diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/blackjack/BlackjackConfig.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/blackjack/BlackjackConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..803d19a662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/blackjack/BlackjackConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, gazivodag <https://github.com/gazivodag>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+package net.runelite.client.plugins.blackjack;
+
+import net.runelite.client.config.Config;
+import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigGroup;
+import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigItem;
+
+@ConfigGroup("blackjack")
+public interface BlackjackConfig extends Config
+{
+	@ConfigItem(
+			keyName = "pickpocketOnAggro",
+			name = "Pickpocket when aggro\'d",
+			description = "Switches to \"Pickpocket\" when bandit is aggro\'d. Saves food at the cost of slight xp/h."
+	)
+	default boolean pickpocketOnAggro()
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/blackjack/BlackjackPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/blackjack/BlackjackPlugin.java
index 498971094a..b5d6c2f635 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/blackjack/BlackjackPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/blackjack/BlackjackPlugin.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.client.plugins.blackjack;
 
+import com.google.inject.Provides;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import net.runelite.api.GameState;
 import net.runelite.api.Varbits;
 import net.runelite.api.events.ChatMessage;
 import net.runelite.api.events.MenuEntryAdded;
+import net.runelite.client.config.ConfigManager;
 import net.runelite.client.eventbus.Subscribe;
 import net.runelite.client.menus.MenuManager;
 import net.runelite.client.plugins.Plugin;
@@ -48,38 +50,49 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomUtils;
  * Authors gazivodag longstreet
  */
 @PluginDescriptor(
-	name = "Blackjack",
-	description = "Allows for one-click blackjacking, both knocking out and pickpocketing",
-	tags = {"blackjack", "thieving"},
-	type = PluginType.SKILLING,
-	enabledByDefault = false
+		name = "Blackjack",
+		description = "Allows for one-click blackjacking, both knocking out and pickpocketing",
+		tags = {"blackjack", "thieving"},
+		type = PluginType.SKILLING,
+		enabledByDefault = false
 )
 
 @Singleton
 @Slf4j
 public class BlackjackPlugin extends Plugin
 {
+	private static final String SUCCESS_BLACKJACK = "You smack the bandit over the head and render them unconscious.";
+	private static final String FAILED_BLACKJACK = "Your blow only glances off the bandit's head.";
 	private static final int POLLNIVNEACH_REGION = 13358;
+	private long nextKnockOutTick = 0;
 	@Inject
 	private Client client;
 	@Inject
 	private MenuManager menuManager;
-	private boolean isKnockedOut = false;
-	private long nextKnockOutTick = 0;
+	@Inject
+	private BlackjackConfig config;
+
+
+	@Provides
+	BlackjackConfig getConfig(ConfigManager configManager)
+	{
+		return configManager.getConfig(BlackjackConfig.class);
+	}
+
 
 	@Subscribe
 	public void onMenuEntryAdded(MenuEntryAdded event)
 	{
 		if (client.getGameState() != GameState.LOGGED_IN ||
-			client.getVar(Varbits.QUEST_THE_FEUD) < 13 ||
-			client.getLocalPlayer().getWorldLocation().getRegionID() != POLLNIVNEACH_REGION)
+				client.getVar(Varbits.QUEST_THE_FEUD) < 13 ||
+				client.getLocalPlayer().getWorldLocation().getRegionID() != POLLNIVNEACH_REGION)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 
 		String option = Text.removeTags(event.getOption().toLowerCase());
 		String target = Text.removeTags(event.getTarget().toLowerCase());
-		if (isKnockedOut && nextKnockOutTick >= client.getTickCount())
+		if (nextKnockOutTick >= client.getTickCount())
 		{
 			MenuUtil.swap(client, "pickpocket", option, target);
 		}
@@ -94,9 +107,8 @@ public class BlackjackPlugin extends Plugin
 	{
 		if (event.getType() == ChatMessageType.SPAM)
 		{
-			if (event.getMessage().equals("You smack the bandit over the head and render them unconscious."))
+			if (event.getMessage().equals(SUCCESS_BLACKJACK) ^ (event.getMessage().equals(FAILED_BLACKJACK) && config.pickpocketOnAggro()))
 			{
-				isKnockedOut = true;
 				nextKnockOutTick = client.getTickCount() + RandomUtils.nextInt(3, 4);
 			}
 		}