diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
index a2180b3e..446046e5 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsManager.py
@@ -141,7 +141,10 @@ class settingsManager():
             self.env['runtime'][driverType].initialize(self.env)
             self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('Loading Driver '  + driverType + ' (' + driverName +") OK",debug.debugLevel.INFO, onAnyLevel=True)             
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime'][driverType] = None
+            driver_mod = module_utils.importModule(driverName,
+              fenrirPath + "/" + driverType + '/dummyDriver.py')
+            self.env['runtime'][driverType] = driver_mod.driver()
+            self.env['runtime'][driverType].initialize(self.env)
             self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('Loading Driver '  + driverType + ' (' + driverName +") FAILED:"+ str(e), debug.debugLevel.ERROR)
     def shutdownDriver(self, driverType):
         if self.env['runtime'][driverType] == None:
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
index 99a972dc..7f6e34a8 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/inputDriver/evdevDriver.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from fenrirscreenreader.core.eventData import fenrirEventType
 from fenrirscreenreader.core import inputData
 from fenrirscreenreader.core import debug
 from fenrirscreenreader.core.inputDriver import inputDriver
-
+asdasd
 class driver(inputDriver):
     def __init__(self):
         inputDriver.__init__(self)