diff --git a/crates/cardwire-daemon/src/models.rs b/crates/cardwire-daemon/src/models.rs
index d30bec0..5e0c1e7 100644
--- a/crates/cardwire-daemon/src/models.rs
+++ b/crates/cardwire-daemon/src/models.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ use zbus::{
     fdo::{self}, interface
 };
 
+// shouldn't be necessary anymore
+const ALLOWED_PROGRAMS: &[&str] = &["(udev-worker)", "pacman", "nix", "dnf", "apt"];
+
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct DaemonManager {
     pub mode_interface: ModeInterface,
@@ -133,6 +136,10 @@ impl DaemonManager {
             }
         }
 
+        for comm in ALLOWED_PROGRAMS {
+            blocker.allow_comm(comm)?;
+        }
+
         drop(blocker);
 
         let default: bool = state.is_default_state();
diff --git a/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/bpf.h b/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/bpf.h
index 729767b..4f90cb6 100644
--- a/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/bpf.h
+++ b/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/bpf.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct report_t {
 };
 
 // EBPF maps
-// This one is to report the events to cardwire
+// This one is to report the events to cardwired smart mode
 struct {
 	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_RINGBUF);
 	__uint(max_entries, 256 * 1024);
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ struct {
 	__type(value, __u8);
 } cw_mode SEC(".maps");
 
+// Used to store the blocked inos
 struct {
 	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
 	__uint(max_entries, 2048);
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ struct {
 	__type(value, __u8);
 } cw_blocked_ino SEC(".maps");
 
+// This struct contains the inodes of the blocked experimental nvidia files
 struct {
 	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
 	__uint(max_entries, 2048);
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ struct {
 	__type(value, __u8);
 } cw_settings SEC(".maps");
 
+// Struct that contains cardwired's pid
 struct {
 	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
 	__uint(max_entries, 1);
@@ -168,3 +171,11 @@ struct {
 	__type(key, __u32);
 	__type(value, __u64);
 } cw_dirent SEC(".maps");
+
+// This one contain whitelist programs comm's
+struct {
+	__uint(type, BPF_MAP_TYPE_HASH);
+	__uint(max_entries, 2048);
+	__type(key, char[16]);
+	__type(value, __u8);
+} cw_allowed_comm SEC(".maps");
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/helpers.h b/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/helpers.h
index 79974ee..43a9155 100644
--- a/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/helpers.h
+++ b/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/helpers.h
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ static __always_inline int is_process_whitelisted()
 {
 	char comm[16] = {};
 	bpf_get_current_comm(comm, sizeof(comm));
-	// whitelist udev for pci hotplug
-	if (__builtin_memcmp(comm, "(udev-worker)", 13) == 0) {
+	if (bpf_map_lookup_elem(&cw_allowed_comm, &comm)) {
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
diff --git a/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/lib.rs b/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/lib.rs
index 714b95a..c617876 100644
--- a/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/cardwire-ebpf/src/lib.rs
@@ -190,6 +190,28 @@ impl EbpfBlocker {
             .map_err(CardwireEbpfError::aya)
     }
 
+    pub fn allow_comm(&mut self, comm: &str) -> CardwireEbpfResult<()> {
+        // turn the comm str into a char[16]
+        let comm = {
+            let mut key = [0u8; 16];
+            let bytes = comm.as_bytes();
+            // leave one byte for terminator
+            let len = bytes.len().min(15);
+            key[..len].copy_from_slice(&bytes[..len]);
+            key[len] = 0;
+            key
+        };
+        let mut allowed_comm_map: HashMap<_, [u8; 16], u8> = HashMap::try_from(
+            self.ebpf
+                .map_mut("cw_allowed_comm")
+                .ok_or_else(|| CardwireEbpfError::missing_map("cw_allowed_comm"))?,
+        )
+        .map_err(CardwireEbpfError::aya)?;
+        allowed_comm_map
+            .insert(comm, 0, 0)
+            .map_err(CardwireEbpfError::aya)
+    }
+
     pub fn get_exec_ring(&mut self) -> CardwireEbpfResult<RingBuf<aya::maps::MapData>> {
         let map = self.ebpf.take_map("cw_exec_events").unwrap();
         let ring_buf: RingBuf<aya::maps::MapData> = RingBuf::try_from(map).unwrap();