diff --git a/cmd/karlsenminer/config.go b/cmd/karlsenminer/config.go
index 24b9fea8fc..e6a9f9cb4b 100644
--- a/cmd/karlsenminer/config.go
+++ b/cmd/karlsenminer/config.go
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ type configFlags struct {
 	MineWhenNotSynced     bool     `long:"mine-when-not-synced" description:"Mine even if the node is not synced with the rest of the network."`
 	Profile               string   `long:"profile" description:"Enable HTTP profiling on given port -- NOTE port must be between 1024 and 65536"`
 	TargetBlocksPerSecond *float64 `long:"target-blocks-per-second" description:"Sets a maximum block rate. 0 means no limit (The default one is 2 * target network block rate)"`
-	HashesPath            string   `long:"hashespath" description:"Path to save hashes.dat. I omitted no file will be created"`
+	HashesPath            string   `long:"hashespath" description:"Custom path to save hashes.dat."`
+	DisableLocalDagFile   bool     `long:"disable-local-dag-file" description:"Disable saving local dag file."`
 	config.NetworkFlags
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/karlsenminer/custoption/customoption.go b/cmd/karlsenminer/custoption/customoption.go
index 64f40ca5ba..472ce71402 100644
--- a/cmd/karlsenminer/custoption/customoption.go
+++ b/cmd/karlsenminer/custoption/customoption.go
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Option struct {
-	NumThreads uint32
-	Path       string
+	NumThreads          uint32
+	Path                string
+	DisableLocalDagFile bool
 }
 
 func CheckPath(name string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/karlsenminer/main.go b/cmd/karlsenminer/main.go
index bfd2f224f5..066a32d0ec 100644
--- a/cmd/karlsenminer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/karlsenminer/main.go
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	customOpt := &custoption.Option{
-		NumThreads: 7,
-		Path:       cfg.HashesPath,
+		NumThreads:          7,
+		Path:                cfg.HashesPath,
+		DisableLocalDagFile: cfg.DisableLocalDagFile,
 	}
 
 	if customOpt.Path != "" {
diff --git a/domain/consensus/utils/pow/fishhash.go b/domain/consensus/utils/pow/fishhash.go
index 5e9344c1f2..7398231e84 100644
--- a/domain/consensus/utils/pow/fishhash.go
+++ b/domain/consensus/utils/pow/fishhash.go
@@ -135,10 +135,8 @@ func prebuildDataset(ctx *fishhashContext, numThreads uint32, customOpt *custopt
 	}
 
 	filename := "hashes.dat"
-	if customOpt != nil && customOpt.Path != "" {
-		if customOpt.Path == "/" {
-			filename = customOpt.Path + filename
-		} else {
+	if customOpt != nil && !customOpt.DisableLocalDagFile {
+		if customOpt.Path != "" {
 			filename = customOpt.Path + "/" + filename
 		}
 		log.Infof("Verifying if DAG local storage file already exists ...")
@@ -186,7 +184,7 @@ func prebuildDataset(ctx *fishhashContext, numThreads uint32, customOpt *custopt
 	log.Debugf("debug DAG hash[42] : %x", ctx.FullDataset[42])
 	log.Debugf("debug DAG hash[12345] : %x", ctx.FullDataset[12345])
 
-	if customOpt != nil && customOpt.Path != "" {
+	if customOpt != nil && !customOpt.DisableLocalDagFile {
 		log.Infof("Saving DAG to local storage file ...")
 		err := mapHashesToFile(ctx.FullDataset, filename)
 		if err != nil {