diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db1cca6..1208212 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ Though this should be easy enough to setup using a `cronjob`, like
 `0 */6 * * * YourDockerUser cd /path/to/docker/compose/file && docker compose restart`  
 Need different time or interval but lacking knowledge of cron? Check [crontab.guru](https://crontab.guru/)
 
+### :question: How to disable *BattlEye* anti-cheat?
+
+In your `docker-compose.yml` set `ADDITIONALFLAGS="-nobattleye"`.  
+
 ### :question: Which Docker image? `main` or `latest`?
 
 Images tagged as `latest` are **tested and known to work.**[^3]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d962397..a48c291 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
       - GAMEPORT=7777
       - QUERYPORT=27015
       - MAXPLAYERS=32
+      - ADDITIONALFLAGS=""
     ports:
       - "7777:7777/udp"
       - "7777:7777/tcp"
diff --git a/start-server.sh b/start-server.sh
index cd1b229..c7f0ee9 100644
--- a/start-server.sh
+++ b/start-server.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0 1024x768x24" \
     -port=${GAMEPORT:-7777} \
     -QueryPort=${QUERYPORT:-27015} \
     -MaxPlayers=${MAXPLAYERS:-32} \
-    &
+    ${ADDITIONALFLAGS} &
 
 WRAPPER_PID=$!
 echo "Server wrapper started with PID $WRAPPER_PID"