diff --git a/config/config_system.go b/config/config_system.go
index f946e6c..4451cda 100644
--- a/config/config_system.go
+++ b/config/config_system.go
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ type SystemConfiguration struct {
 	// the user did not press the stop button, but the process stopped cleanly.
 	DetectCleanExitAsCrash bool `default:"true" yaml:"detect_clean_exit_as_crash"`
 
+	// If set to true, file permissions for a server will be checked when the process is
+	// booted. This can cause boot delays if the server has a large amount of files. In most
+	// cases disabling this should not have any major impact unless external processes are
+	// frequently modifying a servers' files.
+	CheckPermissionsOnBoot bool `default:"true" yaml:"check_permissions_on_boot"`
+
 	Sftp SftpConfiguration `yaml:"sftp"`
 }
 
diff --git a/server/power.go b/server/power.go
index 99b20bf..9557f04 100644
--- a/server/power.go
+++ b/server/power.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/pterodactyl/wings/config"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/semaphore"
 	"os"
 	"time"
@@ -147,10 +148,12 @@ func (s *Server) onBeforeStart() error {
 	s.PublishConsoleOutputFromDaemon("Updating process configuration files...")
 	s.UpdateConfigurationFiles()
 
-	s.PublishConsoleOutputFromDaemon("Ensuring file permissions are set correctly, this could take a few seconds...")
-	// Ensure all of the server file permissions are set correctly before booting the process.
-	if err := s.Filesystem.Chown("/"); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to chown root server directory during pre-boot process")
+	if config.Get().System.CheckPermissionsOnBoot {
+		s.PublishConsoleOutputFromDaemon("Ensuring file permissions are set correctly, this could take a few seconds...")
+		// Ensure all of the server file permissions are set correctly before booting the process.
+		if err := s.Filesystem.Chown("/"); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to chown root server directory during pre-boot process")
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil