Index: firmware/App/Controllers/DialOutFlow.c
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diff -u -r9051b47d2d0e9f112d4ebc310a5572844b7528f4 -r8b75fd11dd632fd4bccc6f28f1c757eae5b07c2b
--- firmware/App/Controllers/DialOutFlow.c	(.../DialOutFlow.c)	(revision 9051b47d2d0e9f112d4ebc310a5572844b7528f4)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/DialOutFlow.c	(.../DialOutFlow.c)	(revision 8b75fd11dd632fd4bccc6f28f1c757eae5b07c2b)
@@ -933,10 +933,15 @@
         U08 dirErrorCnt = getFPGADialOutPumpHallSensorStatus() & PUMP_DIR_ERROR_COUNT_MASK;
 
         // Check pump direction error count
-        if ( lastDialOutPumpDirectionCount != dirErrorCnt )
+#ifndef _RELEASE_
+        if ( getSoftwareConfigStatus( SW_CONFIG_DISABLE_PUMP_DIRECTION_CHECKS ) != SW_CONFIG_ENABLE_VALUE )
+#endif
         {
-            lastDialOutPumpDirectionCount = dirErrorCnt;
-            SET_ALARM_WITH_1_U32_DATA( ALARM_ID_HD_PUMP_DIRECTION_STATUS_ERROR, (U32)HD_PUMP_DIALYSATE_OUTLET_PUMP )
+            if ( lastDialOutPumpDirectionCount != dirErrorCnt )
+            {
+                lastDialOutPumpDirectionCount = dirErrorCnt;
+                SET_ALARM_WITH_1_U32_DATA( ALARM_ID_HD_PUMP_DIRECTION_STATUS_ERROR, (U32)HD_PUMP_DIALYSATE_OUTLET_PUMP )
+            }
         }
 
         dopMCDir = ( getMeasuredDialOutPumpMCSpeed() >= 0.0 ? MOTOR_DIR_FORWARD : MOTOR_DIR_REVERSE );