diff --git a/scripts/git-hooks/pre-commit b/scripts/git-hooks/pre-commit
index 71b8cca6e..7a3d680a4 100755
--- a/scripts/git-hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/scripts/git-hooks/pre-commit
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ exec 1>&2
 
 EXIT=0
 RED='\033[0;31m'
+YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
 NOCOLOR='\033[0m'
 
 if [ -d ./venv/ ]; then
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ if [ -d ./venv/ ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+if [ ${NOVALIDATE} ]; then
+  echo "${YELLOW}Skipping validation checks${NOCOLOR}"
+  exit $EXIT
+fi
+
 echo "Validating PEP8 compliance..."
 pycodestyle --ignore=W504,E501 --exclude=node_modules netbox/
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then