diff --git a/bin/config/settings_zone.xml b/bin/config/settings_zone.xml
index f50c18ce..547219a7 100644
--- a/bin/config/settings_zone.xml
+++ b/bin/config/settings_zone.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <CachePath>./cache/</CachePath>
 
         <HotSwap>
-            <Enabled>1</Enabled>
+            <Enabled>true</Enabled>
             <ScriptsDir>../scripts/native/</ScriptsDir>
             <BuildDir>../cmake-build-debug/</BuildDir>
             <BuildCmd>cmake --build %1% --target %2%</BuildCmd>
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/NativeScriptManager.h b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/NativeScriptManager.h
index 38588ffd..a793b68e 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/NativeScriptManager.h
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/NativeScriptManager.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ namespace Scripting {
       const std::string getModuleExtension();
       bool isModuleLoaded( const std::string& name );
 
-      // todo: use some template magic (type_traits is_same?) to avoid ScriptType param
-      // not sure if worthwhile given that it adds an extra place where script types need to be managed
       template< typename T >
       T* getScript( uint32_t scriptId )
       {
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/ScriptInfo.h b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/ScriptInfo.h
index ae9fafb0..f57c1a7c 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/ScriptInfo.h
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/ScriptInfo.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace Scripting {
 
       ModuleHandle handle;
       std::vector< ScriptObject* > scripts;
-      std::size_t type;
    };
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/ScriptManager.cpp b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/ScriptManager.cpp
index 40ec2bdc..c9a1fa01 100644
--- a/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/ScriptManager.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/sapphire_zone/Script/ScriptManager.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ bool Core::Scripting::ScriptManager::init()
 
 void Core::Scripting::ScriptManager::watchDirectories()
 {
+   auto shouldWatch = g_serverZone.getConfig()->getValue< bool >( "Settings.General.Scripts.HotSwap.Enabled", true );
+   if( !shouldWatch )
+      return;
+
    Watchdog::watchMany( g_serverZone.getConfig()->getValue< std::string >( "Settings.General.Scripts.Path", "./compiledscripts/" ) + "*" + m_nativeScriptManager->getModuleExtension(),
    [ this ]( const std::vector< ci::fs::path >& paths )
    {