diff --git a/Scripts/0_DCHydrate.ps1 b/Scripts/0_DCHydrate.ps1
index e59a9f2e..2d755fd7 100644
--- a/Scripts/0_DCHydrate.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/0_DCHydrate.ps1
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ function Hydrate-DC {
         [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         [string]$DhcpScope,
 
-        [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
-        [string]$DhcpScopeState,
-
         [parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
         [string]$AdminPassword)
     
@@ -400,7 +397,7 @@ function Hydrate-DC {
                     Name = 'ManagementScope'
                     SubnetMask = '255.255.255.0'
                     LeaseDuration = ((New-TimeSpan -Hours 8).ToString())
-                    State = $DHCPScopeState
+                    State = 'Active'
                     AddressFamily = 'IPv4'
                     DependsOn = "[Service]DHCPServer"
                 }
diff --git a/Scripts/2_CreateParentDisks.ps1 b/Scripts/2_CreateParentDisks.ps1
index 2391fb8e..f6f77e3b 100644
--- a/Scripts/2_CreateParentDisks.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/2_CreateParentDisks.ps1
@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@ If (-not $isAdmin) {
             $LabConfig.DHCPscope="10.0.0.0"
         }
 
-        if (!$LabConfig.DHCPscopeActive){
-        $DHCPScopeState = 'Active'
-        }
-        elseif ($LabConfig.DHCPscopeActive -eq $false){
-        $DHCPScopeState = 'Inactive'
-        }
-        else {
-        $DHCPScopeState = 'Active'
-        }
-
     #create some built-in variables
         $DN=$null
         $LabConfig.DomainName.Split(".") | ForEach-Object {
@@ -534,7 +524,7 @@ if (-not $DCFilesExists){
 #region create DC if it does not exist
     if (-not $DCFilesExists) {
         if (-not $LabConfig.NoDehydrateDC){
-            Hydrate-DC -DCName $DCName -VhdPath $vhdpath -VmPath $VmPath -SwitchName $Switchname -TimeZone $TimeZone -DhcpScope $LabConfig.DHCPscope -DHCPScopeState $DHCPScopeState -AdminPassword $AdminPassword
+            Hydrate-DC -DCName $DCName -VhdPath $vhdpath -VmPath $VmPath -SwitchName $Switchname -TimeZone $TimeZone -DhcpScope $LabConfig.DHCPscope -AdminPassword $AdminPassword
             $DC=Get-VM -Name $DCName
             if ($DC -eq $null){
                 WriteErrorAndExit "DC was not created successfully Press any key to continue ..."
diff --git a/Scripts/3_Deploy.ps1 b/Scripts/3_Deploy.ps1
index 21e236a7..1400849a 100644
--- a/Scripts/3_Deploy.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/3_Deploy.ps1
@@ -947,14 +947,8 @@ If (-not $isAdmin) {
         $LabConfig.DHCPscope="10.0.0.0"
     }
 
-    if (!$LabConfig.DHCPscopeActive){
-        $DHCPScopeState = 'Active'
-    }
-    elseif ($LabConfig.DHCPscopeActive -eq $false){
-        $DHCPScopeState = 'Inactive'
-    }
-    else {
-        $DHCPScopeState = 'Active'
+    if (!$LabConfig.DHCPscopeState){
+        $LabConfig.DHCPscopeState = 'Active'
     }
 
     WriteInfoHighlighted "List of variables used"
@@ -1297,7 +1291,7 @@ If (-not $isAdmin) {
             $VMPath="$PSScriptRoot\LAB\"
             $HydrationSwitchname="DC_HydrationSwitch_$([guid]::NewGuid())"
 
-            Hydrate-DC -DCName $DCName -VhdPath $vhdpath -VMPath $VMPath -Switchname $HydrationSwitchname -TimeZone $TimeZone -DHCPScope $LabConfig.DHCPscope -DHCPScopeState $DHCPScopeState -AdminPassword $LabConfig.AdminPassword
+            Hydrate-DC -DCName $DCName -VhdPath $vhdpath -VMPath $VMPath -Switchname $HydrationSwitchname -TimeZone $TimeZone -DHCPScope $LabConfig.DHCPscope -AdminPassword $LabConfig.AdminPassword
             $DC=Get-VM -Name $DCName
             if ($DC -eq $null){
                 WriteErrorAndExit "DC was not created successfully Press any key to continue ..."
@@ -1484,6 +1478,13 @@ If (-not $isAdmin) {
                     Get-DhcpServerInDC | Remove-DHCPServerInDC
                     Add-DhcpServerInDC -DnsName "DC.$($Labconfig.DomainName)" -IPAddress 10.0.0.1
                 }
+            #configure DHCP Management Scope if configured in LabConfig file
+            if ($LabConfig.DHCPscopeState -eq 'Inactive') {
+                WriteInfo "`t Deactivating DHCP Management Scope based on LabConfig entry"
+                Invoke-Command -VMGuid $DC.id -Credential $cred -ScriptBlock {
+                    Get-DhcpServerv4Scope | Set-DhcpServerv4Scope -State Inactive
+                }
+            }
         }
 
     #configure NAT on DC
diff --git a/Scripts/LabConfig.ps1 b/Scripts/LabConfig.ps1
index 825d7829..1f696afd 100644
--- a/Scripts/LabConfig.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/LabConfig.ps1
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $LabConfig=@{AllowedVLANs="1-10,711-719" ; DomainAdminName='LabAdmin'; AdminPass
         EnableGuestServiceInterface=$false;          # (Optional) If True, then Guest Services integration component will be enabled on all VMs.
         DCVMProcessorCount=2;                        # (Optional) 2 is default. If specified more/less, processorcount will be modified.
         DHCPscope="10.0.0.0";                        # (Optional) 10.0.0.0 is configured if nothing is specified. Scope has to end with .0 (like 10.10.10.0). It's always /24
-        DHCPscopeActive=$true;                       # (Optional) If set to $false, DHCP Scope is created, but set to 'Inactive'
+        DHCPscopeState="Active";                     # (Optional) If set to "Inactive", DHCP Scope is created, but set to 'Inactive'. If nothing specified, default is 'Active'
         DCVMVersion="9.0";                           # (Optional) Latest is used if nothing is specified. Make sure you use values like "8.0","8.3","9.0"
         TelemetryLevel="";                           # (Optional) If configured, script will stop prompting you for telemetry. Values are "None","Basic","Full"
         TelemetryNickname="";                        # (Optional) If configured, telemetry will be sent with NickName to correlate data to specified NickName. So when leaderboards will be published, MSLab users will be able to see their own stats