diff --git a/src/algorithms/acquisition/gnuradio_blocks/pcps_acquisition.cc b/src/algorithms/acquisition/gnuradio_blocks/pcps_acquisition.cc
index 76adfc28c..f89c73541 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/acquisition/gnuradio_blocks/pcps_acquisition.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/acquisition/gnuradio_blocks/pcps_acquisition.cc
@@ -683,8 +683,11 @@ int pcps_acquisition::general_work(int noutput_items __attribute__((unused)),
     gr::thread::scoped_lock lk(d_setlock);
     if (!d_active or d_worker_active)
         {
-            d_sample_counter += d_fft_size * ninput_items[0];
-            consume_each(ninput_items[0]);
+            if (!acq_parameters.blocking_on_stanby)
+                {
+                    d_sample_counter += d_fft_size * ninput_items[0];
+                    consume_each(ninput_items[0]);
+                }
             if (d_step_two)
                 {
                     d_doppler_center_step_two = static_cast<float>(d_gnss_synchro->Acq_doppler_hz);
@@ -708,8 +711,11 @@ int pcps_acquisition::general_work(int noutput_items __attribute__((unused)),
                 d_input_power = 0.0;
                 d_test_statistics = 0.0;
                 d_state = 1;
-                d_sample_counter += d_fft_size * ninput_items[0];  // sample counter
-                consume_each(ninput_items[0]);
+                if (!acq_parameters.blocking_on_stanby)
+                    {
+                        d_sample_counter += d_fft_size * ninput_items[0];  // sample counter
+                        consume_each(ninput_items[0]);
+                    }
                 break;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/algorithms/acquisition/libs/acq_conf.cc b/src/algorithms/acquisition/libs/acq_conf.cc
index f44f7a15f..996880408 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/acquisition/libs/acq_conf.cc
+++ b/src/algorithms/acquisition/libs/acq_conf.cc
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ Acq_Conf::Acq_Conf()
     dump_filename = "";
     dump_channel = 0;
     it_size = sizeof(char);
+    blocking_on_stanby = false;
 }
diff --git a/src/algorithms/acquisition/libs/acq_conf.h b/src/algorithms/acquisition/libs/acq_conf.h
index 7abcb2e98..bb939a652 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/acquisition/libs/acq_conf.h
+++ b/src/algorithms/acquisition/libs/acq_conf.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
     bool use_CFAR_algorithm_flag;
     bool dump;
     bool blocking;
+    bool blocking_on_stanby;  //enable it only for unit testing to avoid sample consume on idle status
     bool make_2_steps;
     std::string dump_filename;
     unsigned int dump_channel;