diff --git a/src/client/component/patches.cpp b/src/client/component/patches.cpp
index 1f82ba41..0375bc7e 100644
--- a/src/client/component/patches.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/patches.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ namespace patches
 			utils::hook::set<uint8_t>(0x1405C90C0, 0xC3);
 
 			// killswitches
-			dvars::override::register_bool("mission_team_contracts_enabled", true, game::DVAR_FLAG_READ);
 			dvars::override::register_bool("killswitch_store", false, game::DVAR_FLAG_READ);
 			dvars::override::register_bool("killswitch_quartermaster", false, game::DVAR_FLAG_READ);
 			dvars::override::register_bool("killswitch_cod_points", false, game::DVAR_FLAG_READ);
@@ -289,6 +288,12 @@ namespace patches
 			dvars::override::register_bool("killswitch_streak_variants", false, game::DVAR_FLAG_READ);
 			dvars::override::register_bool("killswitch_blood_anvil", false, game::DVAR_FLAG_READ);
 
+			// don't use contracts in latin spanish
+			if (!game::SEH_GetLanguageName(17))
+			{
+				dvars::override::register_bool("mission_team_contracts_enabled", true, game::DVAR_FLAG_READ);
+			}
+
 			// announcer packs
 			if (!game::environment::is_dedi())
 			{