diff --git a/filefield_paths.module b/filefield_paths.module
index dd207c5..5611692 100644
--- a/filefield_paths.module
+++ b/filefield_paths.module
@@ -344,16 +344,23 @@ function filefield_paths_entity_insert(EntityInterface $entity) {
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_entity_update().
+ * 
+ * There's a temporary override mechanism in case we want to disable / change
+ * filefield paths' settings for a specific entity. Just set the settings to
+ * override in $field->filefield_paths_settings
  */
 function filefield_paths_entity_update(EntityInterface $entity) {
   if ($entity instanceof ContentEntityInterface) {
     foreach ($entity->getFields() as $field) {
       if ($field instanceof FileFieldItemList) {
+        $field_value = $field->getValue();
+        // Check for temporary settings overrides in this field
+        $override_settings = !empty($field_value[0]['filefield_paths_settings']) ? $field_value[0]['filefield_paths_settings'] : array();
         /** @var FieldConfig $definition */
         $definition = $field->getFieldDefinition();
         // Ignore base fields.
         if ($definition instanceof ThirdPartySettingsInterface) {
-          $settings = $definition->getThirdPartySettings('filefield_paths');
+          $settings = $override_settings + $definition->getThirdPartySettings('filefield_paths');
           if (isset($settings['enabled']) && $settings['enabled']) {
             // Invoke hook_filefield_paths_process_file().
             foreach (\Drupal::moduleHandler()