diff --git a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/SavageFactions.java b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/SavageFactions.java
index 28a50639..cb61a988 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/SavageFactions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/SavageFactions.java
@@ -191,8 +191,11 @@ public class SavageFactions extends MPlugin {
         // start up task which runs the autoLeaveAfterDaysOfInactivity routine
         startAutoLeaveTask(false);
 
-        // massive stats
-        new MassiveStats(this);
+        if (getConfig().getBoolean("MassiveStats")) {
+            // massive stats
+            new MassiveStats(this);
+        }
+
 
 
         if (version > 8) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index cf2f8d5f..222f8662 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -986,6 +986,9 @@ Tntfill:
   max-radius: 32
   max-amount: 64
 
+# Statistics Engine.
+MassiveStats: true
+
 ############################################################
 # +------------------------------------------------------+ #
 # |                Big List of variables                 | #