diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Player.php b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
index b32b51caeb..1afe690209 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Player.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Player.php
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ class Player extends Human implements CommandSender, IPlayer{
 				}
 
 				foreach($this->server->getOnlinePlayers() as $p){
-					if($p !== $this and strtolower($p->getName()) === strtolower($this->getName())){
+					if($p !== $this and strtolower($p->getName()) === strtolower($this->getName()) && $this->server->getConfigBoolean("kick-duplicate-names",true)){
 						$p->close($p->getName() . " has left the game", "logged in from another location");
 					}
 				}
@@ -2673,4 +2673,4 @@ if(is_numeric($data["cause"])){
 	}
 }
 Player::broadcastMessage($data["player"]->getName() . $message);
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/