Skip scanning in wpa_supplicant

When we execute command wpa_supplicant -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf for connecting to AP, wpa_supplicant follows following steps: 1. wpa_supplicant requests the kernel driver to scan neighboring BSSes 2. wpa_supplicant selects a BSS based on its configuration 3. wpa_supplicant requests the kernel driver to associate with the chosen BSS Is there any way to skip the scanning part i.e. step no.1 ? Since scanning takes considerably few seconds, as local env have 50+ SSID.