diff --git a/include/helpers.cpp b/include/helpers.cpp
index 90f16c5..a6308af 100644
--- a/include/helpers.cpp
+++ b/include/helpers.cpp
@@ -37,33 +37,35 @@ int mouse_m908::open_mouse(){
 		return 1;
 	}
 	
-	//detach kernel driver on interface 0 if active 
-	if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 0 ) ){
-		res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 0 );
-		if( res == 0 ){
-			_detached_driver_0 = true;
-		} else{
-			return res;
+	if( _detach_kernel_driver ){
+		//detach kernel driver on interface 0 if active 
+		if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 0 ) ){
+			res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 0 );
+			if( res == 0 ){
+				_detached_driver_0 = true;
+			} else{
+				return res;
+			}
 		}
-	}
-	
-	//detach kernel driver on interface 1 if active 
-	if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 1 ) ){
-		res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 1 );
-		if( res == 0 ){
-			_detached_driver_1 = true;
-		} else{
-			return res;
+		
+		//detach kernel driver on interface 1 if active 
+		if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 1 ) ){
+			res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 1 );
+			if( res == 0 ){
+				_detached_driver_1 = true;
+			} else{
+				return res;
+			}
 		}
-	}
-	
-	//detach kernel driver on interface 2 if active 
-	if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 2 ) ){
-		res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 2 );
-		if( res == 0 ){
-			_detached_driver_2 = true;
-		} else{
-			return res;
+		
+		//detach kernel driver on interface 2 if active 
+		if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 2 ) ){
+			res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 2 );
+			if( res == 0 ){
+				_detached_driver_2 = true;
+			} else{
+				return res;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	
@@ -127,36 +129,39 @@ int mouse_m908::open_mouse_bus_device( uint8_t bus, uint8_t device ){
 	//free device list, unreference devices
 	libusb_free_device_list( dev_list, 1 );
 	
-	//detach kernel driver on interface 0 if active 
-	if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 0 ) ){
-		res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 0 );
-		if( res == 0 ){
-			_detached_driver_0 = true;
-		} else{
-			return res;
+	
+	if( _detach_kernel_driver ){
+		//detach kernel driver on interface 0 if active 
+		if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 0 ) ){
+			res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 0 );
+			if( res == 0 ){
+				_detached_driver_0 = true;
+			} else{
+				return res;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		//detach kernel driver on interface 1 if active 
+		if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 1 ) ){
+			res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 1 );
+			if( res == 0 ){
+				_detached_driver_1 = true;
+			} else{
+				return res;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		//detach kernel driver on interface 2 if active 
+		if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 2 ) ){
+			res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 2 );
+			if( res == 0 ){
+				_detached_driver_2 = true;
+			} else{
+				return res;
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	
-	//detach kernel driver on interface 1 if active 
-	if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 1 ) ){
-		res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 1 );
-		if( res == 0 ){
-			_detached_driver_1 = true;
-		} else{
-			return res;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	//detach kernel driver on interface 2 if active 
-	if( libusb_kernel_driver_active( _handle, 2 ) ){
-		res += libusb_detach_kernel_driver( _handle, 2 );
-		if( res == 0 ){
-			_detached_driver_2 = true;
-		} else{
-			return res;
-		}
-	}
-	
+		
 	//claim interface 0
 	res += libusb_claim_interface( _handle, 0 );
 	if( res != 0 ){
diff --git a/include/mouse_m908.h b/include/mouse_m908.h
index 94d0398..4b6de68 100644
--- a/include/mouse_m908.h
+++ b/include/mouse_m908.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class mouse_m908{
 		int set_report_rate( m908_profile profile, m908_report_rate report_rate );
 		int set_macro( int macro_number, std::string file );
 		int set_macro_repeat( int macro_number, uint8_t repeat );
+		int set_detach_kernel_driver( bool detach_kernel_driver );
 		
 		//getter functions
 		m908_profile get_profile();
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ class mouse_m908{
 		
 	private:
 		
+		// whether to detach kernel driver
+		bool _detach_kernel_driver = true;
+		
 		//usb device vars
 		uint16_t _mouse_vid;
 		uint16_t _mouse_pid;
diff --git a/include/print_help.cpp b/include/print_help.cpp
index ca02fac..dc083fc 100644
--- a/include/print_help.cpp
+++ b/include/print_help.cpp
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ void print_help(){
 	std::cout << "-n --number\n\tSelects macro slot for sending (1-15).\n";
 	std::cout << "-b --bus\n\tUSB bus id, requires -d.\n";
 	std::cout << "-d --device\n\tUSB device number, requires -b.\n";
+	std::cout << "-k --kernel-driver\n\tDo not attempt to detach kernel driver.\n";
 	//std::cout << "-r --repeat\n\tSets number of times the macro will be repeated (1-255).\n";
 }
diff --git a/include/setters.cpp b/include/setters.cpp
index f155816..7cac555 100644
--- a/include/setters.cpp
+++ b/include/setters.cpp
@@ -277,3 +277,9 @@ int mouse_m908::set_macro_repeat( int macro_number, uint8_t repeat ){
 	_macro_repeat[macro_number] = repeat;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int mouse_m908::set_detach_kernel_driver( bool detach_kernel_driver ){
+	
+	_detach_kernel_driver = detach_kernel_driver;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/mouse_m908.cpp b/mouse_m908.cpp
index d29da61..b8b10ef 100644
--- a/mouse_m908.cpp
+++ b/mouse_m908.cpp
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ){
 		//{"repeat", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
 		{"bus", required_argument, 0, 'b'},
 		{"device", required_argument, 0, 'd'},
+		{"kernel-driver", no_argument, 0, 'k'},
 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
 	
 	bool flag_config = false, flag_profile = false;
 	bool flag_macro = false, flag_number = false;
 	bool flag_bus = false, flag_device = false;
+	bool flag_kernel_driver = false;
 	//bool flag_repeat;
 	std::string string_config, string_profile;
 	std::string string_macro, string_number;
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ){
 	//parse command line options
 	int c, option_index = 0;
 	//while( (c = getopt_long( argc, argv, "hc:p:m:n:r:",
-	while( (c = getopt_long( argc, argv, "hc:p:m:n:b:d:",
+	while( (c = getopt_long( argc, argv, "hc:p:m:n:b:d:k",
 	long_options, &option_index ) ) != -1 ){
 		
 		switch( c ){
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ){
 			//	flag_repeat = true;
 			//	string_repeat = optarg;
 			//	break;
+			case 'k':
+				flag_kernel_driver = true;
+				break;
 			case '?':
 				break;
 			default:
@@ -103,6 +108,9 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ){
 		}
 	}
 	
+	// set wether to detach kernel driver
+	m.set_detach_kernel_driver( !flag_kernel_driver );
+	
 	//load and write config
 	if( flag_config ){
 		try{