diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0ed61c03..c6d22a4f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -94,4 +94,5 @@ RUN if [ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ]; then \
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=40s --retries=3 \
     CMD curl -f http://localhost:${PORT:-80} || exit 1
 
+ENV SKIP_REQUIREMENTS_UPDATE=true
 ENTRYPOINT [ "python", "WebHost.py" ]
diff --git a/ModuleUpdate.py b/ModuleUpdate.py
index 04cf25ea..e6ac570e 100644
--- a/ModuleUpdate.py
+++ b/ModuleUpdate.py
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ elif sys.version_info < (3, 10, 1):
     raise RuntimeError(f"Incompatible Python Version found: {sys.version_info}. 3.10.1+ is supported.")
 
 # don't run update if environment is frozen/compiled or if not the parent process (skip in subprocess)
-_skip_update = bool(getattr(sys, "frozen", False) or multiprocessing.parent_process())
+_skip_update = bool(
+    getattr(sys, "frozen", False) or 
+    multiprocessing.parent_process() or 
+    os.environ.get("SKIP_REQUIREMENTS_UPDATE", "").lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
+)
 update_ran = _skip_update