# Is there a good functional reason to add two PLC connections to separate Leased and Driven tags?

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**Created:** [January 21, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-good-functional-reason-to-add-two-plc-connections-to-separate-leased-and-driven-tags/113457 "2026-01-21T17:42:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/is-there-a-good-functional-reason-to-add-two-plc-connections-to-separate-leased-and-driven-tags/113457/4 "2026-01-21T20:38:49Z")

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> [@Kevin.Herron](#):
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> re-optimization due to lease changes

This is not an issue with my drivers, FWIW.

The lease killer is **this** :

> [@How fast does "leased" tag time take effect](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-fast-does-leased-tag-time-take-effect/34936/13):
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> No, known pathological OPC client behavior. If there is any enabled OPC tag that yields unknown node, subscription changes are batched every 8 seconds.

I know Kevin plans a fix, but there no timeline that I know of.

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