diff --git a/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java b/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
index f67ebcf6..5d672047 100644
--- a/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
+++ b/src/api/java/baritone/api/Settings.java
@@ -717,6 +717,12 @@ public final class Settings {
      */
     public final Setting<Boolean> exploreUsePythagorean = new Setting<>(false);
 
+    /**
+     * Turn this on if your exploration filter is enormous, you don't want it to check if it's done,
+     * and you are just fine with it just hanging on completion
+     */
+    public final Setting<Boolean> disableCompletionCheck = new Setting<>(false);
+
     /**
      * Cached chunks (regardless of if they're in RAM or saved to disk) expire and are deleted after this number of seconds
      * -1 to disable
diff --git a/src/main/java/baritone/process/ExploreProcess.java b/src/main/java/baritone/process/ExploreProcess.java
index 6818e45b..4abb2629 100644
--- a/src/main/java/baritone/process/ExploreProcess.java
+++ b/src/main/java/baritone/process/ExploreProcess.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class ExploreProcess extends BaritoneProcessHelper implements IExplorePro
             return null;
         }
         IChunkFilter filter = calcFilter();
-        if (filter.finished()) {
+        if (!Baritone.settings().disableCompletionCheck.value && filter.finished()) {
             logDirect("Explored all chunks");
             onLostControl();
             return null;