diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/core/IrisSettings.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/core/IrisSettings.java
index b9df38381..f0d68e658 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/core/IrisSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/core/IrisSettings.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class IrisSettings {
         public int pregenThreadPriority = 8;
         public int miscThreadCount = -4;
         public int miscThreadPriority = 3;
+        public boolean unstableLockingHeuristics = false;
     }
 
     @Data
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/parallax/ParallaxRegion.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/parallax/ParallaxRegion.java
index 8426737ec..e28b5a63f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/parallax/ParallaxRegion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/parallax/ParallaxRegion.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package com.volmit.iris.engine.parallax;
 
 import com.volmit.iris.Iris;
+import com.volmit.iris.core.IrisSettings;
 import com.volmit.iris.engine.hunk.Hunk;
 import com.volmit.iris.engine.hunk.io.HunkIOAdapter;
 import com.volmit.iris.engine.hunk.io.HunkRegion;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import com.volmit.iris.engine.hunk.io.HunkRegionSlice;
 import com.volmit.iris.engine.object.tile.TileData;
 import com.volmit.iris.engine.parallel.GridLock;
 import com.volmit.iris.engine.parallel.MultiBurst;
+import com.volmit.iris.engine.parallel.NOOPGridLock;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.format.C;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.math.M;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.oldnbt.ByteArrayTag;
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ public class ParallaxRegion extends HunkRegion {
         this.burst = burst;
         this.height = height;
         setupSlices();
-        lock = new GridLock(32, 32);
+        lock = newGridLock();
     }
 
     public ParallaxRegion(MultiBurst burst, int height, File folder, int x, int z) {
@@ -64,7 +66,11 @@ public class ParallaxRegion extends HunkRegion {
         this.burst = burst;
         this.height = height;
         setupSlices();
-        lock = new GridLock(32, 32);
+        lock = newGridLock();
+    }
+
+    private GridLock newGridLock() {
+        return IrisSettings.get().getConcurrency().isUnstableLockingHeuristics() ? new NOOPGridLock(1, 1) : new GridLock(32, 32);
     }
 
     private void setupSlices() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/parallel/NOOPGridLock.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/parallel/NOOPGridLock.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1eae66d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/parallel/NOOPGridLock.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Iris is a World Generator for Minecraft Bukkit Servers
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Arcane Arts (Volmit Software)
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+package com.volmit.iris.engine.parallel;
+
+import com.volmit.iris.util.function.NastyRunnable;
+import com.volmit.iris.util.io.IORunnable;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+public class NOOPGridLock extends GridLock{
+    public NOOPGridLock(int x, int z) {
+        super(x, z);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void with(int x, int z, Runnable r) {
+        r.run();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void withNasty(int x, int z, NastyRunnable r) throws Throwable {
+        r.run();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void withIO(int x, int z, IORunnable r) throws IOException {
+        r.run();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T withResult(int x, int z, Supplier<T> r) {
+        return r.get();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void withAll(Runnable r) {
+        r.run();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T withAllResult(Supplier<T> r) {
+        return r.get();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean tryLock(int x, int z) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean tryLock(int x, int z, long timeout) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void lock(int x, int z) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void unlock(int x, int z) {
+
+    }
+}