Index: firmware/App/Modes/FPModes/ModePreGenPermeate.c
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diff -u -r830213bc6dcc1a684610caf78c79d55f2cb41e93 -r7f364e0c66d18014c8b90a71fb9f560616e8009d
--- firmware/App/Modes/FPModes/ModePreGenPermeate.c	(.../ModePreGenPermeate.c)	(revision 830213bc6dcc1a684610caf78c79d55f2cb41e93)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/FPModes/ModePreGenPermeate.c	(.../ModePreGenPermeate.c)	(revision 7f364e0c66d18014c8b90a71fb9f560616e8009d)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 * @file    ModePreGenPermeate.c
 *
 * @author  (last)      “rkallala”
-* @date    (last)      09-Dec-2025
+* @date    (last)      14-Jan-2026
 *
 * @author  (original)  Michael Garthwaite
 * @date    (original)  08-Sep-2025
@@ -265,14 +265,22 @@
 //        state = FP_PRE_GENP_PAUSED;
 //    }
 
-    execFilterFlush();
-
-    if ( TRUE == isFilterFlushComplete() )
+    if ( TRUE == getTestConfigStatus( TEST_CONFIG_SKIP_FILTERS_FLUSH ) )
     {
         signalStartPermeateFlush();
         state = FP_PRE_GENP_PERMEATE_FLUSH;
     }
+    else
+    {
+        execFilterFlush();
 
+        if ( TRUE == isFilterFlushComplete() )
+        {
+            signalStartPermeateFlush();
+            state = FP_PRE_GENP_PERMEATE_FLUSH;
+        }
+    }
+
     return state;
 }