diff --git a/OF DL/Entities/Config.cs b/OF DL/Entities/Config.cs
index 0919d74..3731b18 100644
--- a/OF DL/Entities/Config.cs	
+++ b/OF DL/Entities/Config.cs	
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ namespace OF_DL.Entities
 
         [ToggleableConfig]
         public bool IgnoreOwnMessages { get; set; } = false;
+
+        [ToggleableConfig]
+        public bool DisableBrowserAuth { get; set; } = false;
     }
 
     public class CreatorConfig : IFileNameFormatConfig
diff --git a/OF DL/Program.cs b/OF DL/Program.cs
index b61ec14..ab1326b 100644
--- a/OF DL/Program.cs	
+++ b/OF DL/Program.cs	
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ public class Program
 
 					config = new Entities.Config
 					{
+                        //Auth
+                        DisableBrowserAuth = hoconConfig.GetBoolean("DisableBrowserAuth"),
+
                         // FFmpeg Settings
                         FFmpegPath = hoconConfig.GetString("External.FFmpegPath"),
 
@@ -363,6 +366,8 @@ public class Program
 			{
                 Entities.Config jsonConfig = new Entities.Config();
                 var hoconConfig = new StringBuilder();
+                hoconConfig.AppendLine("# Auth");
+                hoconConfig.AppendLine($"DisableBrowserAuth = {jsonConfig.DisableBrowserAuth.ToString().ToLower()}");
                 hoconConfig.AppendLine("# External Tools");
                 hoconConfig.AppendLine("External {");
                 hoconConfig.AppendLine($"  FFmpegPath = \"{jsonConfig.FFmpegPath}\"");
@@ -542,8 +547,22 @@ public class Program
 						Environment.Exit(2);
 					}
 
-					await LoadAuthFromBrowser();
-				}
+
+                    if (!config!.DisableBrowserAuth)
+                    {
+                        await LoadAuthFromBrowser();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"\n[red]auth.json is missing. The file can be generated automatically when OF-DL is run in the standard, interactive mode.[/]\n");
+                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"[red]You may also want to try using the browser extension which is documented here:[/]\n");
+                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"[link]https://sim0n00ps.github.io/OF-DL/docs/config/auth#browser-extension[/]\n");
+                        AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"[red]Press any key to exit.[/]");
+
+                        Console.ReadKey();
+                        Environment.Exit(2);
+                    }
+                }
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -558,7 +577,20 @@ public class Program
 					Environment.Exit(2);
 				}
 
-				await LoadAuthFromBrowser();
+                if (!config!.DisableBrowserAuth)
+                {
+                    await LoadAuthFromBrowser();
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"\n[red]auth.json is missing. The file can be generated automatically when OF-DL is run in the standard, interactive mode.[/]\n");
+                    AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"[red]You may also want to try using the browser extension which is documented here:[/]\n");
+                    AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"[link]https://sim0n00ps.github.io/OF-DL/docs/config/auth#browser-extension[/]\n");
+                    AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"[red]Press any key to exit.[/]");
+
+                    Console.ReadKey();
+                    Environment.Exit(2);
+                }
 			}
 
 			//Added to stop cookie being filled with un-needed headers
@@ -717,10 +749,10 @@ public class Program
 					File.Delete("auth.json");
 				}
 
-				if (!cliNonInteractive)
+				if (!cliNonInteractive && !config!.DisableBrowserAuth)
 				{
-					await LoadAuthFromBrowser();
-				}
+                    await LoadAuthFromBrowser();
+                }
 
 				if (auth == null)
 				{
@@ -2791,6 +2823,8 @@ public class Program
 						}
 
                         var hoconConfig = new StringBuilder();
+                        hoconConfig.AppendLine("# Auth");
+                        hoconConfig.AppendLine($"DisableBrowserAuth = {newConfig.DisableBrowserAuth.ToString().ToLower()}");
                         hoconConfig.AppendLine("# External Tools");
                         hoconConfig.AppendLine("External {");
                         hoconConfig.AppendLine($"  FFmpegPath = \"{newConfig.FFmpegPath}\"");
@@ -2947,6 +2981,8 @@ public class Program
 					        Log.Debug(configString);
 
                         var hoconConfig = new StringBuilder();
+                        hoconConfig.AppendLine("# Auth");
+                        hoconConfig.AppendLine($"DisableBrowserAuth = {newConfig.DisableBrowserAuth.ToString().ToLower()}");
                         hoconConfig.AppendLine("# External Tools");
                         hoconConfig.AppendLine("External {");
                         hoconConfig.AppendLine($"  FFmpegPath = \"{newConfig.FFmpegPath}\"");