diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/message/udpdispatcher.py b/pyogp/lib/base/message/udpdispatcher.py
index a712d50..4535dbd 100644
--- a/pyogp/lib/base/message/udpdispatcher.py
+++ b/pyogp/lib/base/message/udpdispatcher.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class UDPDispatcher(object):
             packet = message()
 
         # enable monitoring of outgoing packets
-        if self.settings.HANDLE_PACKETS:
+        if self.settings.HANDLE_OUTGOING_PACKETS:
             self.message_handler.handle(packet)
 
         #use circuit manager to get the circuit to send on
diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/settings.py b/pyogp/lib/base/settings.py
index 6aad44e..cdf033d 100644
--- a/pyogp/lib/base/settings.py
+++ b/pyogp/lib/base/settings.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Settings(object):
 
         # toggle handling udp packets
         self.HANDLE_PACKETS = True
+        self.HANDLE_OUTGOING_PACKETS = False
 
         #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
         # Logging behaviors