diff --git a/eos/config.py b/eos/config.py
index c6c53f748..2f7807a36 100644
--- a/eos/config.py
+++ b/eos/config.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ gamedata_date = ""
 gamedata_connectionstring = 'sqlite:///' + realpath(join(dirname(abspath(__file__)), "..", "eve.db"))
 pyfalog.debug("Gamedata connection string: {0}", gamedata_connectionstring)
 
+use_all_effect_module = True
+
 if istravis is True or hasattr(sys, '_called_from_test'):
     # Running in Travis. Run saveddata database in memory.
     saveddata_connectionstring = 'sqlite:///:memory:'
diff --git a/eos/gamedata.py b/eos/gamedata.py
index 41e700e48..e07d43aa9 100644
--- a/eos/gamedata.py
+++ b/eos/gamedata.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import re
 
 from sqlalchemy.orm import reconstructor
-
+import eos.config as config
 import eos.db
 from .eqBase import EqBase
 from eos.saveddata.price import Price as types_Price
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Effect(EqBase):
         if it doesn't, set dummy values and add a dummy handler
         """
         try:
-            if all_effects_module:
+            if all_effects_module and config.use_all_effect_module:
                 func = getattr(all_effects_module, self.handlerName)
                 self.__effectModule = effectModule = func()
                 self.__handler = effectModule.get("handler", effectDummy)