diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/ASF.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/ASF.cs
index de98668d4..ed32292bf 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/ASF.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/ASF.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 
 			await RegisterBots().ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-			InitEvents();
+			if (Program.ConfigWatch) {
+				InitConfigWatchEvents();
+			}
 		}
 
 		internal static async Task InitGlobalConfig(GlobalConfig globalConfig) {
@@ -404,7 +406,7 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 			Bot.Init(botsComparer);
 		}
 
-		private static void InitEvents() {
+		private static void InitConfigWatchEvents() {
 			if ((FileSystemWatcher != null) || (LastWriteEvents != null)) {
 				return;
 			}
diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
index 04caa4ba8..984c83ab5 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ using SteamKit2;
 
 namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 	internal static class Program {
+		internal static bool ConfigWatch { get; private set; } = true;
 		internal static string? NetworkGroup { get; private set; }
 		internal static bool ProcessRequired { get; private set; }
 		internal static bool RestartAllowed { get; private set; } = true;
@@ -471,6 +472,10 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 					case "--network-group" when !cryptKeyNext && !networkGroupNext && !pathNext:
 						networkGroupNext = true;
 
+						break;
+					case "--no-config-watch" when !cryptKeyNext && !networkGroupNext && !pathNext:
+						ConfigWatch = false;
+
 						break;
 					case "--no-restart" when !cryptKeyNext && !networkGroupNext && !pathNext:
 						RestartAllowed = false;