diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfig.java
index 90d0a1846..70bfb706e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfig.java
@@ -633,6 +633,16 @@ public String getServerPropertiesPath() {
         return configHandle.get(configNodes.serverPropertiesPath);
     }
 
+    @ApiStatus.AvailableSince("5.3")
+    public Try<Void> setAutoDetectGeneratorPlugins(boolean autoDetectGeneratorPlugins) {
+        return configHandle.set(configNodes.autoDetectGeneratorPlugins, autoDetectGeneratorPlugins);
+    }
+
+    @ApiStatus.AvailableSince("5.3")
+    public boolean getAutoDetectGeneratorPlugins() {
+        return configHandle.get(configNodes.autoDetectGeneratorPlugins);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritDoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfigNodes.java b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfigNodes.java
index e07d6e979..fb768a219 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfigNodes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/config/CoreConfigNodes.java
@@ -520,6 +520,15 @@ private <N extends Node> N node(N node) {
             .name("server-properties-path")
             .build());
 
+    final ConfigNode<Boolean> autoDetectGeneratorPlugins = node(ConfigNode.builder("misc.auto-detect-generator-plugins", Boolean.class)
+            .comment("")
+            .comment("When enabled, Multiverse will attempt to automatically detect world generator plugins installed on your server.")
+            .comment("This option only affects tab-completion within `/mv create` command and output of `/mv generators` command.")
+            .comment("Disabling this will not have any affect on the usages of world generator plugins itself.")
+            .defaultValue(true)
+            .name("auto-detect-generator-plugins")
+            .build());
+
     final ConfigNode<Integer> globalDebug = node(ConfigNode.builder("misc.global-debug", Integer.class)
             .comment("")
             .comment("This is our debug flag to help identify issues with Multiverse.")
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/generators/GeneratorProvider.java b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/generators/GeneratorProvider.java
index e9ba7c1ee..5de3b146e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/generators/GeneratorProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/mvplugins/multiverse/core/world/generators/GeneratorProvider.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.jvnet.hk2.annotations.Service;
 
 import org.mvplugins.multiverse.core.MultiverseCore;
+import org.mvplugins.multiverse.core.config.CoreConfig;
 import org.mvplugins.multiverse.core.utils.FileUtils;
 import org.mvplugins.multiverse.core.utils.REPatterns;
 
@@ -38,15 +39,17 @@
 public final class GeneratorProvider implements Listener {
     private final Map<String, String> defaultGenerators;
     private final Map<String, GeneratorPlugin> generatorPlugins;
+    private final CoreConfig coreConfig;
     private final FileUtils fileUtils;
 
     @Inject
-    GeneratorProvider(@NotNull MultiverseCore multiverseCore, @NotNull FileUtils fileUtils) {
+    GeneratorProvider(@NotNull MultiverseCore plugin, @NotNull CoreConfig coreConfig, @NotNull FileUtils fileUtils) {
+        this.coreConfig = coreConfig;
         this.fileUtils = fileUtils;
         defaultGenerators = new HashMap<>();
         generatorPlugins = new HashMap<>();
 
-        Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, multiverseCore);
+        Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, plugin);
         loadDefaultWorldGenerators();
         loadPluginGenerators();
     }
@@ -73,11 +76,14 @@ private void loadDefaultWorldGenerators() {
      * Find generator plugins from plugins loaded and register them.
      */
     private void loadPluginGenerators() {
-        Arrays.stream(Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugins()).forEach(plugin -> {
+        if (!coreConfig.getAutoDetectGeneratorPlugins()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        for (Plugin plugin : Bukkit.getPluginManager().getPlugins()) {
             if (testIsGeneratorPlugin(plugin)) {
                 registerGeneratorPlugin(new SimpleGeneratorPlugin(plugin.getName()));
             }
-        });
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -88,14 +94,19 @@ private void loadPluginGenerators() {
      */
     private boolean testIsGeneratorPlugin(Plugin plugin) {
         String worldName = Bukkit.getWorlds().stream().findFirst().map(World::getName).orElse("world");
-        return Try.of(() -> plugin.getDefaultWorldGenerator(worldName, "") != null)
-                .recover(IllegalArgumentException.class, true)
-                .recover(throwable -> {
-                    Logging.warning("Plugin %s threw an exception when testing if it is a generator plugin!",
-                            plugin.getName());
-                    throwable.printStackTrace();
-                    return false;
-                }).getOrElse(false);
+        try {
+            return plugin.getDefaultWorldGenerator(worldName, null) != null;
+        } catch (UnsupportedOperationException e) {
+            // Some plugins throw this if they don't support world generation
+            return false;
+        } catch (Throwable t) {
+            Logging.warning("Plugin %s threw an exception when testing if it is a generator plugin! ",
+                    plugin.getName());
+            Logging.warning("This is NOT a bug in Multiverse. Do NOT report this to Multiverse support.");
+            t.printStackTrace();
+            // Assume it's a generator plugin since it tried to do something, most likely the id is wrong.
+            return true;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -206,6 +217,9 @@ public Collection<GeneratorPlugin> getRegisteredGeneratorPlugins() {
      */
     @EventHandler
     private void onPluginEnable(PluginEnableEvent event) {
+        if (!coreConfig.getAutoDetectGeneratorPlugins()) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (!testIsGeneratorPlugin(event.getPlugin())) {
             Logging.finest("Plugin %s is not a generator plugin.", event.getPlugin().getName());
             return;
diff --git a/src/test/resources/configs/fresh_config.yml b/src/test/resources/configs/fresh_config.yml
index 8e2f56b00..0df83a617 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/configs/fresh_config.yml
+++ b/src/test/resources/configs/fresh_config.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ event-priority:
 misc:
   bukkit-yml-path: bukkit.yml
   server-properties-path: server.properties
+  auto-detect-generator-plugins: true
   global-debug: 0
   debug-permissions: false
   silent-start: false