diff --git a/app/config/default_config.toml b/app/config/default_config.toml
index 6178f14..744835a 100644
--- a/app/config/default_config.toml
+++ b/app/config/default_config.toml
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ inverters.allow_all = true   # allow inverters, even if we have no inverter mapp
 [inverters."R170000000000001"]
 #node_id = ''                 # Optional, MQTT replacement for inverters serial number  
 #suggested_area = ''          # Optional, suggested installation area for home-assistant
+modbus_polling = false        # Disable optional MODBUS polling
 #pv1 = {type = 'RSM40-8-395M', manufacturer = 'Risen'}   # Optional, PV module descr
 #pv2 = {type = 'RSM40-8-395M', manufacturer = 'Risen'}   # Optional, PV module descr
 
 #[inverters."R17xxxxxxxxxxxx2"]
 #node_id = ''                 # Optional, MQTT replacement for inverters serial number  
 #suggested_area = ''          # Optional, suggested installation area for home-assistant
+#modbus_polling = false        # Disable optional MODBUS polling
 #pv1 = {type = 'RSM40-8-405M', manufacturer = 'Risen'}   # Optional, PV module descr
 #pv2 = {type = 'RSM40-8-405M', manufacturer = 'Risen'}   # Optional, PV module descr
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ inverters.allow_all = true   # allow inverters, even if we have no inverter mapp
 monitor_sn = 2000000000       # The "Monitoring SN:" can be found on a sticker enclosed with the inverter
 #node_id = ''                 # Optional, MQTT replacement for inverters serial number  
 #suggested_area = ''          # Optional, suggested installation place for home-assistant
+modbus_polling = true         # Enable optional MODBUS polling
 
 # if your inverter supports SSL connections you must use the client_mode. Pls, uncomment
 # the next line and configure the fixed IP of your inverter
diff --git a/app/tests/test_config.py b/app/tests/test_config.py
index 260f965..bff510a 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/app/tests/test_config.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ def test_default_config():
 
     try:
         validated = Config.conf_schema.validate(cnf)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         assert False
-    assert validated == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'node_id': '', 'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'suggested_area': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'node_id': '', 'suggested_area': ''}}}
+    assert validated == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'node_id': '', 'modbus_polling': False, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'suggested_area': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'node_id': '', 'suggested_area': ''}}}
 
 def test_full_config():
     cnf = {'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_full_config():
                          'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'node_id': '', 'suggested_area': ''}}}
     try:
         validated = Config.conf_schema.validate(cnf)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         assert False
     assert validated == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'node_id': '', 'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'pv1': {'manufacturer': 'man1','type': 'type1'},'pv2': {'manufacturer': 'man2','type': 'type2'},'pv3': {'manufacturer': 'man3','type': 'type3'}, 'suggested_area': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'node_id': '', 'suggested_area': ''}}}
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def test_mininum_config():
 
     try:
         validated = Config.conf_schema.validate(cnf)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         assert False
     assert validated == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'node_id': '', 'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'suggested_area': ''}}}
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def test_read_empty():
     err = TstConfig.read('app/config/')
     assert err == None
     cnf = TstConfig.get()
-    assert cnf == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'suggested_area': '', 'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'node_id': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'suggested_area': '', 'node_id': ''}}}
+    assert cnf == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'suggested_area': '', 'modbus_polling': False, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'node_id': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'suggested_area': '', 'node_id': ''}}}
     
     defcnf = TstConfig.def_config.get('solarman') 
     assert defcnf == {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def test_read_cnf1():
     err = TstConfig.read('app/config/')
     assert err == None
     cnf = TstConfig.get()
-    assert cnf == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': False, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'suggested_area': '', 'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'node_id': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'suggested_area': '', 'node_id': ''}}}
+    assert cnf == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': False, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'suggested_area': '', 'modbus_polling': False, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'node_id': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'suggested_area': '', 'node_id': ''}}}
     cnf = TstConfig.get('solarman')
     assert cnf == {'enabled': False, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}    
     defcnf = TstConfig.def_config.get('solarman') 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def test_read_cnf2():
     err = TstConfig.read('app/config/')
     assert err == None
     cnf = TstConfig.get()
-    assert cnf == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'suggested_area': '', 'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'node_id': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'suggested_area': '', 'node_id': ''}}}
+    assert cnf == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 10000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'suggested_area': '', 'modbus_polling': False, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'node_id': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'suggested_area': '', 'node_id': ''}}}
     assert True == TstConfig.is_default('solarman')
 
 def test_read_cnf3():
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def test_read_cnf4():
     err = TstConfig.read('app/config/')
     assert err == None
     cnf = TstConfig.get()
-    assert cnf == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'suggested_area': '', 'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'node_id': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'suggested_area': '', 'node_id': ''}}}
+    assert cnf == {'gen3plus': {'at_acl': {'mqtt': {'allow': ['AT+'], 'block': []}, 'tsun': {'allow': ['AT+Z', 'AT+UPURL', 'AT+SUPDATE'], 'block': []}}}, 'tsun': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'logger.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5005}, 'solarman': {'enabled': True, 'host': 'iot.talent-monitoring.com', 'port': 5000}, 'mqtt': {'host': 'mqtt', 'port': 1883, 'user': None, 'passwd': None}, 'ha': {'auto_conf_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'discovery_prefix': 'homeassistant', 'entity_prefix': 'tsun', 'proxy_node_id': 'proxy', 'proxy_unique_id': 'P170000000000001'}, 'inverters': {'allow_all': True, 'R170000000000001': {'suggested_area': '', 'modbus_polling': False, 'monitor_sn': 0, 'node_id': ''}, 'Y170000000000001': {'modbus_polling': True, 'monitor_sn': 2000000000, 'suggested_area': '', 'node_id': ''}}}
     assert False == TstConfig.is_default('solarman')
 
 def test_read_cnf5():