diff --git a/config/sqlviews.php b/config/sqlviews.php
index 9124735..d4b8f9d 100644
--- a/config/sqlviews.php
+++ b/config/sqlviews.php
@@ -2,4 +2,11 @@
 
 return [
     'mysql_views_path' => 'database/views',
+
+    'folder' => [
+        'create' => [
+            'views' => env('SQL_VIEWS_REGISTER_VIEWS_FOLDER', true),
+            'procedures' => env('SQL_VIEWS_REGISTER_PROCEDURES_FOLDER', true)
+        ]
+    ]
 ];
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c5428e5..2cdd9e6 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -32,9 +32,16 @@ To use:
 It will search the folder recursively, so you can organise your views into subfolders if you wish.
 
 The packge comes with a tiny config file.
+```
+php artisan vendor:publish --tag=sqlviews.config
+```
 
-
-
+To disable the automatic creation of either the `database/views` and/or `database/procedures` folder(s) you can add the following `.env` variables :-
+```
+SQL_VIEWS_REGISTER_VIEWS_FOLDER=false
+SQL_VIEWS_REGISTER_PROCEDURES_FOLDER=false
+```
+Please note that disabling folder creation without a good understanding of this package will cause you issues.
 
 ## Change log
 
diff --git a/src/Commands/UpdateSqlViews.php b/src/Commands/UpdateSqlViews.php
index d3e135b..559e251 100644
--- a/src/Commands/UpdateSqlViews.php
+++ b/src/Commands/UpdateSqlViews.php
@@ -44,12 +44,15 @@ public function __construct()
      */
     public function handle()
     {
-        $countViews = $this->processDir(base_path('database/views'));
-        $this->info($countViews . ' views created');
-
+        if (config('sqlviews.folder.create.views')) {
+            $countViews = $this->processDir(base_path('database/views'));
+            $this->info($countViews . ' views created');
+        }
 
-        $countProcs = $this->processProcsDir(base_path('database/procedures'));
-        $this->info($countProcs . ' procedures run');
+        if (config('sqlviews.folder.create.procedures')) {
+            $countProcs = $this->processProcsDir(base_path('database/procedures'));
+            $this->info($countProcs . ' procedures run');
+        }
     }
 
     public function processProcsDir(string $dir_path)
diff --git a/src/SqlViewsServiceProvider.php b/src/SqlViewsServiceProvider.php
index 396deb3..55a04e9 100644
--- a/src/SqlViewsServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/SqlViewsServiceProvider.php
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ public function register()
         $this->mergeConfigFrom(__DIR__.'/../config/sqlviews.php', 'sqlviews');
 
         //create the default folder for storing mysql view definitions
-        if (! is_dir(base_path('database/views'))) {
+        if (! is_dir(base_path('database/views')) && config('sqlviews.folder.create.views')) {
             mkdir(base_path('database/views'));
             copy(__DIR__.'/database/views/example.sql', base_path('database/views/example.sql'));
         }
 
-        if (!is_dir(base_path('database/procedures'))) {
+        if (!is_dir(base_path('database/procedures')) && config('sqlviews.folder.create.procedures')) {
             mkdir(base_path('database/procedures'));
             copy(__DIR__ . '/database/procedures/example-proc.sql', base_path('database/procedures/example-proc.sql'));
         }