diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/system/Flags.hx b/source/funkin/backend/system/Flags.hx
index 7e4d29bc..ce1811f1 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/system/Flags.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/system/Flags.hx
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ class Flags {
 	public static var DISABLE_WARNING_SCREEN:Bool = true;
 	public static var DISABLE_TRANSITIONS:Bool = false;
 	public static var DISABLE_LANGUAGES:Bool = false;
+	public static var DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER:Bool = false;
 
 	@:also(funkin.backend.MusicBeatTransition.script)
 	public static var DEFAULT_TRANSITION_SCRIPT:String = "";
diff --git a/source/funkin/menus/TitleState.hx b/source/funkin/menus/TitleState.hx
index ec1dfb25..e54d12f8 100644
--- a/source/funkin/menus/TitleState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/menus/TitleState.hx
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class TitleState extends MusicBeatState
 
 	function goToMainMenu(force = true) {
 		#if UPDATE_CHECKING
-		if (!force) {
+		if (!force && !Flags.DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER) {
 			funkin.backend.system.updating.UpdateUtil.waitForUpdates(false, (report) -> {
 				hasCheckedUpdates = true;
 				if (FlxG.state != this) return;