diff --git a/init/30_update.sh b/init/30_update.sh
index 5daf286..1a8819a 100644
--- a/init/30_update.sh
+++ b/init/30_update.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# opt out for autoupdates
+[ "$ADVANCED_DISABLEUPDATES" ] && exit 0
+
 pip install -U pyacoustid
 pip install -U pylast
 pip install -U flask