diff --git a/src/manager.c b/src/manager.c
index cba4e72..4b0ef59 100644
--- a/src/manager.c
+++ b/src/manager.c
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     struct EG25Manager manager;
     gchar *config_file = NULL;
     gboolean show_version = FALSE;
+    gboolean monitor_udev = TRUE;
     toml_table_t *toml_config[EG25_CONFIG_COUNT];
     toml_table_t *manager_config[EG25_CONFIG_COUNT];
     const GOptionEntry options[] = {
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!manager_config[EG25_CONFIG_SYS])
         g_error("Default config file lacks the 'manager' section!");
 
+    config_get_bool(manager_config, "monitor_udev", &monitor_udev);
     config_get_bool(manager_config, "need_libusb", &manager.use_libusb);
     config_get_uint(manager_config, "usb_vid", &manager.usb_vid);
     config_get_uint(manager_config, "usb_pid", &manager.usb_pid);
@@ -375,7 +377,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
     ofono_iface_init(&manager, toml_config);
     suspend_init(&manager, toml_config);
-    udev_init(&manager, toml_config);
+    if (monitor_udev)
+        udev_init(&manager, toml_config);
     gnss_init(&manager, toml_config);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < EG25_CONFIG_COUNT; i++) {