Is it possible to disable the automatic wear sensor functionality?

I replace the ear pads as they had become uncomfortable after ~6 months, with thicker ones. The issue now is that my ear if further from the sensor so even when I'm wearing the headset, it thinks I am not. Because of this it turns off the NC/AMB modes and sets it to off.

I disabled the automatic power off option in the android app so they do stay powered. But it would be perfect if i could force it to stop changing the NC/AMB mode