diff --git a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
index 20fc0bdf..bde5dad4 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/ConfigFile.cs
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 		[Description("The minimum password length for new user accounts. Minimum value is 4.")]
 		public int MinimumPasswordLength = 4;
 
+		[Description("Enable the DCU. Very dangerous; can destroy world without consequence.")] public bool
+			VeryDangerousDoNotChangeEnableDrillContainmentUnit = false;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Reads a configuration file from a given path
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index b72030c9..e615e3bf 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				return false;
 			}
 
-			if (type == BuffID.DrillMount)
+			if (type == BuffID.DrillMount && TShock.Config.VeryDangerousDoNotChangeEnableDrillContainmentUnit)
 			{
 				TShock.Utils.ForceKick(TShock.Players[id], "The Drill Containment Unit is disabled.");
 				return true;
@@ -3335,7 +3335,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 					args.TPlayer.buffTime[i] = 0;
 				}
 
-				if (buff == BuffID.DrillMount)
+				if (buff == BuffID.DrillMount && TShock.Config.VeryDangerousDoNotChangeEnableDrillContainmentUnit)
 				{
 					TShock.Utils.ForceKick(TShock.Players[id], "The Drill Containment Unit is disabled.");
 					return true;