diff --git a/src/js/game/components/belt.js b/src/js/game/components/belt.js
index dcac6ecb..ebb0c4ef 100644
--- a/src/js/game/components/belt.js
+++ b/src/js/game/components/belt.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class BeltComponent extends Component {
      * @param {BaseItem} item
      */
     takeItem(item, leftoverProgress = 0.0) {
-        if (G_IS_DEV) {
+        if (G_IS_DEV && !globalConfig.debug.disableBeltAsserts) {
             assert(
                 this.sortedItems.length === 0 ||
                     leftoverProgress <= this.sortedItems[0][0] - globalConfig.itemSpacingOnBelts + 0.001,
diff --git a/translations/base-en.yaml b/translations/base-en.yaml
index b224e906..e2fe034c 100644
--- a/translations/base-en.yaml
+++ b/translations/base-en.yaml
@@ -718,6 +718,10 @@ settings:
             title: Assert / Disable GetTile Asserts
             description: >-
                 Speed ups the game at the cost of not checking obvious things.
+        debug_disableBeltAsserts: 
+            title: Assert / Disable Belt Asserts
+            description: >-
+                Speed ups the game at the cost of not checking obvious things.
 
 keybindings:
     title: Keybindings