diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 504c461d..f5ef925f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import org.apache.tools.ant.filters.ReplaceTokens
 
 plugins {
-    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '8.3.0'
+    id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '8.3.2'
     id 'org.cadixdev.licenser' version '0.6.1' apply false
     id 'fabric-loom' version '1.7-SNAPSHOT' apply false
     id 'org.ajoberstar.grgit' version '5.2.2'
diff --git a/bukkit/build.gradle b/bukkit/build.gradle
index 35abe6ec..252e257b 100644
--- a/bukkit/build.gradle
+++ b/bukkit/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'net.william278:mpdbdataconverter:1.0.1'
     implementation 'net.william278:hsldataconverter:1.0'
     implementation 'net.william278:mapdataapi:1.0.3'
-    implementation 'org.bstats:bstats-bukkit:3.0.3'
+    implementation 'org.bstats:bstats-bukkit:3.1.0'
     implementation 'net.kyori:adventure-platform-bukkit:4.3.4'
     implementation 'dev.triumphteam:triumph-gui:3.1.10'
     implementation 'space.arim.morepaperlib:morepaperlib:0.4.4'
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly 'com.github.retrooper.packetevents:spigot:2.3.0'
     compileOnly 'com.comphenix.protocol:ProtocolLib:5.1.0'
     compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.34'
-    compileOnly 'commons-io:commons-io:2.16.1'
+    compileOnly 'commons-io:commons-io:2.17.0'
     compileOnly 'org.json:json:20240303'
     compileOnly 'net.william278:minedown:1.8.2'
     compileOnly 'de.exlll:configlib-yaml:4.5.0'
diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index bc77140c..024cc019 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api 'commons-io:commons-io:2.16.1'
+    api 'commons-io:commons-io:2.17.0'
     api 'org.apache.commons:commons-text:1.12.0'
     api 'net.william278:minedown:1.8.2'
     api 'org.json:json:20240303'
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java
index abff03a3..ad414149 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ public class Settings {
         @Getter(AccessLevel.NONE)
         private Map<String, String> tableNames = Database.TableName.getDefaults();
 
+        @Comment("Whether to run the creation SQL on the database when the server starts. Don't modify this unless you know what you're doing!")
+        private boolean createTables = true;
+
         @NotNull
         public String getTableName(@NotNull Database.TableName tableName) {
             return tableNames.getOrDefault(tableName.name().toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH), tableName.getDefaultName());
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/MongoDbDatabase.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/MongoDbDatabase.java
index 1208d493..0f4c248b 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/MongoDbDatabase.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/MongoDbDatabase.java
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ public class MongoDbDatabase extends Database {
             ConnectionString URI = createConnectionURI(credentials);
             mongoConnectionHandler = new MongoConnectionHandler(URI, credentials.getDatabase());
             mongoCollectionHelper = new MongoCollectionHelper(mongoConnectionHandler);
+
+            // Check config for if tables should be created
+            if (!plugin.getSettings().getDatabase().isCreateTables()) return;
+
             if (mongoCollectionHelper.getCollection(usersTable) == null) {
                 mongoCollectionHelper.createCollection(usersTable);
             }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/MySqlDatabase.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/MySqlDatabase.java
index 249e3989..3637b0b0 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/MySqlDatabase.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/MySqlDatabase.java
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ public class MySqlDatabase extends Database {
         );
         dataSource.setDataSourceProperties(properties);
 
+        // Check config for if tables should be created
+        if (!plugin.getSettings().getDatabase().isCreateTables()) return;
+
         // Prepare database schema; make tables if they don't exist
         try (Connection connection = dataSource.getConnection()) {
             final String[] databaseSchema = getSchemaStatements(String.format("database/%s_schema.sql", flavor));
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/PostgresDatabase.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/PostgresDatabase.java
index d9522a56..3293d138 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/PostgresDatabase.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/database/PostgresDatabase.java
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ public class PostgresDatabase extends Database {
         );
         dataSource.setDataSourceProperties(properties);
 
+        // Check config for if tables should be created
+        if (!plugin.getSettings().getDatabase().isCreateTables()) return;
+
         // Prepare database schema; make tables if they don't exist
         try (Connection connection = dataSource.getConnection()) {
             final String[] databaseSchema = getSchemaStatements(String.format("database/%s_schema.sql", flavor));