diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 5dfdec0..be84188 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ function createWindow(status) {
 				mainWindow.zcashParamsExist = _zcashParamsExist;
 				mainWindow.iguanaIcon = iguanaIcon;
 				mainWindow.testLocation = shepherd.testLocation;
+				mainWindow.kmdMainPassiveMode = shepherd.kmdMainPassiveMode;
 
 				if (appConfig.dev) {
 					mainWindow.loadURL('http://127.0.0.1:3000');
diff --git a/routes/shepherd.js b/routes/shepherd.js
index 5b1b717..f7aba19 100644
--- a/routes/shepherd.js
+++ b/routes/shepherd.js
@@ -95,10 +95,15 @@ if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
 
 shepherd.appConfigSchema = _appConfig.schema;
 shepherd.defaultAppConfig = Object.assign({}, shepherd.appConfig);
+shepherd.kmdMainPassiveMode = false;
 
 shepherd.coindInstanceRegistry = coindInstanceRegistry;
 
 shepherd.startKMDNative = function(selection, isManual) {
+  if (isManual) {
+    shepherd.kmdMainPassiveMode = true;
+  }
+
   if (selection === 'KMD') {
     const herdData = {
       'ac_name': 'komodod',