diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskReceiver.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskReceiver.kt
index 1c038d7ad..f7469ef4d 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskReceiver.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/application/tasks/TaskReceiver.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.gotson.komga.domain.model.Media
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.persistence.BookRepository
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.persistence.LibraryRepository
 import org.gotson.komga.domain.service.BookConverter
+import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.configuration.KomgaProperties
 import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.jms.QUEUE_SUB_TYPE
 import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.jms.QUEUE_TASKS
 import org.gotson.komga.infrastructure.jms.QUEUE_TASKS_TYPE
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class TaskReceiver(
   private val libraryRepository: LibraryRepository,
   private val bookRepository: BookRepository,
   private val bookConverter: BookConverter,
+  private val komgaProperties: KomgaProperties,
 ) {
 
   private val jmsTemplates = (0..9).associateWith {
@@ -61,9 +63,10 @@ class TaskReceiver(
   }
 
   fun hashBooksWithoutHash(library: Library) {
-    bookRepository.findAllIdsByLibraryIdAndWithEmptyHash(library.id).forEach {
-      submitTask(Task.HashBook(it, LOWEST_PRIORITY))
-    }
+    if (komgaProperties.fileHashing)
+      bookRepository.findAllIdsByLibraryIdAndWithEmptyHash(library.id).forEach {
+        submitTask(Task.HashBook(it, LOWEST_PRIORITY))
+      }
   }
 
   fun convertBooksToCbz(library: Library, priority: Int = DEFAULT_PRIORITY) {
diff --git a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/configuration/KomgaProperties.kt b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/configuration/KomgaProperties.kt
index 9ee6b21e6..f7e48fd89 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/configuration/KomgaProperties.kt
+++ b/komga/src/main/kotlin/org/gotson/komga/infrastructure/configuration/KomgaProperties.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class KomgaProperties {
 
   var deleteEmptyCollections: Boolean = true
 
+  var fileHashing: Boolean = true
+
   var rememberMe = RememberMe()
 
   var nativeWebp: Boolean = true
diff --git a/komga/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml b/komga/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
index 55baf4602..f69bbed4d 100644
--- a/komga/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
+++ b/komga/src/main/resources/application-dev.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ komga:
     file: ":memory:"
   cors.allowed-origins:
     - http://localhost:8081
+#  file-hashing: false
 #  delete-empty-collections: true
 #  delete-empty-read-lists: true
 spring: