diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index 701e2ddc..de48ee9c 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ newoption {
 	description = "Enable development builds of the client."
 }
 
+newoption {
+	trigger = "steam-overlay",
+	description = "Enable the Steam Overlay."
+}
+
 newoption {
 	trigger = "inject-host-as-lib",
 	description = "Decide whether to load the game as lib or to inject it"
@@ -246,7 +251,11 @@ warnings "Extra"
 characterset "ASCII"
 
 if _OPTIONS["dev-build"] then
-	defines {"DEV_BUILD"}
+	defines "DEV_BUILD"
+end
+
+if _OPTIONS["steam-overlay"] then
+	defines "LOAD_STEAM_OVERLAY"
 end
 
 if os.getenv("CI") then
diff --git a/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp b/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
index d660c9dd..0cb182fe 100644
--- a/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/steam_proxy.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 		utils::binary_resource runner_file(RUNNER, "runner.exe");
 
 		utils::nt::library steam_client_module_{};
+#ifdef LOAD_STEAM_OVERLAY
 		utils::nt::library steam_overlay_module_{};
+#endif
 
 		steam::interface client_engine_ {};
 		steam::interface client_user_ {};
@@ -70,7 +72,9 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 
 			utils::nt::library::load(steam_path / "tier0_s64.dll");
 			utils::nt::library::load(steam_path / "vstdlib_s64.dll");
+#ifdef LOAD_STEAM_OVERLAY
 			steam_overlay_module_ = utils::nt::library::load(steam_path / "gameoverlayrenderer64.dll");
+#endif
 			steam_client_module_ = utils::nt::library::load(steam_path / "steamclient64.dll");
 			if (!steam_client_module_) return;
 
@@ -253,10 +257,12 @@ namespace steam_proxy
 		}
 	};
 
+#ifdef LOAD_STEAM_OVERLAY
 	const utils::nt::library& get_overlay_module()
 	{
 		return steam_overlay_module_;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	void initialize()
 	{
diff --git a/src/client/steam/steam.cpp b/src/client/steam/steam.cpp
index 5f9ba178..9c0ca3b1 100644
--- a/src/client/steam/steam.cpp
+++ b/src/client/steam/steam.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ namespace steam
 				result_handlers_[result.call]->run(result.data, false, result.call);
 			}
 
+			// someone concluded this can cause issues and from my knowledge, removing this doesn't break anything (unless it does?)
+			// if it does and is discovered, please make a issue <3
+#ifdef 0
 			for (const auto& callback : callback_list_)
 			{
 				if (callback && callback->get_i_callback() == result.type)
@@ -96,10 +99,11 @@ namespace steam
 					callback->run(result.data, false, 0);
 				}
 			}
+#endif
 
 			if (result.data)
 			{
-				free(result.data);
+				std::free(result.data);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -165,11 +169,8 @@ namespace steam
 			return install_path.data();
 		}
 
-		char path[MAX_PATH] = {0};
-		DWORD length = sizeof(path);
-
 		std::string path_str;
-		if (::utils::io::read_file("steam_path.txt", &path_str)) // steam_path.txt in root for directory
+		if (::utils::io::read_file("steam_path.txt", &path_str)) // steam_path.txt in root for directory, manually fixes issues lol
 		{
 			install_path = path_str;
 			return install_path.data();
@@ -177,9 +178,10 @@ namespace steam
 
 		// check if Steam contains information in registry for the install path
 		HKEY reg_key;
-		if (RegOpenKeyExA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "Software\\WOW6432Node\\Valve\\Steam", 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE,
-		                  &reg_key) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+		if (RegOpenKeyExA(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "Software\\WOW6432Node\\Valve\\Steam", 0, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, &reg_key) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
 		{
+			char path[MAX_PATH]{};
+			DWORD length = sizeof(path);
 			RegQueryValueExA(reg_key, "InstallPath", nullptr, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<BYTE*>(path), &length);
 			RegCloseKey(reg_key);
 			install_path = path;
@@ -216,7 +218,6 @@ namespace steam
 			return &c;
 		}
 
-
 		MessageBoxA(0, interfacename, __FUNCTION__, 0);
 		return nullptr;
 	}
@@ -239,7 +240,6 @@ namespace steam
 	{
 	}
 
-
 	friends* SteamFriends()
 	{
 		static friends friends;