diff --git a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/AbstractCrucibleBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/AbstractCrucibleBlockEntity.java
index a5667add..37aa2abe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/AbstractCrucibleBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/AbstractCrucibleBlockEntity.java
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCrucibleBlockEntity extends EBlockEntity {
                         crucible.markUpdated();
                     }
                 }
-                if (tank.getFluidAmount() < MAX_FLUID_CAPACITY && crucible instanceof WaterCrucibleBlockEntity && level.isRainingAt(pos.above())) {
+                if (EConfig.SERVER.cruciblesCollectRainWater.get() && tank.getFluidAmount() < MAX_FLUID_CAPACITY && crucible instanceof WaterCrucibleBlockEntity && level.isRainingAt(pos.above())) {
                     BarrelBlockEntity.fillRainWater(crucible, tank);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/BarrelBlockEntity.java b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/BarrelBlockEntity.java
index 275f4f04..9c7a2620 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/BarrelBlockEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/blockentity/BarrelBlockEntity.java
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ public class BarrelBlockEntity extends EBlockEntity {
                         }
                         barrel.markUpdated();
                     }
-                } else if (tank.getFluidAmount() < MAX_CAPACITY && level.isRainingAt(pos.above()) && barrel.item.getStackInSlot(0).isEmpty() && barrel.compost == 0) {
+                } else if (EConfig.SERVER.barrelsCollectRainWater.get() && tank.getFluidAmount() < MAX_CAPACITY && level.isRainingAt(pos.above()) && barrel.item.getStackInSlot(0).isEmpty() && barrel.compost == 0) {
                     fillRainWater(barrel, tank);
 
                     // avoid checking fluid transform until full
diff --git a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/config/EConfig.java b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/config/EConfig.java
index fed3e825..10a27734 100644
--- a/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/config/EConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/thedarkcolour/exdeorum/config/EConfig.java
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ public class EConfig {
         public final IntValue mechanicalHammerEnergyStorage;
         public final IntValue mechanicalHammerEnergyConsumption;
         public final IntValue sieveIntervalTicks;
+        public final BooleanValue barrelsCollectRainWater;
+        public final BooleanValue cruciblesCollectRainWater;
 
         public Server(ForgeConfigSpec.Builder builder) {
             builder.comment("Server configuration for Ex Deorum").push("server");
@@ -203,6 +205,12 @@ public class EConfig {
             this.sieveIntervalTicks = builder
                     .comment("The minimum number of ticks a player must wait between two sifting operations. Only affects sifting by hand. 0 means no limit.")
                     .defineInRange("sieve_interval", 1, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
+            this.barrelsCollectRainWater = builder
+                    .comment("Whether barrels fill up with rain water while it is raining and the barrel is exposed to the sky.")
+                    .define("barrels_collect_rain_water", true);
+            this.cruciblesCollectRainWater = builder
+                    .comment("Whether wooden crucibles fill up with rain water while it is raining and the barrel is exposed to the sky.")
+                    .define("crucibles_collect_rain_water", true);
             builder.pop();
         }
     }