diff --git a/chia/data_layer/data_layer.py b/chia/data_layer/data_layer.py
index 87b53589e174..e641568f0bb3 100644
--- a/chia/data_layer/data_layer.py
+++ b/chia/data_layer/data_layer.py
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ async def batch_insert(
                 raise ValueError(f"Singleton with launcher ID {tree_id} is not owned by DL Wallet")
 
             t1 = time.monotonic()
-            batch_hash = await self.data_store.insert_batch(tree_id, changelist, status)
+            enable_batch_autoinsert = self.config.get("enable_batch_autoinsert", True)
+            batch_hash = await self.data_store.insert_batch(tree_id, changelist, status, enable_batch_autoinsert)
             t2 = time.monotonic()
             self.log.info(f"Data store batch update process time: {t2 - t1}.")
             # todo return empty node hash from get_tree_root
diff --git a/chia/data_layer/data_store.py b/chia/data_layer/data_store.py
index 0279158a36dc..e3867973a603 100644
--- a/chia/data_layer/data_store.py
+++ b/chia/data_layer/data_store.py
@@ -1332,6 +1332,7 @@ async def insert_batch(
         tree_id: bytes32,
         changelist: List[Dict[str, Any]],
         status: Status = Status.PENDING,
+        enable_batch_autoinsert: bool = True,
     ) -> Optional[bytes32]:
         async with self.transaction():
             old_root = await self.get_tree_root(tree_id)
@@ -1369,7 +1370,7 @@ async def insert_batch(
                         # The key is not referenced in any other operation but this autoinsert, hence the order
                         # of performing these should not matter. We perform all these autoinserts as a batch
                         # at the end, to speed up the tree processing operations.
-                        if key_hash_frequency[hash] == 1:
+                        if key_hash_frequency[hash] == 1 and enable_batch_autoinsert:
                             terminal_node_hash = await self._insert_terminal_node(key, value)
                             pending_autoinsert_hashes.append(terminal_node_hash)
                             continue
diff --git a/chia/util/initial-config.yaml b/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
index a99fc6443685..f1c902cf529b 100644
--- a/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
+++ b/chia/util/initial-config.yaml
@@ -687,6 +687,9 @@ data_layer:
   # separate log file (under logging/data_sql.log).
   log_sqlite_cmds: False
 
+  # Speeds up autoinserts. Disable to perform inserts one by one instead of in a batch.
+  enable_batch_autoinsert: True
+
   logging: *logging
 
   ssl: