diff --git a/docs/changelog_v3.3.x.md b/docs/changelog_v3.3.x.md
index 5cea72cbc..1bee5b997 100644
--- a/docs/changelog_v3.3.x.md
+++ b/docs/changelog_v3.3.x.md
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@
 These change logs represent the work that has been going on within prison. 
 
 
-# 3.3.0-alpha.16 2023-12-10
+# 3.3.0-alpha.16 2023-12-16
+
+
+* **AutoFeatures auto permissions: enable the ability to 'disable' the perms.**  Any op'd player, if perms are enabled, will have these auto features enabled.  There is no other way around this, since this is the correct behavior of OP'd players.
+
+
+* **Mine resets: If a mine reset takes longer than 4 minutes, then that is probably a failure and the mine reset did not complete.**  Therefore, reset the mine reset mutex and try again.  This allows a "crashed" mine reset to auto fix itself if it can.  The 4 minute wait time is LONG, but it will prevent a normal reset from being canceled and restarted in the middle of a restart.
 
 
 * **Performance: Changed the defaults for the mine reset settings to help improve the performance on larger servers.**
diff --git a/prison-core/src/main/java/tech/mcprison/prison/autofeatures/AutoFeaturesFileConfig.java b/prison-core/src/main/java/tech/mcprison/prison/autofeatures/AutoFeaturesFileConfig.java
index b093c7a5a..bc2a9213e 100644
--- a/prison-core/src/main/java/tech/mcprison/prison/autofeatures/AutoFeaturesFileConfig.java
+++ b/prison-core/src/main/java/tech/mcprison/prison/autofeatures/AutoFeaturesFileConfig.java
@@ -262,6 +262,13 @@ public enum AutoFeatures {
 				permissionAutoSmelt(permissions, "prison.automanager.smelt"),
 				permissionAutoBlock(permissions, "prison.automanager.block"),
 			
+				permissionAuto__readme(permissions, "If permmissions are enabled, of which they are by default, " + 
+										"and 'isAutoFeaturesEnabled' is enabled, then all OPs will automatically " +
+										"enable auto pickup, auto smelt, and auto block because bukkit will always " +
+										"test 'true' for any permmission when OP'd. There is no way around this, " +
+										"other than just turning off these perms, which is not advisable because " +
+										"players should not be playing as OP'd. To disable these perms, then " +
+										"use a value of 'disable'."),
 				
 			lore(options),
 			
diff --git a/prison-spigot/src/main/java/tech/mcprison/prison/spigot/autofeatures/AutoManagerFeatures.java b/prison-spigot/src/main/java/tech/mcprison/prison/spigot/autofeatures/AutoManagerFeatures.java
index 79da13c74..4c0413e29 100644
--- a/prison-spigot/src/main/java/tech/mcprison/prison/spigot/autofeatures/AutoManagerFeatures.java
+++ b/prison-spigot/src/main/java/tech/mcprison/prison/spigot/autofeatures/AutoManagerFeatures.java
@@ -516,9 +516,19 @@ private int applyAutoEventsDetails( PrisonMinesBlockBreakEvent pmEvent ) {
 		
 		boolean isAutoFeaturesEnabled = isBoolean( AutoFeatures.isAutoFeaturesEnabled );
 		
-		boolean permPickup = isAutoFeaturesEnabled && player.isPermissionSet( getMessage( AutoFeatures.permissionAutoPickup ));
-		boolean permSmelt = isAutoFeaturesEnabled && player.isPermissionSet( getMessage( AutoFeatures.permissionAutoSmelt ));
-		boolean permBlock = isAutoFeaturesEnabled && player.isPermissionSet( getMessage( AutoFeatures.permissionAutoBlock ));
+		String permAutoPickup = getMessage( AutoFeatures.permissionAutoPickup );
+		String permAutoSmelt = getMessage( AutoFeatures.permissionAutoSmelt );
+		String permAutoBlock = getMessage( AutoFeatures.permissionAutoBlock );
+		
+		boolean permPickup = isAutoFeaturesEnabled && 
+								!"disable".equalsIgnoreCase( permAutoPickup ) && 
+								player.isPermissionSet( permAutoPickup );
+		boolean permSmelt = isAutoFeaturesEnabled && 
+								!"disable".equalsIgnoreCase( permAutoSmelt ) && 
+								player.isPermissionSet( permAutoSmelt );
+		boolean permBlock = isAutoFeaturesEnabled && 
+								!"disable".equalsIgnoreCase( permAutoBlock ) && 
+								player.isPermissionSet( permAutoBlock );
 		
 		
 		boolean configPickup = isAutoFeaturesEnabled && isBoolean( AutoFeatures.autoPickupEnabled );