slave/ap_wlan_hal_loader.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static ap_wlan_hal_destroy_t s_obj_destroy = nullptr;
 
 extern "C" {
 
-bwl::ap_wlan_hal *ap_wlan_hal_create(std::string iface_name, bool acs_enabled,
+bwl::ap_wlan_hal *ap_wlan_hal_create(std::string iface_name, bwl::hal_conf_t hal_conf,
                                      bwl::base_wlan_hal::hal_event_cb_t cb)
 {
     // Load the shared library on demand
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ bwl::ap_wlan_hal *ap_wlan_hal_create(std::string iface_name, bool acs_enabled,
     }
 
     // Create and return a new instance of the HAL class
-    return s_obj_create(iface_name, acs_enabled, cb);
+    return s_obj_create(iface_name, hal_conf, cb);
 }
 
 void ap_wlan_hal_destroy(bwl::ap_wlan_hal *obj)