diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/Fawe.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/Fawe.java
index 048560eb..4b617bba 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/Fawe.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/Fawe.java
@@ -237,13 +237,15 @@ public class Fawe {
             }
         }, 0);
 
-        // Delayed updating
-        TaskManager.IMP.async(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                Updater.update(implementation.getPlatform(), getVersion());
-            }
-        });
+        if (Settings.UPDATE) {
+            // Delayed updating
+            TaskManager.IMP.async(new Runnable() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+                    Updater.update(implementation.getPlatform(), getVersion());
+                }
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     private boolean isJava8 = MainUtil.getJavaVersion() >= 1.8;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/config/Settings.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/config/Settings.java
index 602dbded..41daf173 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/config/Settings.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/config/Settings.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public class Settings extends Config {
     @Final
     public static String PLATFORM = null; // These values are set from FAWE before loading
 
+    @Comment("Allow the plugin to update")
+    public static boolean UPDATE = true;
     @Comment("Send anonymous usage statistics to MCStats.org")
     public static boolean METRICS = true;
     @Comment("FAWE will skip chunks when there's not enough memory available")