diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index bad932ae0f..d95bfac817 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -922,6 +922,7 @@ static const ConfigSetting networkSettings[] = {
 	ConfigSetting("InfrastructureUsername", &g_Config.sInfrastructureUsername, &DefaultInfrastructureUsername, CfgFlag::PER_GAME),
 	ConfigSetting("InfrastructureAutoDNS", &g_Config.bInfrastructureAutoDNS, true, CfgFlag::PER_GAME),
 	ConfigSetting("AllowSavestateWhileConnected", &g_Config.bAllowSavestateWhileConnected, false, CfgFlag::DONT_SAVE),
+	ConfigSetting("DontDownloadInfraJson", &g_Config.bDontDownloadInfraJson, false, CfgFlag::DONT_SAVE),
 
 	ConfigSetting("EnableNetworkChat", &g_Config.bEnableNetworkChat, false, CfgFlag::PER_GAME),
 	ConfigSetting("ChatButtonPosition", &g_Config.iChatButtonPosition, (int)ScreenEdgePosition::BOTTOM_LEFT, CfgFlag::PER_GAME),
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index b5b520dd6c..c5d8a99607 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public:
 	int iWlanAdhocChannel;
 	bool bWlanPowerSave;
 	bool bEnableNetworkChat;
-
+	bool bDontDownloadInfraJson;
 	int iChatButtonPosition;
 	int iChatScreenPosition;
 
diff --git a/Core/HLE/proAdhoc.cpp b/Core/HLE/proAdhoc.cpp
index 4db5c5854a..ea5023892d 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/proAdhoc.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/proAdhoc.cpp
@@ -1374,6 +1374,7 @@ int friendFinder() {
 		// Reconnect when disconnected while Adhocctl is still inited
 		if (metasocket == (int)INVALID_SOCKET && netAdhocctlInited && isAdhocctlNeedLogin) {
 			if (g_Config.bEnableWlan) {
+				// Not really initNetwork.
 				if (initNetwork(&product_code) == 0) {
 					g_adhocServerConnected = true;
 					INFO_LOG(Log::sceNet, "FriendFinder: Network [RE]Initialized");
@@ -1390,6 +1391,7 @@ int friendFinder() {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		// Prevent retrying to Login again unless it was on demand
 		isAdhocctlNeedLogin = false;
 
diff --git a/Core/HLE/sceNet.cpp b/Core/HLE/sceNet.cpp
index 109edd57df..961202343e 100644
--- a/Core/HLE/sceNet.cpp
+++ b/Core/HLE/sceNet.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,18 @@ bool PollInfraJsonDownload(std::string *jsonOutput) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	if (!g_Config.bDontDownloadInfraJson) {
+		NOTICE_LOG(Log::sceNet, "As specified by the ini setting DontDownloadInfraJson, using infra-dns.json from /assets");
+		size_t jsonSize = 0;
+		std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> jsonStr(g_VFS.ReadFile("infra-dns.json", &jsonSize));
+		if (!jsonStr) {
+			jsonOutput->clear();
+			return true;  // A clear output but returning true means something vent very wrong.
+		}
+		*jsonOutput = std::string((const char *)jsonStr.get(), jsonSize);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	if (!g_infraDL) {
 		INFO_LOG(Log::sceNet, "No json download going on");
 		return false;