diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Settings.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Settings.java
index c35eb421..9e155327 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Settings.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Settings.java
@@ -103,4 +103,5 @@ public class Settings {
     public String recordingsSortColumn = "";
     public String recordingsSortType = "";
     public double[] recordingsColumnWidths = new double[0];
+    public boolean generatePlaylist = true;
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/LocalRecorder.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/LocalRecorder.java
index 7c12e4be..52b49b6f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/LocalRecorder.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/LocalRecorder.java
@@ -398,6 +398,10 @@ public class LocalRecorder implements Recorder {
     }
 
     private void generatePlaylist(File recDir) {
+        if(!config.getSettings().generatePlaylist) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         PlaylistGenerator playlistGenerator = new PlaylistGenerator();
         playlistGenerators.put(recDir, playlistGenerator);
         try {