diff --git a/src/integrationTest/kotlin/TestRunner.kt b/src/integrationTest/kotlin/TestRunner.kt
index 8656e5a..64c2d81 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/kotlin/TestRunner.kt
+++ b/src/integrationTest/kotlin/TestRunner.kt
@@ -17,4 +17,49 @@ class TestRunner {
         output.assertContains("Godot information:","Header not printed")
         output.assertContains("Current version: 3.5","Godot version not printed")
     }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ArgumentsSource(ScriptTypeArgumentProvider::class)
+    fun `can disable shell script generation`(postfix: String, @TempDir tempDir: File) {
+        "respectShellScriptGeneration".createBuildFile(postfix, tempDir)
+        //run the tasks we want
+        doRun(tempDir, listOf("tasks", "buildEnvironment"), "--stacktrace")
+
+        // The build file specifies NOT to generate the shell scripts.
+        // Check if the setting was respected and the files haven't been generated.
+        val allFiles = tempDir.listFiles() ?: emptyArray()
+        allFiles.assertFileNotPresent("editor.sh")
+        allFiles.assertFileNotPresent("editor.bat")
+        allFiles.assertFileNotPresent("game.sh")
+        allFiles.assertFileNotPresent("game.bat")
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ArgumentsSource(ScriptTypeArgumentProvider::class)
+    fun `shell scripts are generated by default`(postfix: String, @TempDir tempDir: File) {
+
+        "noconfig".createBuildFile(postfix, tempDir)
+        //run the tasks we want
+        doRun(tempDir, listOf("tasks", "buildEnvironment"), "--stacktrace")
+        // The build file specifies NOT to generate the shell scripts.
+        // Check if the setting was respected and the files haven't been generated.
+        val allFiles = tempDir.listFiles() ?: emptyArray()
+        allFiles.assertFileIsPresent("editor.sh")
+        allFiles.assertFileIsPresent("editor.bat")
+        allFiles.assertFileIsPresent("game.sh")
+        allFiles.assertFileIsPresent("game.bat")
+    }
+
+    private fun Array<out File>.assertFileIsPresent(fileName: String) {
+        assert(any { it.name == fileName }) {
+            "The file '${fileName}' does not exist even though it should exist."
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun Array<out File>.assertFileNotPresent(fileName: String) {
+        assert(none { it.name == fileName }) {
+            "The file '${fileName}' exists even though it shouldn't exist."
+        }
+    }
+
 }
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diff --git a/src/integrationTest/resources/respectShellScriptGeneration/build.gradle b/src/integrationTest/resources/respectShellScriptGeneration/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad4fe71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integrationTest/resources/respectShellScriptGeneration/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'io.github.frontrider.godle'
+}
+
+godle {
+    generateQuickstartScripts = false
+}
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diff --git a/src/integrationTest/resources/respectShellScriptGeneration/build.gradle.kts b/src/integrationTest/resources/respectShellScriptGeneration/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c4252
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integrationTest/resources/respectShellScriptGeneration/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+    id("io.github.frontrider.godle")
+}
+
+godle {
+    generateQuickstartScripts = false
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/initializers/initBaseGodot.kt b/src/main/kotlin/initializers/initBaseGodot.kt
index b14c038..3a5ffcb 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/initializers/initBaseGodot.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/initializers/initBaseGodot.kt
@@ -33,32 +33,10 @@ internal fun Project.initBaseGodot() {
             }
         }
         //create runner scripts
-        // Not in a task, to make it less cumbersome.
-        File(project.projectDir, "editor.sh").apply {
-            if (!exists()) {
-                writeText(
-                    "#!/bin/sh \n./gradlew godotEditor"
-                )
-            }
-        }
-        File(project.projectDir, "editor.bat").apply {
-            if (!exists()) {
-                writeText(
-                    "gradlew.bat godotEditor"
-                )
-            }
-        }
-        File(project.projectDir, "game.sh").apply {
-            if (!exists()) {
-                writeText(
-                    "#!/bin/sh \n./gradlew godotRunGame"
-                )
-            }
-        }
-        File(project.projectDir, "game.bat").apply {
-            if (!exists()) {
-                writeText("call gradlew.bat godotRunGame")
-            }
+        if(extension.generateQuickstartScripts){
+            // create runner scripts
+            // Not in a task, to make it less cumbersome.
+            this.generateQuickstartScripts()
         }
 
         val storePath = "${extension.godotFolder}/"
@@ -166,16 +144,7 @@ internal fun Project.initBaseGodot() {
     }
 }
 
-private fun Project.generateQuickstartScripts(extension: GodleExtension) {
-    //ignore the gradle wrapper's folder.
-    if (File(project.rootDir, "gradle/").exists()) {
-        val file = File(project.rootDir, "gradle/.gdignore")
-        if (!file.exists()) {
-            file.writeText("")
-        }
-    }
-    //create runner scripts
-    // Not in a task, to make it less cumbersome.
+private fun Project.generateQuickstartScripts() {
     File(project.rootDir, "editor.sh").apply {
         if (!exists()) {
             writeText(