diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/UiProperties.java b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/UiProperties.java
index 6ae542bbd7..445af120e1 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/UiProperties.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/UiProperties.java
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@ public class UiProperties {
     public static String getUpdateHelpUrl() {
         return properties.getProperty("UPDATE_FW_HELP_URL", "https://github.com/rusefi/rusefi/wiki/HOWTO-Update-Firmware");
     }
+
+    public static boolean skipEcuTypeDetection() {
+        return ConnectionAndMeta.getBoolean("skip_ecu_type_detection");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/BootloaderHelper.java b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/BootloaderHelper.java
index 8ac8469972..cd43e9e969 100644
--- a/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/BootloaderHelper.java
+++ b/java_console/ui/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/BootloaderHelper.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.rusefi.io;
 
 import com.devexperts.logging.Logging;
+import com.rusefi.UiProperties;
 import com.rusefi.core.RusEfiSignature;
 import com.rusefi.core.SignatureHelper;
 import com.rusefi.core.io.BundleUtil;
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ public class BootloaderHelper {
         String fileSystemBundleTarget = BundleUtil.getBundleTarget();
         if (fileSystemBundleTarget != null && controllerSignature != null) {
             // hack: QC firmware self-identifies as "normal" not QC firmware :(
-            if (!fileSystemBundleTarget.equalsIgnoreCase(controllerSignature.getBundleTarget()) && !fileSystemBundleTarget.contains("_QC_")) {
+            if (!UiProperties.skipEcuTypeDetection() &&
+                !fileSystemBundleTarget.equalsIgnoreCase(controllerSignature.getBundleTarget()) && !fileSystemBundleTarget.contains("_QC_")) {
                 String message = String.format("You have \"%s\" controller does not look right to program it with \"%s\"", controllerSignature.getBundleTarget(), fileSystemBundleTarget);
                 log.info(message);