diff --git a/source/carla-patchbay b/source/carla-patchbay
index 2aec26b32..3a7eabcbd 100755
--- a/source/carla-patchbay
+++ b/source/carla-patchbay
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     gCarla.isLocal     = True
     gCarla.isPlugin    = False
     gCarla.processMode = ENGINE_PROCESS_MODE_MULTIPLE_CLIENTS
+    gCarla.processModeForced = True
 
     initHost(initName, libPrefix)
 
diff --git a/source/carla-rack b/source/carla-rack
index 7b8b0579e..60aeab7a8 100755
--- a/source/carla-rack
+++ b/source/carla-rack
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     gCarla.isLocal     = True
     gCarla.isPlugin    = False
     gCarla.processMode = ENGINE_PROCESS_MODE_CONTINUOUS_RACK
+    gCarla.processModeForced = True
 
     initHost(initName, libPrefix)
 
diff --git a/source/carla_host.py b/source/carla_host.py
index b9e672bc6..019b6a031 100644
--- a/source/carla_host.py
+++ b/source/carla_host.py
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@ class HostWindow(QMainWindow):
         except:
             audioSampleRate = CARLA_DEFAULT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE
 
+        if gCarla.processModeForced:
+            processMode = gCarla.processMode
+
         # -------------------------------------------------------------
         # fix things if needed
 
diff --git a/source/carla_shared.py b/source/carla_shared.py
index 3e5e86b43..48aab0988 100644
--- a/source/carla_shared.py
+++ b/source/carla_shared.py
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ class CarlaObject(object):
         'sampleRate',
         # current process mode
         'processMode',
+        # check if process mode is forced (rack/patchbay)
+        'processModeForced',
         # current transport mode
         'transportMode',
         # current max parameters
@@ -272,9 +274,10 @@ gCarla.isLocal   = True
 gCarla.isPlugin  = False
 gCarla.bufferSize = 0
 gCarla.sampleRate = 0.0
-gCarla.processMode   = ENGINE_PROCESS_MODE_MULTIPLE_CLIENTS if LINUX else ENGINE_PROCESS_MODE_CONTINUOUS_RACK
-gCarla.transportMode = ENGINE_TRANSPORT_MODE_JACK if LINUX else ENGINE_TRANSPORT_MODE_INTERNAL
-gCarla.maxParameters = MAX_DEFAULT_PARAMETERS
+gCarla.processMode       = ENGINE_PROCESS_MODE_MULTIPLE_CLIENTS if LINUX else ENGINE_PROCESS_MODE_CONTINUOUS_RACK
+gCarla.processModeForced = False
+gCarla.transportMode     = ENGINE_TRANSPORT_MODE_JACK if LINUX else ENGINE_TRANSPORT_MODE_INTERNAL
+gCarla.maxParameters     = MAX_DEFAULT_PARAMETERS
 gCarla.discovery_native  = ""
 gCarla.discovery_posix32 = ""
 gCarla.discovery_posix64 = ""