diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/dh-loader.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/dh-loader.gradle
index 59ee54ad4..09268cf07 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/dh-loader.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/dh-loader.gradle
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ if (isNotCommonProject) {
                 //"-XX:+ZGenerational",
                 rootProject.minecraftMemoryJavaArg,
             )
-            if (isClient) {
+            if (isClient) 
+            {
                 runTask.jvmArgs(
                     "-Dminecraft.api.auth.host=https://nope.invalid",
                     "-Dminecraft.api.account.host=https://nope.invalid",
@@ -404,9 +405,17 @@ if (isNotCommonProject) {
                     // use a consistent username for easier debugging in a given world (vs randomly teleporting to a new user each time the game boots)
                     "--username", "Dev",
                     // "--renderDebugLabels" is a Mojang command to show render names in RenderDoc
-                    "--renderDebugLabels",
+                    "--renderDebugLabels"
+                    )
+                
+                // enabling tracy causes constant memory growth so it isn't always desired
+                if (rootProject.minecraftEnableTracy == "true")
+                {
                     // "--tracy" is a Mojang command to allow individual frames to be debugged using Tracy https://github.com/wolfpld/tracy/releases/tag/v0.13.1
-                    "--tracy")
+                    runTask.args("--tracy")
+                }
+                
+                
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 9ca5b4bc9..e0e78d7b0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ mcVer=26.1.2
 
 # Defines the maximum amount of memory Minecraft is allowed when run in a development environment
 minecraftMemoryJavaArg=-Xmx6G
+# can be enabled for use with the Tracy profiler, disabled by default since it causes constant memory growth when running
+minecraftEnableTracy=false
+