diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/jigsaw/PlannedStructure.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/jigsaw/PlannedStructure.java
index 63d8c97f2..54f7e901d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/jigsaw/PlannedStructure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/jigsaw/PlannedStructure.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class PlannedStructure {
     }
 
     private void generateStartPiece() {
-        pieces.add(new PlannedPiece(this, position, getData().getJigsawPieceLoader().load(rng.pick(getStructure().getPieces())), 0, rng.nextInt(4), 0));
+        pieces.add(new PlannedPiece(this, position, getData().getJigsawPieceLoader().load(rng.pick(getStructure().getPieces())), 0, getStructure().isDisableInitialRotation() ? 0 : rng.nextInt(4), 0));
     }
 
     private void generateTerminators() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/object/IrisJigsawStructure.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/object/IrisJigsawStructure.java
index b12e8deee..8a009364f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/object/IrisJigsawStructure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/engine/object/IrisJigsawStructure.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ public class IrisJigsawStructure extends IrisRegistrant {
     @Desc("Force Y to a specific value")
     private int lockY = -1;
 
+    @Desc("Set to true to prevent rotating the initial structure piece")
+    private boolean disableInitialRotation = false;
+
     private transient AtomicCache<Integer> maxDimension = new AtomicCache<>();
 
     private void loadPool(String p, KList<String> pools, KList<String> pieces) {