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 9a826984..a1fc1d16 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/config/Settings.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class Settings {
         }
     }
 
-    // 𝓡𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓼 settings
+    // Redis settings
     @Comment("Redis settings")
     private RedisSettings redis = new RedisSettings();
 
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ public class Settings {
         @Getter(AccessLevel.NONE)
         private Map<String, String> eventPriorities = EventListener.ListenerType.getDefaults();
 
+        @Comment("Enable checkin petitions for data syncing (experimental)")
+        private boolean checkinPetitions = false;
+
         public boolean doAutoPin(@NotNull DataSnapshot.SaveCause cause) {
             return autoPinnedSaveCauses.contains(cause.name());
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/redis/RedisManager.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/redis/RedisManager.java
index fe289edf..7faafb97 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/redis/RedisManager.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/redis/RedisManager.java
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ public class RedisManager extends JedisPubSub {
                     ).dispatch(plugin, RedisMessage.Type.RETURN_USER_DATA)
             );
             case CHECK_IN_PETITION -> {
-                if (!redisMessage.isTargetServer(plugin)) {
+                if (!redisMessage.isTargetServer(plugin)
+                        || !plugin.getSettings().getSynchronization().isCheckinPetitions()) {
                     return;
                 }
                 final String payload = new String(redisMessage.getPayload(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/sync/LockstepDataSyncer.java b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/sync/LockstepDataSyncer.java
index 55363d1b..26c76fc8 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/sync/LockstepDataSyncer.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/william278/husksync/sync/LockstepDataSyncer.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ public class LockstepDataSyncer extends DataSyncer {
 
             // If they are checked out, ask the server to check them back in and return false
             final Optional<String> server = getRedis().getUserCheckedOut(user);
-            if (server.isPresent() && !server.get().equals(plugin.getServerName())) {
+            if (plugin.getSettings().getSynchronization().isCheckinPetitions()
+                    && server.isPresent() && !server.get().equals(plugin.getServerName())) {
                 getRedis().petitionServerCheckin(server.get(), user);
                 return false;
             }