diff --git a/StatBot/Handlers/mIRCStatsHandler.cs b/StatBot/Handlers/mIRCStatsHandler.cs
index a62516f..53e920d 100644
--- a/StatBot/Handlers/mIRCStatsHandler.cs
+++ b/StatBot/Handlers/mIRCStatsHandler.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public mIRCStatsHandler(BotSettings botSettings)
         /// <returns>A Task representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
         public async Task GenerateStatsAsync()
         {
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_botSettings.mIRCStats.GeneratorFile))
+            if (_botSettings.mIRCStats.UseInternalTimer)
             {
                 System.IO.FileInfo fileinfo = new System.IO.FileInfo(_botSettings.mIRCStats.GeneratorFile);
                 folder = fileinfo.Directory.FullName;
diff --git a/StatBot/Settings/BotSettings.cs b/StatBot/Settings/BotSettings.cs
index ae08d77..8b19bbd 100644
--- a/StatBot/Settings/BotSettings.cs
+++ b/StatBot/Settings/BotSettings.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ public MIRCStats(IConfiguration configuration)
             LaunchEveryMinutes = configuration.GetValue<int>("MIRCStats:LaunchEveryMinutes");
             GeneratorFile = configuration.GetValue<string>("MIRCStats:GeneratorFile");
             WaitUntilCompleted = configuration.GetValue<bool>("MIRCStats:WaitUntilCompleted");
+            UseInternalTimer = !String.IsNullOrEmpty(GeneratorFile);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -228,6 +229,11 @@ public MIRCStats(IConfiguration configuration)
         /// </summary>
         /// <value><c>true</c> if [wait until completed]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
         public bool WaitUntilCompleted { get; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets a value indicating whether to [use the internal timer].
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>true</c> if [use the internal timer]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public bool UseInternalTimer { get; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>