diff --git a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
index 3ca4d6fe1..9335df51e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/citizensnpcs/npc/CitizensNPC.java
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ public class CitizensNPC extends AbstractNPC {
     @Override
     public void save(DataKey root) {
         super.save(root);
+        if (!data().get(NPC.SHOULD_SAVE_METADATA, true))
+            return;
         navigator.save(root.getRelative("navigator"));
     }