diff --git a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptExpansionCommands.java b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptExpansionCommands.java
index 4756d47f..9ac6b858 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptExpansionCommands.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptExpansionCommands.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public boolean execute(CommandSender sender, String label, String[] args) {
                 }
 
                 final String script = String.join(" ", Arrays.copyOfRange(args, 2, args.length));
-                final JavascriptPlaceholder placeholder = new JavascriptPlaceholder(expansion.getGlobalEngine(), "parse-command", String.join(" ", script));
+                final JavascriptPlaceholder placeholder = new JavascriptPlaceholder(expansion.getGlobalEngine(), "parse-command", String.join(" ", script), true);
 
                 if ("me".equalsIgnoreCase(args[1])) {
                     if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptPlaceholder.java b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptPlaceholder.java
index 0c6cb6b9..e5742afa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptPlaceholder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptPlaceholder.java
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ public class JavascriptPlaceholder {
     private final ScriptEngine engine;
     private final String identifier;
     private final String script;
+    private final boolean dataPersists;
     private ScriptData scriptData;
     private final File dataFile;
     private YamlConfiguration yaml;
 
-    public JavascriptPlaceholder(ScriptEngine engine, String identifier, String script) {
+    public JavascriptPlaceholder(ScriptEngine engine, String identifier, String script, boolean dataPersists) {
         Validate.notNull(engine, "ScriptEngine can not be null");
         Validate.notNull(identifier, "Identifier can not be null");
         Validate.notNull(script, "Script can not be null");
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ public JavascriptPlaceholder(ScriptEngine engine, String identifier, String scri
         this.engine = engine;
         this.identifier = identifier;
         this.script = script;
+        this.dataPersists = dataPersists;
         final File directory = new File(DIRECTORY);
 
         if (!directory.exists()) {
@@ -170,7 +172,7 @@ public boolean loadData() {
     }
 
     public boolean saveData() {
-        if (scriptData == null || scriptData.isEmpty() || yaml == null) {
+        if (!dataPersists || scriptData == null || scriptData.isEmpty() || yaml == null) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptPlaceholdersConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptPlaceholdersConfig.java
index 54e97dcb..850127ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptPlaceholdersConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/extendedclip/papi/expansion/javascript/JavascriptPlaceholdersConfig.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public int loadPlaceholders() {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            final JavascriptPlaceholder placeholder = new JavascriptPlaceholder(engine, identifier, script);
+            final JavascriptPlaceholder placeholder = new JavascriptPlaceholder(engine, identifier, script, (!config.contains(identifier + ".data_persists")) || config.getBoolean(identifier + ".data_persists"));
             final boolean added = ex.addJSPlaceholder(placeholder);
 
             if (added) {