diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7d117f..6f1121e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ PRs/feedback welcome if you have an improvement everyone might want.
 ## Usage
 
 There's a CMake file that should be able to generate the lib for you; I use it like this:
-```
+```sh
     cd /path/to/discord-rpc
     mkdir build
     cd build
     cmake ..
-    cmake --build .
+    cmake --build . --config Release
 ```
 Sometimes I use the generated project files.
 
diff --git a/include/discord-rpc.h b/include/discord-rpc.h
index 37f389c..18c3014 100644
--- a/include/discord-rpc.h
+++ b/include/discord-rpc.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-//#define DISCORD_DISABLE_IO_THREAD
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 56e18ae..4b7ad29 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
+option(ENABLE_IO_THREAD "Start up a separate I/O thread, otherwise I'd need to call an update function" ON)
+
+if (${ENABLE_IO_THREAD} EQUAL OFF)
+    add_definitions(-DDISCORD_DISABLE_IO_THREAD)
+endif (${ENABLE_IO_THREAD} EQUAL OFF)
+
 set(BASE_RPC_SRC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/discord-rpc.h discord-rpc.cpp rpc_connection.h rpc_connection.cpp serialization.h serialization.cpp connection.h backoff.h)
 
 if(WIN32)