diff --git a/Main/src/main/java/com/chameleonvision/vision/VisionProcess.java b/Main/src/main/java/com/chameleonvision/vision/VisionProcess.java
index 0e8aa51f5..2d7394941 100644
--- a/Main/src/main/java/com/chameleonvision/vision/VisionProcess.java
+++ b/Main/src/main/java/com/chameleonvision/vision/VisionProcess.java
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ public class VisionProcess {
         return pipelineManager.driverModePipeline.settings;
     }
 
+    public boolean getIsDriverMode() {
+        return pipelineManager.getDriverMode();
+    }
+
     /**
      * VisionProcessRunnable will process images as quickly as possible
      */
diff --git a/Main/src/main/java/com/chameleonvision/web/SocketHandler.java b/Main/src/main/java/com/chameleonvision/web/SocketHandler.java
index 55f7f3505..a79ea3d37 100644
--- a/Main/src/main/java/com/chameleonvision/web/SocketHandler.java
+++ b/Main/src/main/java/com/chameleonvision/web/SocketHandler.java
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ public class SocketHandler {
                         break;
                     }
                     default: {
+
+                        // TODO handle not setting binary stuff on driver mode
+                        if(currentProcess.getIsDriverMode()) break;
+
                         setField(currentPipeline.settings, entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
                         switch (entry.getKey()) {
                             case "exposure": {