diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index d84e866b224..76965886992 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@
 	var/allow_holidays = 0
 	var/player_overflow_cap = 0 //number of players before the server starts rerouting
 	var/list/overflow_whitelist = list() //whitelist for overflow
+	
+	var/disable_away_missions = 0 // disable away missions
 
 /datum/configuration/New()
 	var/list/L = subtypesof(/datum/game_mode)
@@ -516,6 +518,9 @@
 
 				if("overflow_server_url")
 					config.overflow_server_url = value
+					
+				if("disable_away_missions")
+					config.disable_away_missions = value
 
 				else
 					diary << "Unknown setting in configuration: '[name]'"
diff --git a/code/controllers/master_controller.dm b/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
index 3ecef1fa27a..8ef9985f998 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master_controller.dm
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ datum/controller/game_controller/New()
 datum/controller/game_controller/proc/setup()
 	world.tick_lag = config.Ticklag
 
-	spawn(20)
-		createRandomZlevel()
+	if(!config.disable_away_missions)
+		spawn(20)
+			createRandomZlevel()
 
 	setup_objects()
 	setup_starlight()
diff --git a/config/example/config.txt b/config/example/config.txt
index e8987e51795..f37c5d338cd 100644
--- a/config/example/config.txt
+++ b/config/example/config.txt
@@ -282,4 +282,7 @@ STARLIGHT 0
 PLAYER_REROUTE_CAP 0
 
 ## Server to reroute to
-#OVERFLOW_SERVER_URL byond://example.org:1111
\ No newline at end of file
+#OVERFLOW_SERVER_URL byond://example.org:1111
+
+## Disable the loading of away missions
+DISABLE_AWAY_MISSIONS 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/names/ai.txt b/config/names/ai.txt
index ea9f63c0a9e..2e0cbbf1559 100644
--- a/config/names/ai.txt
+++ b/config/names/ai.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 1-Rover-1
-16-20
 7-Zark-7
 790
 AM