diff --git a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
index a4f22362..45f7e53b 100644
--- a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
+++ b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@
     ###### ADVANCED USE - ONLY EDIT IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING ######
     deleteOriginal = 0
     chmodDirecotry = 0
+    resume = 1
     resumeOnFailure = 1
 
 [Extensions]
diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index e557043b..ba00476f 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ NOFLATTEN = []
 DELETE_ORIGINAL = None
 TORRENT_CHMOD_DIRECTORY = None
 TORRENT_DEFAULTDIR = None
+TORRENT_RESUME = None
 TORRENT_RESUME_ON_FAILURE = None
 
 REMOTEPATHS = []
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ def initialize(section=None):
         DELETE_ORIGINAL, TORRENT_CHMOD_DIRECTORY, PASSWORDSFILE, USER_DELAY, USER_SCRIPT, USER_SCRIPT_CLEAN, USER_SCRIPT_MEDIAEXTENSIONS, \
         USER_SCRIPT_PARAM, USER_SCRIPT_RUNONCE, USER_SCRIPT_SUCCESSCODES, DOWNLOADINFO, CHECK_MEDIA, SAFE_MODE, \
         TORRENT_DEFAULTDIR, TORRENT_RESUME_ON_FAILURE, NZB_DEFAULTDIR, REMOTEPATHS, LOG_ENV, PID_FILE, MYAPP, ACHANNELS, ACHANNELS2, ACHANNELS3, \
-        PLEXSSL, PLEXHOST, PLEXPORT, PLEXTOKEN, PLEXSEC
+        PLEXSSL, PLEXHOST, PLEXPORT, PLEXTOKEN, PLEXSEC, TORRENT_RESUME
 
     if __INITIALIZED__:
         return False
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ def initialize(section=None):
     DELETE_ORIGINAL = int(CFG["Torrent"]["deleteOriginal"])
     TORRENT_CHMOD_DIRECTORY = int(CFG["Torrent"]["chmodDirecotry"], 8)
     TORRENT_RESUME_ON_FAILURE = int(CFG["Torrent"]["resumeOnFailure"])
+    TORRENT_RESUME = int(CFG["Torrent"]["resume"])
     UTORRENTWEBUI = CFG["Torrent"]["uTorrentWEBui"]  # http://localhost:8090/gui/
     UTORRENTUSR = CFG["Torrent"]["uTorrentUSR"]  # mysecretusr
     UTORRENTPWD = CFG["Torrent"]["uTorrentPWD"]  # mysecretpwr
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
index 39f7c788..fa1851d5 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ def pause_torrent(clientAgent, inputHash, inputID, inputName):
         logger.warning("Failed to stop torrent %s in %s" % (inputName, clientAgent))
 
 def resume_torrent(clientAgent, inputHash, inputID, inputName):
+    if not core.TORRENT_RESUME == 1:
+        return
     logger.debug("Starting torrent %s in %s" % (inputName, clientAgent))
     try:
         if clientAgent == 'utorrent' and core.TORRENT_CLASS != "":