diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Config/SelfConfig.cs b/IPA.Loader/Config/SelfConfig.cs
index f15c5ec2..c28f8c96 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Config/SelfConfig.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Config/SelfConfig.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace IPA.Config
 
         public bool ApplyAntiYeet = false;
 
+        public bool AutoUpdate = true;
+
         public class DebugObject
         {
             public bool ShowCallSource = false;
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginComponent.cs b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginComponent.cs
index b2b4553c..53f8250a 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginComponent.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Loader/PluginComponent.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using IPA.Loader.Composite;
+using IPA.Config;
+using IPA.Loader.Composite;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEngine.SceneManagement;
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ namespace IPA.Loader
             ipaPlugins = new CompositeIPAPlugin(PluginManager.Plugins);
 #pragma warning restore 618
 
-            /* kill this for now, until theres a new system */
-            gameObject.AddComponent<Updating.BeatMods.Updater>();
+            if (SelfConfig.SelfConfigRef.Value.AutoUpdate)
+                gameObject.AddComponent<Updating.BeatMods.Updater>();
 
             bsPlugins.OnApplicationStart();
             ipaPlugins.OnApplicationStart();
diff --git a/IPA.Loader/Updating/BeatMods/Updater.cs b/IPA.Loader/Updating/BeatMods/Updater.cs
index 22db2bfb..0c0fb787 100644
--- a/IPA.Loader/Updating/BeatMods/Updater.cs
+++ b/IPA.Loader/Updating/BeatMods/Updater.cs
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ namespace IPA.Updating.BeatMods
             }
         }
 
-        private void CheckForUpdates()
-        {
-            StartCoroutine(CheckForUpdatesCoroutine());
-        }
+        public void CheckForUpdates() => StartCoroutine(CheckForUpdatesCoroutine());
 
         private class DependencyObject
         {