diff --git a/buildNumber.properties b/buildNumber.properties
index 45003335..afe971cc 100644
--- a/buildNumber.properties
+++ b/buildNumber.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #maven.buildNumber.plugin properties file
-#Sat Mar 23 19:48:52 EDT 2024
-buildNumber=82
+#Sun Mar 24 15:51:37 EDT 2024
+buildNumber=83
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/profiler/Profiler.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/profiler/Profiler.java
index b6dac7b0..06bd5e07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/profiler/Profiler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/profiler/Profiler.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import org.lwjgl.util.remotery.Remotery;
 public class Profiler {
 
     //controls whether to profile or not
-    public static final boolean PROFILE = true;
+    public static boolean PROFILE = true;
 
     //pointer to the global instance
     long pointer = -1;
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ public class Profiler {
      * Creates the profiler
      */
     public Profiler(){
-        try(MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()){
-            PointerBuffer allocBuffer = stack.mallocPointer(1);
-            Remotery.rmt_CreateGlobalInstance(allocBuffer);
-            pointer = allocBuffer.get();
+        if(PROFILE){
+            try(MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()){
+                PointerBuffer allocBuffer = stack.mallocPointer(1);
+                Remotery.rmt_CreateGlobalInstance(allocBuffer);
+                pointer = allocBuffer.get();
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/entity/SpawningCreaturesTest.java b/src/test/java/entity/SpawningCreaturesTest.java
index 4c41e03b..26f7d409 100644
--- a/src/test/java/entity/SpawningCreaturesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/entity/SpawningCreaturesTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
 import electrosphere.engine.Main;
+import electrosphere.engine.profiler.Profiler;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureUtils;
 import electrosphere.net.NetUtils;
 import electrosphere.server.datacell.Realm;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ public class SpawningCreaturesTest {
         Globals.RUN_CLIENT = true;
         Globals.RUN_SERVER = true;
         Globals.HEADLESS = true;
+        Profiler.PROFILE = false;
         NetUtils.setPort(0);
         Main.startUp();
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/startup/StartupTest.java b/src/test/java/startup/StartupTest.java
index cb619a28..a44fe24e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/startup/StartupTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/startup/StartupTest.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 
 import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
 import electrosphere.engine.Main;
+import electrosphere.engine.profiler.Profiler;
 import electrosphere.net.NetUtils;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ public class StartupTest extends TestCase {
         Globals.RUN_CLIENT = false;
         Globals.RUN_SERVER = true;
         Globals.HEADLESS = true;
+        Profiler.PROFILE = false;
         NetUtils.setPort(0);
         Main.startUp();
         Main.mainLoop(1);