diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index eaa325b..9dab4fd 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -241,10 +241,16 @@ fn launch(file_path: &PathBuf) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    self_update();
-
     let mut args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
 
+    if !args.contains(&String::from("skip-launcher-update")) {
+        self_update();
+    } else {
+        args.iter()
+            .position(|r| r == "skip-launcher-update")
+            .map(|e| args.remove(e));
+    }
+
     let games_json =
         http::get_body_string(format!("{}/games.json?{}", MASTER, get_cache_buster()).as_str());
     let games: Vec<Game> = serde_json::from_str(&games_json).unwrap();