diff --git a/devices/plutosdr/deviceplutosdrscan.cpp b/devices/plutosdr/deviceplutosdrscan.cpp
index 79aa0aa6c..252d1af81 100644
--- a/devices/plutosdr/deviceplutosdrscan.cpp
+++ b/devices/plutosdr/deviceplutosdrscan.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ void DevicePlutoSDRScan::scan()
 
     m_scans.clear();
 
+    // TOOD: handle this differently so that it does not impair hardware configurations without any Pluto at all
+    // if (num_contexts == 0)
+    // {
+	//     struct iio_context *ctx = iio_create_network_context("pluto.local");
+	// 	if(!ctx) {
+    //         return;
+    //     }
+    //     m_scans.push_back({std::string("PlutoSDR"), std::string("networked"), std::string("ip:pluto.local")});
+    //     m_serialMap[m_scans.back().m_serial] = &m_scans.back();
+    //     m_urilMap[m_scans.back().m_uri] = &m_scans.back();
+	// 	iio_context_destroy(ctx);
+    // }
+
     for (i = 0; i < num_contexts; i++)
     {
         const char *description = iio_context_info_get_description(info[i]);