diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index a31f165..ec584c1 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ export default {
       atom.config.observe('linter-flake8.builtins', (value) => {
         this.builtins = value;
       }),
+      atom.config.observe('linter-flake8.lintsOnChange', (value) => {
+        this.lintsOnChange = value;
+      }),
     );
   },
 
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ export default {
       name: 'Flake8',
       grammarScopes: ['source.python', 'source.python.django'],
       scope: 'file',
-      lintsOnChange: true,
+      lintsOnChange: this.lintsOnChange,
       lint: async (textEditor) => {
         if (!atom.workspace.isTextEditor(textEditor)) {
           // Invalid TextEditor
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ece9ab..fa0d70f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
         "type": "string"
       },
       "description": "Define additional built in variables, in a comma separated list."
+    },
+    "lintsOnChange": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "default": true,
+      "description": "trigger of lint. if false, lint on save."
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {