diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index 0ac3c186..0339747f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type UserConfig struct {
 	Reporting string `yaml:"reporting,omitempty"`
 
 	// ConfirmOnQuit when enabled prompts you to confirm you want to quit when you hit esc or q when no confirmation panels are open
-	ConfirmOnQuit bool `yaml:"confirmOnQuit,omitempty"`
+	ConfirmOnQuit bool `yaml:"confirmOnQuit"`
 
 	// CommandTemplates determines what commands actually get called when we run certain commands
 	CommandTemplates CommandTemplatesConfig `yaml:"commandTemplates,omitempty"`
@@ -62,16 +62,19 @@ type GuiConfig struct {
 	ScrollHeight int `yaml:"scrollHeight,omitempty"`
 
 	// ScrollPastBottom determines whether you can scroll past the bottom of the main view
-	ScrollPastBottom bool `yaml:"scrollPastBottom,omitempty"`
+	ScrollPastBottom bool `yaml:"scrollPastBottom"`
 
 	// MouseEvents is experimental at this point. It's purpose is to allow you to focus panels by clicking on them, and allow for clicking on links
-	MouseEvents bool `yaml:"mouseEvents,omitempty"`
+	MouseEvents bool `yaml:"mouseEvents"`
 
 	// Theme determines what colors and color attributes your panel borders have. I always set inactiveBorderColor to black because in my terminal it's more of a grey, but that doesn't work in your average terminal. I highly recommended finding a combination that works for you
 	Theme ThemeConfig `yaml:"theme,omitempty"`
 
 	// ShowAllContainers determines whether the Containers panel contains all the containers returned by `docker ps -a`, or just those containers that aren't directly linked to a service. It is probably desirable to enable this if you have multiple containers per service, but otherwise it can cause a lot of clutter
-	ShowAllContainers bool `yaml:"showAllContainers,omitempty"`
+	ShowAllContainers bool `yaml:"showAllContainers"`
+
+	// PromptToReturn determines whether you get the 'press enter to return to lazydocker' message after a subprocess has completed. You would set this to true if you often want to see the output of subprocesses before returning to lazydocker. I would default this to false but then people who want it set to true won't even know the config option exists.
+	PromptToReturn bool `yaml:"promptToReturn"`
 }
 
 // CommandTemplatesConfig determines what commands actually get called when we run certain commands
diff --git a/pkg/gui/subprocess.go b/pkg/gui/subprocess.go
index 37726e65..11965bc8 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/subprocess.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/subprocess.go
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) runCommand() error {
 
 	signal.Stop(c)
 
-	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "\n%s", utils.ColoredString(gui.Tr.PressEnterToReturn, color.FgGreen))
+	if gui.Config.UserConfig.Gui.PromptToReturn {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "\n%s", utils.ColoredString(gui.Tr.PressEnterToReturn, color.FgGreen))
 
-	// wait for enter press
-	if _, err := fmt.Scanln(); err != nil {
-		gui.Log.Error(err)
+		// wait for enter press
+		if _, err := fmt.Scanln(); err != nil {
+			gui.Log.Error(err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 1d42c3e5..9c6ca61f 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -161,6 +161,6 @@ func englishSet() TranslationSet {
 		ConfirmPruneVolumes:        "Are you sure you want to prune all unused volumes?",
 		StopService:                "Are you sure you want to stop this service's containers? (enter/esc)",
 		StopContainer:              "Are you sure you want to stop this container?",
-		PressEnterToReturn:         "Press enter to return to lazydocker",
+		PressEnterToReturn:         "Press enter to return to lazydocker (this prompt can be disabled in your config)",
 	}
 }