diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 5d651dff..4f53ba19 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	Machine_Type string // GCE machine type (e.g. "n1-highcpu-2")
 
-	Cover bool // use kcov coverage (default: true)
-	Leak  bool // do memory leak checking
+	Cover     bool // use kcov coverage (default: true)
+	Leak      bool // do memory leak checking
+	Reproduce bool // reproduce, localize and minimize crashers (on by default)
 
 	Enable_Syscalls  []string
 	Disable_Syscalls []string
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ func parse(data []byte) (*Config, map[int]bool, error) {
 	}
 	cfg := new(Config)
 	cfg.Cover = true
+	cfg.Reproduce = true
 	cfg.Sandbox = "setuid"
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, cfg); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse config file: %v", err)
@@ -317,6 +319,7 @@ func checkUnknownFields(data []byte) (string, error) {
 		"Devices",
 		"Procs",
 		"Cover",
+		"Reproduce",
 		"Sandbox",
 		"Leak",
 		"Enable_Syscalls",
diff --git a/syz-manager/manager.go b/syz-manager/manager.go
index 93f0e87d..ef079375 100644
--- a/syz-manager/manager.go
+++ b/syz-manager/manager.go
@@ -462,6 +462,9 @@ func (mgr *Manager) saveCrash(crash *Crash) {
 const maxReproAttempts = 3
 
 func (mgr *Manager) needRepro(desc string) bool {
+	if !mgr.cfg.Reproduce {
+		return false
+	}
 	sig := hash.Hash([]byte(desc))
 	dir := filepath.Join(mgr.crashdir, sig.String())
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(dir, "repro.prog")); err == nil {