diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
index 5720b7a7..eddec15e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
             }
     }
 
-    var lastPopup : SearchResponse? = null
+    var lastPopup: SearchResponse? = null
     fun loadPopup(result: SearchResponse) {
         lastPopup = result
         viewModel.load(
@@ -716,7 +716,12 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
 
         changeStatusBarState(isEmulatorSettings())
 
-        if (lastError == null) {
+
+        if (PluginManager.checkSafeModeFile()) {
+            normalSafeApiCall {
+                showToast(this, R.string.safe_mode_file, Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
+            }
+        } else if (lastError == null) {
             ioSafe {
                 getKey<String>(USER_SELECTED_HOMEPAGE_API)?.let { homeApi ->
                     mainPluginsLoadedEvent.invoke(loadSinglePlugin(this@MainActivity, homeApi))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
index 54fe5d75..28dfc092 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ object PluginManager {
         return getKey(PLUGINS_KEY_LOCAL) ?: emptyArray()
     }
 
-    private val LOCAL_PLUGINS_PATH =
-        Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().absolutePath + "/Cloudstream3/plugins"
+    private val CLOUD_STREAM_FOLDER =
+        Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().absolutePath + "/Cloudstream3/"
+
+    private val LOCAL_PLUGINS_PATH = CLOUD_STREAM_FOLDER + "plugins"
 
     public var currentlyLoading: String? = null
 
@@ -421,6 +423,19 @@ object PluginManager {
         afterPluginsLoadedEvent.invoke(forceReload)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This can be used to override any extension loading to fix crashes!
+     * @return true if safe mode file is present
+     **/
+    fun checkSafeModeFile(): Boolean {
+        val folder = File(CLOUD_STREAM_FOLDER)
+        if (!folder.exists()) return false
+        val files = folder.listFiles { _, name ->
+            name.equals("safe", ignoreCase = true)
+        }
+        return files?.any() ?: false
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return True if successful, false if not
      * */
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index cee6bccc..a4375ce3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -630,4 +630,5 @@
     <string name="open_with">Open with</string>
     <string name="empty_library_no_accounts_message">Looks like your library is empty :(\nLogin to a library account or add shows to your local library</string>
     <string name="empty_library_logged_in_message">Looks like this list is empty, try switching to another one</string>
+    <string name="safe_mode_file">Safe mode file found!\nNot loading any extensions on startup until file is removed.</string>
 </resources>