2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 0c81c2e..b913906 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (h Handler) Handle(r gemini.Request) gemini.Response {
 		return gemini.ErrorResponse(err)
 	}
 
-	if isExecutable(path) {
+	if h.cfg.ExecuteFiles && isExecutable(path) {
 		return h.serveExecutable(r, path)
 	}
 
diff --git a/input.go b/input.go
index 6b3d0e8..12ccf78 100644
--- a/input.go
+++ b/input.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// default to 5
 	ExecTimeout int64 `toml:"exec_timeout"`
 
+	// default to false because the content might not be trusted
+	ExecuteFiles bool
+
 	TLSCert string `toml:"tls_certificate"`
 	TLSKey  string `toml:"tls_key"`
 }