diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index a4a5b52..f461064 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ voxLanguage = en-us
 voxInputDevice = default
 voxOnTrapList = True
 voxTrapList = chirpy
+voxEnableCmd = True
 
 
 [fileMon]
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 9218bea..3a4447c 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ try:
     voxInputDevice = config['radioMon'].get('voxInputDevice', 'default') # default default
     voxOnTrapList = config['radioMon'].getboolean('voxOnTrapList', False) # default False
     voxTrapList = config['radioMon'].get('voxTrapList', 'chirpy').split(',') # default chirpy
+    voxEnableCmd = config['radioMon'].getboolean('voxEnableCmd', True) # default True
 
     # file monitor
     file_monitor_enabled = config['fileMon'].getboolean('filemon_enabled', False)