diff --git a/ARControl/ARControl.csproj b/ARControl/ARControl.csproj
index dbdd5ce..45ee9cc 100644
--- a/ARControl/ARControl.csproj
+++ b/ARControl/ARControl.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
-        <Version>4.1</Version>
+        <Version>4.2</Version>
         <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
diff --git a/ARControl/AutoRetainerControlPlugin.cs b/ARControl/AutoRetainerControlPlugin.cs
index 89f4d21..96e51d4 100644
--- a/ARControl/AutoRetainerControlPlugin.cs
+++ b/ARControl/AutoRetainerControlPlugin.cs
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ public sealed partial class AutoRetainerControlPlugin : IDalamudPlugin
     private readonly AllaganToolsIpc _allaganToolsIpc;
     private readonly ConfigWindow _configWindow;
     private readonly AutoRetainerApi _autoRetainerApi;
+    private readonly AutoRetainerReflection _autoRetainerReflection;
 
     public AutoRetainerControlPlugin(DalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface, IDataManager dataManager,
         IClientState clientState, IChatGui chatGui, ICommandManager commandManager, ITextureProvider textureProvider,
-        IPluginLog pluginLog)
+        IFramework framework, IPluginLog pluginLog)
     {
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(pluginInterface);
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(dataManager);
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ public sealed partial class AutoRetainerControlPlugin : IDalamudPlugin
 
         ECommonsMain.Init(_pluginInterface, this);
         _autoRetainerApi = new();
+        _autoRetainerReflection = new AutoRetainerReflection(pluginInterface, framework, pluginLog, _autoRetainerApi);
 
         _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.Draw += _windowSystem.Draw;
         _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.OpenConfigUi += _configWindow.Toggle;
@@ -102,6 +104,12 @@ public sealed partial class AutoRetainerControlPlugin : IDalamudPlugin
 
     private unsafe uint? GetNextVenture(string retainerName, bool dryRun)
     {
+        if (!_autoRetainerReflection.ShouldReassign)
+        {
+            _pluginLog.Information("AutoRetainer is configured to not reassign ventures, so we are not checking any venture lists.");
+            return null;
+        }
+
         var ch = _configuration.Characters.SingleOrDefault(x => x.LocalContentId == _clientState.LocalContentId);
         if (ch == null)
         {
@@ -442,6 +450,7 @@ public sealed partial class AutoRetainerControlPlugin : IDalamudPlugin
         _pluginInterface.UiBuilder.Draw -= _windowSystem.Draw;
 
         _iconCache.Dispose();
+        _autoRetainerReflection.Dispose();
         _autoRetainerApi.Dispose();
         ECommonsMain.Dispose();
     }
diff --git a/ARControl/External/AutoRetainerReflection.cs b/ARControl/External/AutoRetainerReflection.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26d80a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ARControl/External/AutoRetainerReflection.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Reflection;
+using AutoRetainerAPI;
+using Dalamud.Plugin;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
+using LLib;
+
+namespace ARControl.External
+{
+    internal sealed class AutoRetainerReflection : IDisposable
+    {
+        private readonly IPluginLog _pluginLog;
+        private readonly AutoRetainerApi _autoRetainerApi;
+        private readonly DalamudReflector _reflector;
+
+        public AutoRetainerReflection(DalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface, IFramework framework,
+            IPluginLog pluginLog, AutoRetainerApi autoRetainerApi)
+        {
+            _pluginLog = pluginLog;
+            _autoRetainerApi = autoRetainerApi;
+            _reflector = new DalamudReflector(pluginInterface, framework, pluginLog);
+        }
+
+        [SuppressMessage("Performance", "CA2000", Justification = "Should not dispose other plugins")]
+        public bool ShouldReassign
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    if (_autoRetainerApi.Ready &&
+                        _reflector.TryGetDalamudPlugin("AutoRetainer", out var autoRetainer, false, true))
+                    {
+                        var config =
+                            autoRetainer.GetType().GetProperty("C", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.NonPublic)!
+                                .GetValue(null);
+                        if (config == null)
+                        {
+                            _pluginLog.Warning("Could not retrieve AR config");
+                            return true;
+                        }
+
+                        bool dontReassign = (bool)config.GetType()
+                            .GetField("_dontReassign", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public)!
+                            .GetValue(config)!;
+                        _pluginLog.Verbose($"DontReassign is set to {dontReassign}");
+                        return !dontReassign;
+                    }
+
+
+                    _pluginLog.Warning("Could not check if reassign is enabled, AutoRetainer not loaded");
+                    return true;
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    _pluginLog.Warning(e, "Unable to check if reassign is enabled");
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _reflector.Dispose();
+        }
+    }
+}