diff --git a/src/telemetryDeviceDumper/TelemetryDeviceDumper.cpp b/src/telemetryDeviceDumper/TelemetryDeviceDumper.cpp
index 992c23f..3d4846b 100644
--- a/src/telemetryDeviceDumper/TelemetryDeviceDumper.cpp
+++ b/src/telemetryDeviceDumper/TelemetryDeviceDumper.cpp
@@ -332,13 +332,15 @@ bool TelemetryDeviceDumper::openRemapperControlBoard(yarp::os::Searchable& confi
     }
 
     int axes = 0;
-    ok = ok && remappedControlBoardInterfaces.encs->getAxes(&axes);
-    if (ok) {
-        this->resizeBuffers(axes);
-    }
-    else {
-        yError() << "telemetryDeviceDumper: open impossible to use the necessary interfaces in remappedControlBoard";
-        return ok;
+    if (settings.logControlBoardQuantities){
+        ok = ok && remappedControlBoardInterfaces.encs->getAxes(&axes);
+        if (ok) {
+            this->resizeBuffers(axes);
+        }
+        else {
+            yError() << "telemetryDeviceDumper: open impossible to use the necessary interfaces in remappedControlBoard";
+            return ok;
+        }
     }
 
     return true;