diff --git a/charger/ocpp.go b/charger/ocpp.go
index 58133fb4d..a9422bf23 100644
--- a/charger/ocpp.go
+++ b/charger/ocpp.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func NewOCPP(id string, connector int, idtag string,
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	conn.AllowStart(autoStart)
 
 	c := &OCPP{
 		log:       log,
@@ -376,6 +377,11 @@ func (c *OCPP) enableRemote(enable bool) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if enable {
+		c.conn.AllowStart(true)
+		defer c.conn.AllowStart(false)
+	}
+
 	rc := make(chan error, 1)
 	if enable {
 		if txn > 0 {
diff --git a/charger/ocpp/connector.go b/charger/ocpp/connector.go
index 463ef63ab..ffe26f777 100644
--- a/charger/ocpp/connector.go
+++ b/charger/ocpp/connector.go
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ type Connector struct {
 	cp    *CP
 	id    int
 
-	status  *core.StatusNotificationRequest
-	statusC chan struct{}
+	allowStart bool
+	status     *core.StatusNotificationRequest
+	statusC    chan struct{}
 
 	meterUpdated time.Time
 	measurements map[types.Measurand]types.SampledValue
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ func (conn *Connector) IdTag() string {
 	return conn.idTag
 }
 
+func (conn *Connector) AllowStart(allow bool) {
+	conn.mu.Lock()
+	defer conn.mu.Unlock()
+	conn.allowStart = allow
+}
+
 func (conn *Connector) TriggerMessageRequest(feature remotetrigger.MessageTrigger, f ...func(request *remotetrigger.TriggerMessageRequest)) {
 	Instance().TriggerMessageRequest(conn.cp.ID(), feature, func(request *remotetrigger.TriggerMessageRequest) {
 		request.ConnectorId = &conn.id
diff --git a/charger/ocpp/connector_core.go b/charger/ocpp/connector_core.go
index 3f3e47858..18ab7f429 100644
--- a/charger/ocpp/connector_core.go
+++ b/charger/ocpp/connector_core.go
@@ -86,15 +86,19 @@ func (conn *Connector) StartTransaction(request *core.StartTransactionRequest) (
 		return res, nil
 	}
 
-	conn.txnCount++
-	conn.txnId = conn.txnCount
-	conn.idTag = request.IdTag
-
 	res := &core.StartTransactionConfirmation{
 		IdTagInfo: &types.IdTagInfo{
-			Status: types.AuthorizationStatusAccepted,
+			Status: types.AuthorizationStatusBlocked,
 		},
-		TransactionId: conn.txnId,
+	}
+
+	if conn.allowStart {
+		conn.txnCount++
+		conn.txnId = conn.txnCount
+		conn.idTag = request.IdTag
+
+		res.IdTagInfo.Status = types.AuthorizationStatusAccepted
+		res.TransactionId = conn.txnId
 	}
 
 	return res, nil