diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/FormatCheckerPlugin.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/FormatCheckerPlugin.java
index d5bc13e2..ca063fbe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/FormatCheckerPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chayapak/chomens_bot/plugins/FormatCheckerPlugin.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ public class FormatCheckerPlugin extends ChatPlugin.Listener {
     }
 
     public boolean isImposterFormat (Component component) {
+        if (!bot.config.imposterFormatChecker.enabled) return false;
+
         if (!(component instanceof TranslatableComponent format)) return false;
 
         final List<Component> args = format.args();