diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/redstudio/valkyrie/Valkyrie.java b/src/main/java/dev/redstudio/valkyrie/Valkyrie.java
index 6c11b78..78109a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/redstudio/valkyrie/Valkyrie.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/redstudio/valkyrie/Valkyrie.java
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public final class Valkyrie {
     public static void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent preInitializationEvent) {
         snoozerFile = new File(preInitializationEvent.getModConfigurationDirectory() + "/" + VERSION + " Snoozer.txt");
 
-        new Thread(JvmCheckUtil::checkJavaVersion).start();
+        if (ValkyrieConfig.general.javaVersionCheck)
+            new Thread(JvmCheckUtil::checkJavaVersion).start();
     }
 
     @Mod.EventHandler
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/redstudio/valkyrie/config/ValkyrieConfig.java b/src/main/java/dev/redstudio/valkyrie/config/ValkyrieConfig.java
index a5e4ac0..2de7059 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/redstudio/valkyrie/config/ValkyrieConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/redstudio/valkyrie/config/ValkyrieConfig.java
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ public class ValkyrieConfig {
 
     public static class GeneralConfig {
 
+        @Config.RequiresMcRestart
+        public boolean javaVersionCheck = true;
+
         @Config.RequiresMcRestart
         public boolean highPrecisionDepthBuffer = false;
         public boolean customIcons = false;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/valkyrie/lang/en_us.lang b/src/main/resources/assets/valkyrie/lang/en_us.lang
index a733a83..50d2111 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/valkyrie/lang/en_us.lang
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/valkyrie/lang/en_us.lang
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jvmCheck.ignore=Ignore
 valkyrie.general.general=General
 valkyrie.general.general.tooltip=General configuration
 
+valkyrie.general.general.javaversioncheck=Disable Outdated Java Version Check
+valkyrie.general.general.javaversioncheck.tooltip=Enable or disable the popup when using an outdated Java version.
 valkyrie.general.general.highprecisiondepthbuffer=High Precision Depth Buffer
 valkyrie.general.general.highprecisiondepthbuffer.tooltip=Whether or not to use high precision depth buffer, this doesn't seem to be important or change much, but might be useful in the future.
 valkyrie.general.general.windowtitle=Window Title