diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/Events.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/Events.java
index 61a4c39..7371e3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/Events.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/Events.java
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ public class Events {
             Sit.server = s;
             Sit.commandManager = s.getCommandManager();
             UseBlockCallback.EVENT.register((pl, world, hand, hitResult) -> {
+                if (!Config.handSitting) return ActionResult.PASS;
                 ServerPlayerEntity player = Sit.server.getPlayerManager().getPlayer(pl.getUuid());
                 if (player == null) return ActionResult.PASS;
                 if (hand == net.minecraft.util.Hand.MAIN_HAND && hitResult.getType() == HitResult.Type.BLOCK) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/ModMenu.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/ModMenu.java
index 189c77f..be74779 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/ModMenu.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/ModMenu.java
@@ -13,17 +13,24 @@ import net.minecraft.util.Formatting;
 import one.oth3r.sit.file.Config;
 
 public class ModMenu implements ModMenuApi {
+
     private static MutableText lang(String key) {
         return Text.translatable("config.sit."+key);
     }
+
     private static MutableText lang(String key, Object... args) {
         return Text.translatable("config.sit."+key,args);
     }
+
     @Override
     public ConfigScreenFactory<?> getModConfigScreenFactory() {
         // return null if YACL isn't installed to not throw an error
         if (!yaclCheck()) return screen -> null;
-        return parent -> YetAnotherConfigLib.createBuilder().save(Config::save)
+        return parent -> YetAnotherConfigLib.createBuilder().save(() -> {
+            // save and load to get rid of bad data
+            Config.save();
+            Config.load();
+        })
                 .title(Text.of("Sit!"))
                 .category(ConfigCategory.createBuilder()
                         .name(lang("category.general"))
@@ -40,6 +47,12 @@ public class ModMenu implements ModMenuApi {
                                 .binding(Config.defaults.sitWhileSeated, () -> Config.sitWhileSeated, n -> Config.sitWhileSeated = n)
                                 .controller(opt -> BooleanControllerBuilder.create(opt).trueFalseFormatter())
                                 .build())
+                        .option(Option.<Boolean>createBuilder()
+                                .name(Text.of("Sitting with Hand"))
+                                .description(OptionDescription.of(Text.of("Toggles the player's ability to sit with their hand.")))
+                                .binding(Config.defaults.handSitting,()-> Config.handSitting, n -> Config.handSitting = n)
+                                .controller(opt -> BooleanControllerBuilder.create(opt).trueFalseFormatter())
+                                .build())
                         .group(OptionGroup.createBuilder()
                                 .name(lang("general.sittable"))
                                 .description(OptionDescription.of(lang("general.sittable.description")))
diff --git a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/Config.java b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/Config.java
index 5c5c802..994d89c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/one/oth3r/sit/file/Config.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class Config {
             }
         }
     }
+    public static boolean handSitting = defaults.handSitting;
     public static HandRequirement mainReq = defaults.mainReq;
     public static boolean mainBlock = defaults.mainBlock;
     public static boolean mainFood = defaults.mainFood;
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ public class Config {
                 customBlocks = validateCustomBlocks(new Gson().fromJson((String)
                         properties.computeIfAbsent("custom-blocks", a -> gson.toJson(defaults.customBlocks)), listType));
             } catch (JsonSyntaxException ignore) {}
+
+            handSitting = Boolean.parseBoolean((String) properties.computeIfAbsent("hand.sitting", a -> String.valueOf(defaults.handSitting)));
             mainReq = HandRequirement.get((String) properties.computeIfAbsent("hand.main.requirement", a -> String.valueOf(defaults.mainReq)));
             mainBlock = Boolean.parseBoolean((String) properties.computeIfAbsent("hand.main.block", a -> String.valueOf(defaults.mainBlock)));
             mainFood = Boolean.parseBoolean((String) properties.computeIfAbsent("hand.main.food", a -> String.valueOf(defaults.mainFood)));
@@ -164,9 +167,11 @@ public class Config {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
+
     public static String lang(String key, Object... args) {
         return LangReader.of("config.sit."+key, args).getTxT().getString();
     }
+
     public static void save() {
         try (var file = Files.newBufferedWriter(configFile().toPath(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8)) {
             Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().disableHtmlEscaping().create();
@@ -195,6 +200,7 @@ public class Config {
                     .append("\n# ").append(lang("general.sittable_blocks.description_8")).getString());
             file.write("\ncustom-blocks="+gson.toJson(customBlocks));
             file.write("\n\n# "+lang("hand"));
+            file.write("\nhand.sitting=" + handSitting);
             file.write("\n# "+Sit.lang("config.sit."+
                             "hand.requirements.description")
                     .append("\n# ").append(lang("hand.requirements.description_2"))
@@ -229,6 +235,7 @@ public class Config {
         public static boolean fullBlocksOn = false;
         public static boolean customOn = false;
         public static List<String> customBlocks = List.of("minecraft:campfire|.46|1|lit=false","minecraft:soul_campfire|.46|1|lit=false,waterlogged=false");
+        public static boolean handSitting = true;
         public static HandRequirement mainReq = HandRequirement.empty;
         public static boolean mainBlock = false;
         public static boolean mainFood = false;