diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
index 79d2b1e1..1f3f7ff9 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/fenrirManager.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class fenrirManager():
         parser.add_argument('-o', '--options', metavar='SECTION#SETTING=VALUE,..', default='', help='Overwrite options in given settings file')       
         parser.add_argument('-d', '--debug',  action='store_true', help='Turns on Debugmode') 
         parser.add_argument('-p', '--print',  action='store_true', help='Print debug messages on screen')                                         
-        parser.add_argument('-e', '--emulation',  action='store_true', help='Use PTY emulation')                                                 
+        parser.add_argument('-e', '--emulation',  action='store_true', help='Use PTY emulation and escape sequences for input')                                                 
+        parser.add_argument('-E', '--evemulation',  action='store_true', help='Use PTY emulation and evdev for input (single instance)')                                                         
         try:
             args = parser.parse_args()
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
index 86545ba5..78d61d29 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ class settingsManager():
             #self.setOptionArgDict('keyboard', 'keyboardLayout', 'pty')
             self.setSetting('keyboard', 'keyboardLayout', 'pty')
             self.setOptionArgDict('general', 'debugFile', '/tmp/fenrir-pty.log')
+        if cliArgs.evemulation:            
+            self.setOptionArgDict('screen', 'driver', 'ptyDriver')  
+            self.setOptionArgDict('keyboard', 'driver', 'evdevDriver')  
+
         self.setFenrirKeys(self.getSetting('general','fenrirKeys'))
         self.setScriptKeys(self.getSetting('general','scriptKeys'))