diff --git a/ai2html.js b/ai2html.js
index b99e3a4..09337e4 100644
--- a/ai2html.js
+++ b/ai2html.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ var defaultSettings = {
   "render_text_as": "html", // Options: html, image
   "render_rotated_skewed_text_as": "html", // Options: html, image
   "testing_mode": false,  // Render text in both bg image and HTML to test HTML text placement
+  "write_settings_block": true, //Add settings block to ai file
   "show_completion_dialog_box": true,
   "clickable_link": "",  // Add a URL to make the entire graphic a clickable link
   "last_updated_text": "",
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@ try {
 
   nameSpace = docSettings.namespace || nameSpace;
 
-  if (!textBlockData.settings) {
+  if (!textBlockData.settings && docSettings.write_settings_block) {
     createSettingsBlock(docSettings);
   }
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a39637e..59d5ef7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "ai2html",
-  "version": "0.111.0",
+  "version": "0.115.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
-      "name": "ai2html",
-      "version": "0.111.0",
+      "version": "0.115.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "mocha": "^10.0.0"