diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e4feca68e911a0dc83a83fedae56e434867c0c8..aa146ebc8b6651ac21f13b617a97b361fec38c8d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ Usage
                 
                 <executableNaming>user</executableNaming>
                 <!-- optional (user|uuid), sets the executable naming style, default is uuid -->
+                
+                <syncDelay>0</syncDelay>
+                <!-- optional, Sets the sync delay, 0 prevents all writing to disk, default lets MongoDB automatically determine value -->
 
                 <skip>false</skip>
                 <!-- optional, skips this plugin entirely, use on the command line like -Dembedmongo.skip -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/syncleus/maven/plugins/mongodb/StartMongoMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/syncleus/maven/plugins/mongodb/StartMongoMojo.java
index 8010a4eb77d8acaa1397d606ba0ca62781226b8d..e4e2ce6e5ed3d9ce72f6e0b1e995201067175e4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/syncleus/maven/plugins/mongodb/StartMongoMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/syncleus/maven/plugins/mongodb/StartMongoMojo.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodExecutable;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodProcess;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.MongodStarter;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.*;
+import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.config.processlistener.ProcessListenerBuilder;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.distribution.Feature;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.distribution.IFeatureAwareVersion;
 import de.flapdoodle.embed.mongo.distribution.Version;
@@ -226,20 +227,20 @@ public class StartMongoMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     private String artifactDirectory;
 
     /**
-     * The maven project.
+     * Specifies the sync delay for MongoDB, 0 never syncs to disk, no value indicates default.
      *
      * @since 1.0.0
      */
-    @Parameter(property = "project", readonly = true)
-    private MavenProject project;
+    @Parameter(property = "mongodb.syncDelay")
+    private Integer syncDelay;
 
     /**
-     * A list of the MongoDB features enabled.
+     * The maven project.
      *
      * @since 1.0.0
      */
-    @Parameter
-    private String[] features;
+    @Parameter(property = "project", readonly = true)
+    private MavenProject project;
 
     /**
      * If true the plugin does nothing at all, allows you to skip from the command line.
@@ -249,6 +250,14 @@ public class StartMongoMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     @Parameter(property = "mongodb.skip", defaultValue = "false")
     private boolean skip;
 
+    /**
+     * A list of the MongoDB features enabled.
+     *
+     * @since 1.0.0
+     */
+    @Parameter
+    private String[] features;
+
     @Override
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
@@ -291,11 +300,25 @@ public class StartMongoMojo extends AbstractMojo {
             }
             savePortToProjectProperties();
 
-            final IMongodConfig config = new MongodConfigBuilder()
+            MongodConfigBuilder configBuilder = new MongodConfigBuilder()
                 .version(getVersion())
                 .net(new Net(bindIp, port, Network.localhostIsIPv6()))
-                .replication(new Storage(getDataDirectory(), replSet, oplogSize))
-                .build();
+                .replication(new Storage(getDataDirectory(), replSet, oplogSize));
+
+            if(this.syncDelay == null) {
+                configBuilder = configBuilder
+                    .cmdOptions(new MongoCmdOptionsBuilder()
+                        .defaultSyncDelay()
+                        .build());
+            }
+            else if(this.syncDelay > 0) {
+                configBuilder = configBuilder
+                    .cmdOptions(new MongoCmdOptionsBuilder()
+                        .syncDelay(this.syncDelay)
+                        .build());
+            }
+            final IMongodConfig config = configBuilder.build();
+
 
             executable = MongodStarter.getInstance(runtimeConfig).prepare(config);
         } catch (final UnknownHostException e) {
@@ -433,7 +456,10 @@ public class StartMongoMojo extends AbstractMojo {
             };
         }
 
-        return Versions.withFeatures(determinedVersion, (featuresSet.isEmpty() ? null : (Feature[]) featuresSet.toArray()));
+        if(featuresSet.isEmpty())
+            return Versions.withFeatures(determinedVersion);
+        else
+            return Versions.withFeatures(determinedVersion, (Feature[]) featuresSet.toArray());
     }
 
     private String getDataDirectory() {