diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rwtema/denseores/DenseOresConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/rwtema/denseores/DenseOresConfig.java
index cb6b66b..2a17014 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rwtema/denseores/DenseOresConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rwtema/denseores/DenseOresConfig.java
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ public class DenseOresConfig {
     public final static DenseOresConfig instance = new DenseOresConfig();
 
     public final static String CATEGORY_BLOCK = "ores.block_";
+    public final static String CATEGORY_WORLD_GENERATION = "world_generation";
+
+    public Boolean WORLD_GENERATION_ENABLED;
 
     public void loadConfig(File file) {
 
@@ -20,6 +23,8 @@ public void loadConfig(File file) {
 
         config.load();
 
+        this.WORLD_GENERATION_ENABLED = config.get(CATEGORY_WORLD_GENERATION, "enabled", true).getBoolean(true);
+
         DenseOresRegistry.initVanillaOres();
 
         // 'get' the vanilla ore entries to ensure that they exist
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rwtema/denseores/DenseOresMod.java b/src/main/java/com/rwtema/denseores/DenseOresMod.java
index ed0831a..cfc21c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rwtema/denseores/DenseOresMod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rwtema/denseores/DenseOresMod.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class DenseOresMod {
 
     @SidedProxy(serverSide = "com.rwtema.denseores.Proxy", clientSide = "com.rwtema.denseores.ProxyClient")
     public static Proxy proxy;
-    
+
     private File config;
 
     @EventHandler
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ public void init(FMLInitializationEvent event) {
     	LogHelper.info("Ph'nglui mglw'nafh, y'uln Dense Ores shugg ch'agl");
         DenseOresConfig.instance.loadConfig(config);
         DenseOresRegistry.buildBlocks();
-    	
+
         DenseOresRegistry.buildOreDictionary();
         ModIntegration.addModIntegration();
 
-        WorldGenOres worldGen = new WorldGenOres();
-        GameRegistry.registerWorldGenerator(worldGen, 1000);
-        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(worldGen);
+        if (DenseOresConfig.instance.WORLD_GENERATION_ENABLED) {
+            WorldGenOres worldGen = new WorldGenOres();
+            GameRegistry.registerWorldGenerator(worldGen, 1000);
+            MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(worldGen);
+        }
     }
 
     @EventHandler