diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisJigsawPieceConnector.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisJigsawPieceConnector.java
index b6823cfcb..173579c4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisJigsawPieceConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisJigsawPieceConnector.java
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ public class IrisJigsawPieceConnector
 	@Desc("Pick an entity to spawn on this connector")
 	private String spawnEntity;
 
+	@DontObfuscate
+	@Desc("Stop the entity from despawning")
+	private boolean keepEntity;
+
 	@DontObfuscate
 	@MaxNumber(50)
 	@MinNumber(1)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/scaffold/jigsaw/PlannedStructure.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/scaffold/jigsaw/PlannedStructure.java
index 3c56f2a7a..08d424b85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/scaffold/jigsaw/PlannedStructure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/scaffold/jigsaw/PlannedStructure.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import lombok.Data;
 import org.bukkit.Axis;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 
 @Data
 public class PlannedStructure {
@@ -170,7 +171,13 @@ public class PlannedStructure {
                         IrisPosition p = i.getWorldPosition(j).add(new IrisPosition(j.getDirection().toVector().multiply(2)));
                         IrisEntity e = getData().getEntityLoader().load(j.getSpawnEntity());
 
-                        e.spawn(a.getCompound().getEngineForHeight(p.getY()), new Location(world, p.getX() + 0.5, p.getY(), p.getZ() + 0.5), rng);
+                        if(a != null)
+                        {
+                            Entity entity = e.spawn(a.getCompound().getEngineForHeight(p.getY()), new Location(world, p.getX() + 0.5, p.getY(), p.getZ() + 0.5), rng);
+                            if (j.isKeepEntity()) {
+                                entity.setPersistent(true);
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             });