diff --git a/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/local.cfg b/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/local.cfg
index 34d8f83f..014bde74 100644
--- a/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/local.cfg
+++ b/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/local.cfg
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ enable_space_listing_pages=true
 undo_redo_tools=true
 the-mirror-tutorials=true
 always_spin_up_local_server=true
+check_version_on_start=false
 
 [debug_flags]
 show_web_socket_debug=false
diff --git a/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/official.cfg b/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/official.cfg
index a0a47b80..0ee2c724 100644
--- a/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/official.cfg
+++ b/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/official.cfg
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ suicide_keybinding=true
 enable_space_listing_pages=true
 the-mirror-tutorials=true
 always_spin_up_local_server=true
+check_version_on_start=false
 
 [debug_flags]
 show_web_socket_debug=false
diff --git a/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/temp.cfg b/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/temp.cfg
index 4f7d5c10..7ce3e981 100644
--- a/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/temp.cfg
+++ b/mirror-godot-app/addons/mirror_internal/env_configs/temp.cfg
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ suicide_keybinding=true
 enable_space_listing_pages=true
 the-mirror-tutorials=true
 always_spin_up_local_server=true
+check_version_on_start=false
 
 [editor]
 run/main_run_args=""
diff --git a/mirror-godot-app/scripts/autoload/bootup.gd b/mirror-godot-app/scripts/autoload/bootup.gd
index acef3f1d..5387952c 100644
--- a/mirror-godot-app/scripts/autoload/bootup.gd
+++ b/mirror-godot-app/scripts/autoload/bootup.gd
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func _start_client():
 	# make request for version from server
 	Net.version_client.get_client_version()
 	var version = await Net.version_client.version_received
-	if version != Util.get_version_string():
+	if ProjectSettings.get_setting("feature_flags/check_version_on_start", false) and version != Util.get_version_string():
 		critical_error(Client.JOINER_ERRORS.VERSION_MISMATCH, "Your client is out of date, please update it to %s from %s" % [version, Util.get_version_string()] )
 		return
 	if ProjectSettings.get_setting("feature_flags/disable_login", false) and not Zone.client.is_client_connected_to_server():