diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper b/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
index 851be7d..6f03552 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
@@ -3631,7 +3631,8 @@ start_portwine () {
             print_info "VKD3D-PROTON v.${VKD3D_STABLE_VER} in use"
             PATH_TO_DXVK_FILES="${PW_VULKAN_DIR}/dxvk-${DXVK_STABLE_VER}"
             PATH_TO_VKD3D_FILES="${PW_VULKAN_DIR}/vkd3d-proton-${VKD3D_STABLE_VER}"
-            CP_DXVK_FILES="d3d11 d3d10core d3d10_1 d3d10 d3d9 dxgi" # openvr_api_dxvk
+            CP_DXVK_FILES="d3d11 d3d10core d3d10_1 d3d10 d3d9 dxgi"
+            [[ "$PW_USE_VRCLIENT" = "1" ]] && add_to_var CP_DXVK_FILES "openvr_api_dxvk"
             CP_VKD3D_FILES="d3d12 libvkd3d-shader-1"
             CP_WINE_FILES="d3d12core d3d8"
             ;;
@@ -3641,7 +3642,8 @@ start_portwine () {
             print_info "VKD3D-PROTON v.${VKD3D_GIT_VER} in use"
             PATH_TO_DXVK_FILES="${PW_VULKAN_DIR}/dxvk-${DXVK_GIT_VER}"
             PATH_TO_VKD3D_FILES="${PW_VULKAN_DIR}/vkd3d-proton-${VKD3D_GIT_VER}"
-            CP_DXVK_FILES="d3d11 d3d10core d3d9 d3d8 dxgi" # openvr_api_dxvk
+            CP_DXVK_FILES="d3d11 d3d10core d3d9 d3d8 dxgi"
+            [[ "$PW_USE_VRCLIENT" = "1" ]] && add_to_var CP_DXVK_FILES "openvr_api_dxvk"
             CP_VKD3D_FILES="d3d12 d3d12core libvkd3d-1 libvkd3d-shader-1"
             CP_WINE_FILES="d3d10_1 d3d10"
             ;;
@@ -3950,10 +3952,14 @@ start_portwine () {
         export VKD3D_SHADER_CACHE_PATH="${PATH_TO_VKD3D_FILES}/vkd3d_cache"
     fi
 
-    if [[ ! -d "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/vrclient/bin" ]] ; then
-        create_new_dir "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/vrclient/bin"
-        try_force_link_file "${WINEDIR}"/lib/wine/i386-windows/vrclient.dll "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/vrclient/bin/vrclient.dll"
-        try_force_link_file "${WINEDIR}"/lib64/wine/x86_64-windows/vrclient_x64.dll "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/vrclient/bin/vrclient_x64.dll"
+    if [[ "$PW_USE_VRCLIENT" = "1" ]] ; then
+        if [[ ! -d "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/vrclient/bin" ]] ; then
+            create_new_dir "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/vrclient/bin"
+            try_force_link_file "${WINEDIR}"/lib/wine/i386-windows/vrclient.dll "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/vrclient/bin/vrclient.dll"
+            try_force_link_file "${WINEDIR}"/lib64/wine/x86_64-windows/vrclient_x64.dll "${WINEPREFIX}/drive_c/vrclient/bin/vrclient_x64.dll"
+        fi
+    else
+        var_winedlloverride_update "vrclient,vrclient_x64,openvr_api_dxvk="
     fi
 
     if [[ "${PW_USE_SHADER_CACHE}" == "1" ]] ; then
diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/var b/data_from_portwine/scripts/var
index 44d2317..2da55e3 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/var
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/var
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export PW_USE_US_LAYOUT="0"
 export PW_GPU_USE="disabled"
 export PW_LOCALE_SELECT="disabled"
 export PW_DINPUT_PROTOCOL="0"
+export PW_USE_VRCLIENT="0"
 export STAGING_SHARED_MEMORY="1"
 ###DEFAULT_WINE###
 export PW_WINE_USE="PROTON_LG"