diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3eac5b0..9200886 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ var (
 	// dryRun Defaults to false
 	dryRun bool
 
+	// skipChecks Defaults to false
+	skipChecks bool
+
 	// deleteReources bool
 	deleteResources bool
 
@@ -120,6 +123,11 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "if true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity",
 			EnvVar: "INSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY,PLUGIN_INSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:        "skip-checks",
+			Usage:       "if true, the resources will be deployed without a subsequent healthcheck",
+			Destination: &skipChecks,
+		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:   FlagKubeConfigData,
 			Usage:  "Kubernetes config file data",
@@ -641,7 +649,7 @@ func deploy(c *cli.Context, r *ObjectResource) error {
 		r.Name = strings.Split(resourceName, "/")[1]
 	}
 
-	if !c.Bool(FlagDelete) && isWatchableResouce(r) {
+	if !c.Bool(FlagDelete) && isWatchableResouce(r) && !skipChecks {
 		return watchResource(c, r)
 	}
 	return nil