diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/CrateSpawner.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/CrateSpawner.cs
index 9b58c66ade..67f1ea7c21 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/CrateSpawner.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/CrateSpawner.cs
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 
 		public void Tick(Actor self)
 		{
+			if (!self.World.LobbyInfo.GlobalSettings.Crates) return;
+
 			if (--ticks <= 0)
 			{
 				var info = self.Info.Traits.Get<CrateSpawnerInfo>();