diff --git a/WiFiManager.cpp b/WiFiManager.cpp
index 6bc96708..efeb83e5 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.cpp
+++ b/WiFiManager.cpp
@@ -2422,7 +2422,7 @@ void WiFiManager::handleNotFound() {
  */
 boolean WiFiManager::captivePortal() {
   
-  if(!_enableCaptivePortal) return false; // skip redirections, @todo maybe allow redirection even when no cp ? might be useful
+  if(!_enableCaptivePortal || !configPortalActive) return false; // skip redirections if cp not enabled or not in ap mode
   
   String serverLoc =  toStringIp(server->client().localIP());
 
diff --git a/WiFiManager.h b/WiFiManager.h
index f5c7ae3d..c4c8be55 100644
--- a/WiFiManager.h
+++ b/WiFiManager.h
@@ -767,8 +767,15 @@ class WiFiManager
     boolean       abort               = false;
     boolean       reset               = false;
     boolean       configPortalActive  = false;
+
+
+    // these are state flags for portal mode, we are either in webportal mode(STA) or configportal mode(AP)
+    // these are mutually exclusive as STA+AP mode is not supported due to channel restrictions and stability
+    // if we decide to support this, these checks will need to be replaced with something client aware to check if client origin is ap or web
+    // These state checks are critical and used for internal function checks
     boolean       webPortalActive     = false;
     boolean       portalTimeoutResult = false;
+
     boolean       portalAbortResult   = false;
     boolean       storeSTAmode        = true; // option store persistent STA mode in connectwifi 
     int           timer               = 0;    // timer for debug throttle for numclients, and portal timeout messages