Signed-off-by: Jérôme Benoit <jerome.benoit@sap.com>
     // Authorization check required
     if (
       chargingStation.getAuthorizeRemoteTxRequests() === true &&
-      chargingStation.getMustAuthorizeAtRemoteStart() === true &&
       (await OCPP16ServiceUtils.isIdTagAuthorized(chargingStation, transactionConnectorId, idTag))
     ) {
       // Authorization successful, start transaction
 
       connectorStatus.localAuthorizeIdTag = idTag;
       connectorStatus.idTagLocalAuthorized = true;
       authorized = true;
-    } else {
+    } else if (chargingStation.getMustAuthorizeAtRemoteStart()) {
       authorized = await OCPPServiceUtils.isIdTagRemoteAuthorized(
         chargingStation,
         connectorId,