diff --git a/feeds/ipq807x_v5.4/hostapd/files/mpskd b/feeds/ipq807x_v5.4/hostapd/files/mpskd
index b66e1b40a..5164d7a2f 100644
--- a/feeds/ipq807x_v5.4/hostapd/files/mpskd
+++ b/feeds/ipq807x_v5.4/hostapd/files/mpskd
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ function event_cb_6g(req) {
 		return 0;
 
 	let ssid = iface.ssid;
-	if (!ssid || !length(ssids[ssid].keys))
+
+	if (!ssid || !ssids[ssid].mpsk)
 		return 0;
 
 	let ssid_cache = cache[ssid];
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ function event_cb(req) {
 		return 0;
 
 	let ssid = iface.ssid;
-	if (!ssid || !length(ssids[ssid].keys))
+	if (!ssid || !ssids[ssid].mpsk)
 		return 0;
 
 	let ssid_cache = cache[ssid];
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ function netifd_reload() {
 
 			push(ssid.interfaces, iface.ifname);
 			ssid.bands[band] = iface.ifname;
+			ssid.mpsk = config.multi_psk;
 			for (let sta in iface.stations) {
 				let stacfg = sta.config;
 
@@ -174,6 +176,20 @@ function iface_ssid(ifname) {
 	return iface.ssid;
 }
 
+function is_ssid_mpsk(ifname) {
+        let ssid = iface_ssid(ifname);
+        if (!ssid)
+                return false;
+
+	if (!ssids[ssid])
+		return false;
+
+        if (!ssids[ssid]?.mpsk)
+                return false;
+
+	return ssids[ssid].mpsk;
+}
+
 function sta_cache_entry_get(ssid, addr) {
 	let ssid_cache = cache[ssid] ?? {};
 
@@ -292,6 +308,9 @@ function sta_auth_cache(ifname, addr, idx, phrase) {
 function auth_cb(msg) {
 	let data = msg.data;
 
+	if (!is_ssid_mpsk(data.iface))
+		return;
+
 	printf(`Event ${msg.type}: ${msg.data}\n`);
 	switch (msg.type) {
 	case 'sta_auth':
diff --git a/feeds/qca-wifi-7/hostapd/files/mpskd b/feeds/qca-wifi-7/hostapd/files/mpskd
index 2a0dd3118..2495fceb9 100644
--- a/feeds/qca-wifi-7/hostapd/files/mpskd
+++ b/feeds/qca-wifi-7/hostapd/files/mpskd
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ function event_cb_6g(req) {
 		return 0;
 
 	let ssid = iface.ssid;
-	if (!ssid || !length(ssids[ssid].keys))
+
+	if (!ssid || !ssids[ssid].mpsk)
 		return 0;
 
 	let ssid_cache = cache[ssid];
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ function event_cb(req) {
 		return 0;
 
 	let ssid = iface.ssid;
-	if (!ssid || !length(ssids[ssid].keys))
+	if (!ssid || !ssids[ssid].mpsk)
 		return 0;
 
 	let ssid_cache = cache[ssid];
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ function netifd_reload() {
 
 			push(ssid.interfaces, iface.ifname);
 			ssid.bands[band] = iface.ifname;
+			ssid.mpsk = config.multi_psk;
 			for (let sta in iface.stations) {
 				let stacfg = sta.config;
 
@@ -174,6 +176,20 @@ function iface_ssid(ifname) {
 	return iface.ssid;
 }
 
+function is_ssid_mpsk(ifname) {
+        let ssid = iface_ssid(ifname);
+        if (!ssid)
+                return false;
+
+	if (!ssids[ssid])
+		return false;
+
+        if (!ssids[ssid]?.mpsk)
+                return false;
+
+	return ssids[ssid].mpsk;
+}
+
 function sta_cache_entry_get(ssid, addr) {
 	let ssid_cache = cache[ssid] ?? {};
 
@@ -292,6 +308,9 @@ function sta_auth_cache(ifname, addr, idx, phrase) {
 function auth_cb(msg) {
 	let data = msg.data;
 
+	if (!is_ssid_mpsk(data.iface))
+		return;
+
 	printf(`Event ${msg.type}: ${msg.data}\n`);
 	switch (msg.type) {
 	case 'sta_auth':