diff --git a/src/services/CoreManager.java b/src/services/CoreManager.java
index ee1fb7fe7..4b130bfaf 100644
--- a/src/services/CoreManager.java
+++ b/src/services/CoreManager.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class CoreManager extends Manager {
 		registerForIntent(ServerManagementIntent.TYPE);
 		packetDebug = getConfig(ConfigFile.PRIMARY).getBoolean("PACKET-DEBUG", false);
 		initializePacketOutput();
-		Scripts.initialize(getConfig(ConfigFile.PRIMARY));
+		initializeScripts();
 		return galaxy != null && super.initialize();
 	}
 	
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ public class CoreManager extends Manager {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	private void initializeScripts() {
+		Config c = getConfig(ConfigFile.PRIMARY);
+		if (!c.getBoolean("LOAD-SCRIPTS", true)) {
+			System.out.println("CoreManager: Not preloading scripts. Reason: disabled");
+			return;
+		}
+		System.out.println("CoreManager: Initializing scripts...");
+		long start = System.nanoTime();
+		Scripts.initialize(getConfig(ConfigFile.PRIMARY));
+		long end = System.nanoTime();
+		System.out.println("CoreManager: Initialized scripts. Took " + (end-start)/1E6 + "ms");
+	}
+	
 	private void handleServerManagementIntent(ServerManagementIntent i) {
 		switch(i.getEvent()) {
 			case SHUTDOWN: initiateShutdownSequence(i);  break;