diff --git a/gui/src/js/eventHandler.js b/gui/src/js/eventHandler.js
index 59761f93..4533319f 100644
--- a/gui/src/js/eventHandler.js
+++ b/gui/src/js/eventHandler.js
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ export function stateDispatcher(data) {
     stateStore.channel_busy = data["channel_busy"];
     stateStore.is_codec2_traffic = data["is_codec2_traffic"];
     stateStore.is_modem_running = data["is_modem_running"];
+    stateStore.dbfs_level = data["audio_dbfs"];
+    stateStore.channel_busy_slot = data["channel_busy_slot"];
+    stateStore.beacon_state = data["is_beacon_running"];
+
+/*
+    self.is_arq_state = False
+    self.is_arq_session = False
+    self.arq_session_state = 'disconnected'
+*/
+
 
     /*
 
@@ -66,11 +76,9 @@ export function stateDispatcher(data) {
       setRxAudioLevel(settings.rx_audio_level);
     }
 
-    stateStore.dbfs_level = data["audio_dbfs"];
     stateStore.ptt_state = data["ptt_state"];
     stateStore.speed_level = data["speed_level"];
     stateStore.fft = JSON.parse(data["fft"]);
-    stateStore.channel_busy_slot = data["channel_busy_slot"];
 
     addDataToWaterfall(JSON.parse(data["fft"]));
 
@@ -100,7 +108,6 @@ export function stateDispatcher(data) {
     );
     stateStore.dxcallsign = data["dxcallsign"];
 
-    stateStore.beacon_state = data["beacon_state"];
     stateStore.audio_recording = data["audio_recording"];
 
     stateStore.hamlib_status = data["hamlib_status"];
diff --git a/modem/explorer.py b/modem/explorer.py
index 7e004f5e..225d563b 100644
--- a/modem/explorer.py
+++ b/modem/explorer.py
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ class explorer():
         self.states = states
         self.explorer_url = "https://api.freedata.app/explorer.php"
         self.publish_interval = 120
+        self.enable_explorer = config["STATION"]["enable_explorer"]
 
-        self.interval_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.interval, name="interval", daemon=True)
-        self.interval_thread.start()
+        if self.enable_explorer:
+            self.interval_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.interval, name="interval", daemon=True)
+            self.interval_thread.start()
 
     def interval(self):
         while True: