diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
index f3ed843b22..e4d8fb4a98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
         configuration.options().copyDefaults(true);
         configuration.setDefaults(YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("configurations/bukkit.yml")));
         saveConfig();
+        ((SimplePluginManager) pluginManager).useTimings(configuration.getBoolean("settings.plugin-profiling", false));
 
         loadPlugins();
         enablePlugins(PluginLoadOrder.STARTUP);