diff --git a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
index b8f6de63d3..45d6e08dc1 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
@@ -570,6 +570,15 @@ function settings (container, appAPI, appEvents) {
     </div>
   `
 
+  setTimeout(function () {
+    var select = document.querySelector('#selectExEnvOptions')
+    var optionVMindex = 0
+    if (appAPI.config.get('settings/always-use-vm')) {
+      // select.options[optionVMindex].selected = true
+      select.selectedIndex = optionVMindex
+    }
+  }, 0)
+
   // EVENTS
   appEvents.udapp.register('transactionExecuted', (error, from, to, data, lookupOnly, txResult) => {
     if (error) return
diff --git a/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.js
index 867802870a..d02eada12c 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/settings-tab.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function SettingsTab (container, appAPI, appEvents, opts) {
 
   var queryParams = new QueryParams()
 
+  var optionVM = yo`<input class="${css.col1}" id="alwaysUseVM" type="checkbox">`
   var el = yo`
     <div class="${css.settingsTabView} "id="settingsView">
       <div class="${css.info}">
@@ -56,6 +57,10 @@ function SettingsTab (container, appAPI, appEvents, opts) {
         <div><input class="${css.col1}" id="editorWrap" type="checkbox"></div>
         <span class="${css.checkboxText}">Text Wrap</span>
       </div>
+      <div class="${css.crow}">
+        <div>${optionVM}</div>
+        <span class="${css.checkboxText}">Always use VM</span>
+      </div>
       <div class="${css.crow}">
         <div><input class="${css.col1}" id="optimize" type="checkbox"></div>
         <span class="${css.checkboxText}">Enable Optimization</span>
@@ -67,6 +72,11 @@ function SettingsTab (container, appAPI, appEvents, opts) {
     setVersionText(version, el)
   })
 
+  optionVM.checked = appAPI.config.get('settings/always-use-vm') || false
+  optionVM.addEventListener('change', event => {
+    appAPI.config.set('settings/always-use-vm', !appAPI.config.get('settings/always-use-vm'))
+  })
+
   var optimize = el.querySelector('#optimize')
   if ((queryParams.get().optimize === 'true')) {
     optimize.setAttribute('checked', true)