diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/Fawe.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/Fawe.java
index c5ef59e1..6df0334a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/Fawe.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/Fawe.java
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ public class Fawe {
 
         TaskManager.IMP.repeat(timer, 1);
 
-//        if (Settings.IMP.UPDATE) {
-        // Delayed updating
-        updater = new Updater();
-        TaskManager.IMP.async(() -> update());
-        TaskManager.IMP.repeatAsync(() -> update(), 36000);
-//        }
+        if (!Settings.IMP.UPDATE.equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
+            // Delayed updating
+            updater = new Updater();
+            TaskManager.IMP.async(() -> update());
+            TaskManager.IMP.repeatAsync(() -> update(), 36000);
+        }
     }
 
     private boolean update() {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/config/Settings.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/config/Settings.java
index ea263a6c..c7a21f31 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/config/Settings.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/config/Settings.java
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ public class Settings extends Config {
     @Comment({"Options: de, ru, tr",
             "Create a PR to contribute a translation: https://github.com/boy0001/FastAsyncWorldedit/new/master/core/src/main/resources",})
     public String LANGUAGE = "";
-    @Comment("Enable or disable automatic updates")
-    public boolean UPDATE = false;
+    @Comment({"Enable or disable automatic updates",
+                " - true = update automatically in the background"})
+    public String UPDATE = "confirm";
     @Comment("Send anonymous usage statistics")
     public boolean METRICS = true;
     @Comment({
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/util/Updater.java b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/util/Updater.java
index 1f7e8565..fd0af03e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/util/Updater.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/boydti/fawe/util/Updater.java
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ public class Updater {
                         }
                         outFile.renameTo(finalFile);
 
-                        if (Settings.IMP.UPDATE) {
+                        if (Settings.IMP.UPDATE.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
                             installUpdate(null);
                             Fawe.debug("Updated FAWE to " + versionString + " @ " + pendingFile);
                             MainUtil.sendAdmin("&a/restart&7 to update FAWE with these changes: &c/fawe changelog &7or&c " + "https://empcraft.com/fawe/cl?" + Integer.toHexString(currentVersion.hash));
-                        } else {
+                        } else if (!Settings.IMP.UPDATE.equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
                             pendingFile = finalFile;
                             destFile = new File(jarFile.getParent(), "update" + File.separator + jarFile.getName());
                             pending = true;