diff --git a/backend/lib/miio/MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError.js b/backend/lib/miio/MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02af56b125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/lib/miio/MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError extends Error {
+    /** @param {object} msg The request message that was not responded to. */
+    constructor(msg) {
+        super("Dummycloud not connected. Failed to send message:" + JSON.stringify(msg));
+        this.name = "MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError";
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError;
diff --git a/backend/lib/robots/MiioValetudoRobot.js b/backend/lib/robots/MiioValetudoRobot.js
index 4beda33620..0f3a6297e7 100644
--- a/backend/lib/robots/MiioValetudoRobot.js
+++ b/backend/lib/robots/MiioValetudoRobot.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const Tools = require("../utils/Tools");
 const ValetudoRobot = require("../core/ValetudoRobot");
 
 const entities = require("../entities");
+const MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError = require("../miio/MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError");
 const stateAttrs = entities.state.attributes;
 
 class MiioValetudoRobot extends ValetudoRobot {
@@ -356,14 +357,26 @@ class MiioValetudoRobot extends ValetudoRobot {
      * @param {object} options
      * @param {number=} options.retries
      * @param {number=} options.timeout custom timeout in milliseconds
-     * @param {boolean=} options.preferLocalInterface
+     * @param {"local"|"cloud"=} options.interface
      * @returns {Promise<object>}
      */
     sendCommand(method, args = [], options = {}) {
-        if (this.dummyCloud.miioSocket.connected && options.preferLocalInterface !== true) {
-            return this.sendCloud({"method": method, "params": args}, options);
+        const msg = {"method": method, "params": args};
+
+        if (options.interface === "cloud") {
+            if (this.dummyCloud.miioSocket.connected) {
+                return this.sendCloud(msg, options);
+            } else {
+                throw new MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError(msg);
+            }
+        } else if (options.interface === "local") {
+            return this.localSocket.sendMessage(msg, options);
         } else {
-            return this.localSocket.sendMessage({"method": method, "params": args}, options);
+            if (this.dummyCloud.miioSocket.connected) {
+                return this.sendCloud(msg, options);
+            } else {
+                return this.localSocket.sendMessage(msg, options);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/backend/lib/robots/common/miioCapabilities/MiioWifiConfigurationCapability.js b/backend/lib/robots/common/miioCapabilities/MiioWifiConfigurationCapability.js
index e4cc64caee..3e110c1f42 100644
--- a/backend/lib/robots/common/miioCapabilities/MiioWifiConfigurationCapability.js
+++ b/backend/lib/robots/common/miioCapabilities/MiioWifiConfigurationCapability.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class MiioWifiConfigurationCapability extends LinuxWifiConfigurationCapability {
                     "config_type": "app"
                 },
                 {
-                    preferLocalInterface: true
+                    interface: "local"
                 }
             );
         } else {
diff --git a/backend/lib/robots/dreame/DreameValetudoRobot.js b/backend/lib/robots/dreame/DreameValetudoRobot.js
index 3475e20ce0..25683ae23e 100644
--- a/backend/lib/robots/dreame/DreameValetudoRobot.js
+++ b/backend/lib/robots/dreame/DreameValetudoRobot.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const AttachmentStateAttribute = require("../../entities/state/attributes/Attach
 const AttributeSubscriber = require("../../entities/AttributeSubscriber");
 const CallbackAttributeSubscriber = require("../../entities/CallbackAttributeSubscriber");
 const entities = require("../../entities");
+const MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError = require("../../miio/MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError");
 const MiioErrorResponseRobotFirmwareError = require("../../miio/MiioErrorResponseRobotFirmwareError");
 const MiioValetudoRobot = require("../MiioValetudoRobot");
 const PendingMapChangeValetudoEvent = require("../../valetudo_events/events/PendingMapChangeValetudoEvent");
@@ -74,7 +75,10 @@ class DreameValetudoRobot extends MiioValetudoRobot {
                         value: "{\"frame_type\":\"I\", \"force_type\": 1, \"req_type\": 1}"
                     }]
                 },
-                {timeout: 7000} // user ack timeout seems to appear after ~6s on the p2028 1156
+                {
+                    timeout: 7000, // user ack timeout seems to appear after ~6s on the p2028 1156
+                    interface: "cloud"
+                }
             );
         } catch (e) {
             if (e instanceof MiioErrorResponseRobotFirmwareError && e.response?.message === "user ack timeout") {
@@ -84,11 +88,12 @@ class DreameValetudoRobot extends MiioValetudoRobot {
 
                     As this is expected, we just ignore that error
                  */
+            } else if (e instanceof MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError) {
+                /* intentional */
             } else {
                 Logger.warn("Error while polling map", e);
             }
 
-
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/backend/lib/robots/roborock/RoborockValetudoRobot.js b/backend/lib/robots/roborock/RoborockValetudoRobot.js
index 1ea2f62072..3d02c1c944 100644
--- a/backend/lib/robots/roborock/RoborockValetudoRobot.js
+++ b/backend/lib/robots/roborock/RoborockValetudoRobot.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const entities = require("../../entities");
 const LinuxTools = require("../../utils/LinuxTools");
 const LinuxWifiScanCapability = require("../common/linuxCapabilities/LinuxWifiScanCapability");
 const MapLayer = require("../../entities/map/MapLayer");
+const MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError = require("../../miio/MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError");
 const MiioValetudoRobot = require("../MiioValetudoRobot");
 const PendingMapChangeValetudoEvent = require("../../valetudo_events/events/PendingMapChangeValetudoEvent");
 const ValetudoMap = require("../../entities/map/ValetudoMap");
@@ -375,7 +376,16 @@ class RoborockValetudoRobot extends MiioValetudoRobot {
     }
 
     async executeMapPoll() {
-        return this.sendCloud({"method": "get_map_v1"});
+        let result;
+        try {
+            result = await this.sendCommand("get_map_v1");
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (!(e instanceof MiioDummycloudNotConnectedError)) {
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return result;
     }
 
     determineNextMapPollInterval(pollResponse) {
diff --git a/backend/lib/robots/viomi/ViomiValetudoRobot.js b/backend/lib/robots/viomi/ViomiValetudoRobot.js
index b3614d3b5e..d5697190e0 100644
--- a/backend/lib/robots/viomi/ViomiValetudoRobot.js
+++ b/backend/lib/robots/viomi/ViomiValetudoRobot.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class ViomiValetudoRobot extends MiioValetudoRobot {
      * @param {object} options
      * @param {number=} options.retries
      * @param {number=} options.timeout custom timeout in milliseconds
-     * @param {boolean=} options.preferLocalInterface
+     * @param {"local"|"cloud"=} options.interface
      * @returns {Promise<object>}
      */
     sendCommand(method, args = [], options = {}) {
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ class ViomiValetudoRobot extends MiioValetudoRobot {
     }
 
     async executeMapPoll() {
-        return this.sendCommand("set_uploadmap", [2], {timeout: 2000});
+        return this.sendCommand("set_uploadmap", [2], {timeout: 2000, interface: "cloud"});
     }
 
     preprocessMap(data) {