diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 7171392..0a3294e 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@ package() {
 
     install -Dm755 ${_pkgbase}/ui/build/src/breezydesktop.gresource "${pkgdir}"/usr/local/share/breezydesktop/breezydesktop.gresource
     install -Dm755 ${_pkgbase}/ui/build/data/com.xronlinux.BreezyDesktop.desktop "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/applications/com.xronlinux.BreezyDesktop.desktop
+    sed -i '/Exec/c\Exec=start-breezy-desktop --skip-verification' "${pkgdir}"/usr/share/applications/com.xronlinux.BreezyDesktop.desktop
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/main.py b/ui/src/main.py
index f77a4dc..a609e85 100644
--- a/ui/src/main.py
+++ b/ui/src/main.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import gi
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
+import argparse
 
 from logging.handlers import TimedRotatingFileHandler
 
@@ -58,12 +59,13 @@ XRDriverIPC.set_instance(XRDriverIPC(logger))
 class BreezydesktopApplication(Adw.Application):
     """The main application singleton class."""
 
-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, skip_verification):
         super().__init__(application_id='com.xronlinux.BreezyDesktop',
                          flags=Gio.ApplicationFlags.DEFAULT_FLAGS)
         self.create_action('quit', self.on_quit_action, ['<primary>q'])
         self.create_action('about', self.on_about_action)
         self.create_action('license', self.on_license_action)
+        self._skip_verification = skip_verification
 
     def do_activate(self):
         """Called when the application is activated.
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ class BreezydesktopApplication(Adw.Application):
         """
         win = self.props.active_window
         if not win:
-            win = BreezydesktopWindow(application=self)
+            win = BreezydesktopWindow(self._skip_verification, application=self)
             win.connect('close-request', lambda *_: self.on_quit_action())
             win.connect('destroy', lambda *_: self.on_quit_action())
         win.present()
@@ -119,5 +121,9 @@ class BreezydesktopApplication(Adw.Application):
 
 
 def main(version):
-    app = BreezydesktopApplication()
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("-sv", "--skip-verification", action="store_true")
+    parser.parse_args()
+
+    app = BreezydesktopApplication(parser.skip-verification)
     return app.run(sys.argv)
diff --git a/ui/src/window.py b/ui/src/window.py
index 2c4f45e..1b14066 100644
--- a/ui/src/window.py
+++ b/ui/src/window.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class BreezydesktopWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
     license_action_needed_banner = Gtk.Template.Child()
     missing_breezy_features_banner = Gtk.Template.Child()
 
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, skip_verification, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
         self.state_manager = StateManager.get_instance()
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ class BreezydesktopWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
 
         self._handle_state_update(self.state_manager, None)
 
+        self._skip_verification = skip_verification
+
         self.connect("destroy", self._on_window_destroy)
 
     def _handle_state_update(self, state_manager, val):
@@ -71,9 +73,11 @@ class BreezydesktopWindow(Gtk.ApplicationWindow):
         for child in self.main_content:
             self.main_content.remove(child)
 
-        if not verify_installation():
-            self.main_content.append(self.failed_verification)
-        elif not self.state_manager.get_property('license-present'):
+        if not self._skip_verification:
+            if not verify_installation():
+                self.main_content.append(self.failed_verification)
+
+        if not self.state_manager.get_property('license-present'):
             self.main_content.append(self.no_license)
         elif not ExtensionsManager.get_instance().is_installed():
             self.main_content.append(self.no_extension)