diff --git a/src/p25/Control.cpp b/src/p25/Control.cpp
index 2bbd17a5..4da0fc6c 100644
--- a/src/p25/Control.cpp
+++ b/src/p25/Control.cpp
@@ -254,13 +254,19 @@ void Control::setOptions(yaml::Node& conf, bool supervisor, const std::string cw
     }
 
     m_voiceOnControl = p25Protocol["voiceOnControl"].as<bool>(false);
-    m_controlOnly = p25Protocol["controlOnly"].as<bool>(false);
 
     // if control channel is off for voice on control off
     if (!m_control) {
         m_voiceOnControl = false;
     }
 
+    m_controlOnly = p25Protocol["controlOnly"].as<bool>(false);
+
+    // if we're a dedicated control channel don't set the control only flag
+    if (m_dedicatedControl) {
+        m_controlOnly = false;
+    }
+
     m_ackTSBKRequests = control["ackRequests"].as<bool>(true);
     m_trunk->m_ctrlTSDUMBF = !control["disableTSDUMBF"].as<bool>(false);
     m_trunk->m_ctrlTimeDateAnn = control["enableTimeDateAnn"].as<bool>(false);
@@ -373,6 +379,10 @@ void Control::setOptions(yaml::Node& conf, bool supervisor, const std::string cw
             }
         }
 
+        if (m_controlOnly) {
+            LogInfo("    Control Data Only: yes");
+        }
+
         LogInfo("    Notify Control: %s", m_notifyCC ? "yes" : "no");
         LogInfo("    Disable Network HDUs: %s", m_disableNetworkHDU ? "yes" : "no");
         if (!m_trunk->m_ctrlTSDUMBF) {
@@ -558,13 +568,7 @@ bool Control::processFrame(uint8_t* data, uint32_t len)
             break;
 
         case P25_DUID_PDU:
-            if (!m_dedicatedControl)
-                ret = m_data->process(data, len);
-            else {
-                if (m_voiceOnControl && m_affiliations.isChBusy(m_siteData.channelNo())) {
-                    ret = m_data->process(data, len);
-                }
-            }
+            ret = m_data->process(data, len);
             break;
 
         case P25_DUID_TSDU:
diff --git a/src/p25/packet/Data.cpp b/src/p25/packet/Data.cpp
index 6d443f6c..560801ec 100644
--- a/src/p25/packet/Data.cpp
+++ b/src/p25/packet/Data.cpp
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ bool Data::process(uint8_t* data, uint32_t len)
                 return false;
             }
 
-            // If we're in control only mode, we only want to handle AMBTs. Otherwise return
-            if (m_p25->m_controlOnly && m_rfDataHeader.getMFId() != PDU_FMT_AMBT) {
+            // if we're a dedicated CC or in control only mode, we only want to handle AMBTs. Otherwise return
+            if ((m_p25->m_dedicatedControl || m_p25->m_controlOnly) && m_rfDataHeader.getMFId() != PDU_FMT_AMBT) {
                 if (m_debug) {
                     LogDebug(LOG_RF, "CC only mode, ignoring non-AMBT PDU from RF");
                 }
-                // Reset the CC halted flag
+                
                 m_p25->m_ccHalted = false;
-                // Reset everything else
+                
                 m_rfDataHeader.reset();
                 m_rfSecondHeader.reset();
                 m_rfDataBlockCnt = 0U;
@@ -508,12 +508,12 @@ bool Data::processNetwork(uint8_t* data, uint32_t len, uint32_t blockLength)
             return false;
         }
 
-        // If we're in control only mode, we only want to handle AMBTs. Otherwise return
-        if (m_p25->m_controlOnly && m_rfDataHeader.getMFId() != PDU_FMT_AMBT) {
+        // if we're a dedicated CC or in control only mode, we only want to handle AMBTs. Otherwise return
+        if ((m_p25->m_dedicatedControl || m_p25->m_controlOnly) && m_rfDataHeader.getMFId() != PDU_FMT_AMBT) {
             if (m_debug) {
                 LogDebug(LOG_NET, "CC only mode, ignoring non-AMBT PDU from network");
             }
-            // Reset everything else
+
             m_netDataHeader.reset();
             m_netSecondHeader.reset();
             m_netDataOffset = 0U;