diff --git a/Assets/UdonSharp/Editor/UdonSharpRuntimeExceptionWatcher.cs b/Assets/UdonSharp/Editor/UdonSharpRuntimeExceptionWatcher.cs
index a16cad8a..c0e0270d 100644
--- a/Assets/UdonSharp/Editor/UdonSharpRuntimeExceptionWatcher.cs
+++ b/Assets/UdonSharp/Editor/UdonSharpRuntimeExceptionWatcher.cs
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ static bool InitializeScriptLookup()
 
             if (EditorApplication.isCompiling || EditorApplication.isUpdating)
                 return false;
-            
-            AssemblyReloadEvents.beforeAssemblyReload += CleanupLogWatcher;
 
             UdonSharpSettings udonSharpSettings = UdonSharpSettings.GetSettings();
 
+            if (udonSharpSettings == null || !udonSharpSettings.listenForVRCExceptions)
+                return false;
+
+            AssemblyReloadEvents.beforeAssemblyReload += CleanupLogWatcher;
+
             if (logDirectoryWatcher == null)
             {
                 // Now setup the filesystem watcher
diff --git a/Assets/UdonSharp/version.txt b/Assets/UdonSharp/version.txt
index 0ffcf198..4b7d50c9 100644
--- a/Assets/UdonSharp/version.txt
+++ b/Assets/UdonSharp/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.17.1
+v0.17.2