diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index fb1283ec3..5d66b9e33 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     "EarthMonsterOverride": [0, 0, 0, 0],
     "SaveDumps": {
       "Enabled": true,
+      "RawEnabled": false,
       "OutputDir": "save-backups"
     }
   },
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 9b16156d0..153cfedb3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ type DevModeOptions struct {
 }
 
 type SaveDumpOptions struct {
-	Enabled   bool
-	OutputDir string
+	Enabled    bool
+	RawEnabled bool
+	OutputDir  string
 }
 
 // GameplayOptions has various gameplay modifiers
diff --git a/server/channelserver/handlers_data.go b/server/channelserver/handlers_data.go
index 5de1c4f65..805fa59f5 100644
--- a/server/channelserver/handlers_data.go
+++ b/server/channelserver/handlers_data.go
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ func handleMsgMhfSavedata(s *Session, p mhfpacket.MHFPacket) {
 			doAckSimpleSucceed(s, pkt.AckHandle, make([]byte, 4))
 			return
 		}
+		if s.server.erupeConfig.DevModeOptions.SaveDumps.RawEnabled {
+			dumpSaveData(s, saveData, "raw-savedata")
+		}
 		s.logger.Info("Updating save with blob")
 		characterSaveData.decompSave = saveData
 	}