diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index b9f217e3..73cb9acc 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -1980,6 +1980,9 @@ Lod emitter service checker function
 Mesh profiling
 Upgrade target framerate
 
+(05/25/2025)
+Flag to enable/disable opengl error checking calls
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/EngineState.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/EngineState.java
index 267215a8..e9d2a6fe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/EngineState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/EngineState.java
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ public class EngineState {
          */
         public static boolean HEADLESS = false;
 
+        /**
+         * Controls whether we error check opengl calls or not
+         */
+        public static boolean ERROR_CHECK_OPENGL = true;
+
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/RenderingEngine.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/RenderingEngine.java
index 6ac979e2..4da9d764 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/RenderingEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/renderer/RenderingEngine.java
@@ -860,10 +860,12 @@ public class RenderingEngine {
      * Refer: https://docs.gl/gl4/glGetError
      */
     public boolean checkError(){
-        int error = this.getError();
-        if(error != GL11.GL_NO_ERROR){
-            LoggerInterface.loggerRenderer.ERROR("checkError - " + getErrorInEnglish(error), new Exception("OpenGL Error"));
-            return true;
+        if(EngineState.EngineFlags.ERROR_CHECK_OPENGL){
+            int error = this.getError();
+            if(error != GL11.GL_NO_ERROR){
+                LoggerInterface.loggerRenderer.ERROR("checkError - " + getErrorInEnglish(error), new Exception("OpenGL Error"));
+                return true;
+            }
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -873,10 +875,13 @@ public class RenderingEngine {
      * @return The error code
      */
     public int getError(){
-        int lastCode = GL11.glGetError();
-        int currentCode = lastCode;
-        while((currentCode = GL11.glGetError()) != GL11.GL_NO_ERROR){
-            lastCode = currentCode;
+        int lastCode = 0;
+        if(EngineState.EngineFlags.ERROR_CHECK_OPENGL){
+            lastCode = GL11.glGetError();
+            int currentCode = lastCode;
+            while((currentCode = GL11.glGetError()) != GL11.GL_NO_ERROR){
+                lastCode = currentCode;
+            }
         }
         return lastCode;
     }
@@ -887,8 +892,10 @@ public class RenderingEngine {
      */
     public int getGLFWError(){
         int lastCode = 0;
-        try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()){
-            lastCode = GLFW.glfwGetError(stack.callocPointer(1));
+        if(EngineState.EngineFlags.ERROR_CHECK_OPENGL){
+            try (MemoryStack stack = MemoryStack.stackPush()){
+                lastCode = GLFW.glfwGetError(stack.callocPointer(1));
+            }
         }
         return lastCode;
     }