diff --git a/QSB/Utility/DebugSettings.cs b/QSB/Utility/DebugSettings.cs
index d9d70b48..798bcd46 100644
--- a/QSB/Utility/DebugSettings.cs
+++ b/QSB/Utility/DebugSettings.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ namespace QSB.Utility;
 public class DebugSettings
 {
 	[JsonProperty("useKcpTransport")]
-	public bool UseKcpTransport;
+	private bool _useKcpTransport;
+	public bool UseKcpTransport => _useKcpTransport || AutoStart;
 
 	[JsonProperty("dumpWorldObjects")]
 	public bool DumpWorldObjects;
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ public class DebugSettings
 	[JsonProperty("avoidTimeSync")]
 	public bool AvoidTimeSync;
 
+	[JsonProperty("autoStart")]
+	public bool AutoStart;
+
 	[JsonProperty("debugMode")]
 	public bool DebugMode;
 
diff --git a/QSB/debugsettings.template.json b/QSB/debugsettings.template.json
index 2029d7b4..8cda600b 100644
--- a/QSB/debugsettings.template.json
+++ b/QSB/debugsettings.template.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "instanceIdInLogs": false,
   "hookDebugLogs": false,
   "avoidTimeSync": false,
+  "autoStart": false,
   "debugMode": false,
   "drawGui": false,
   "drawLines": false,