diff --git a/install.js b/install.js
index b76cfa6..979b921 100644
--- a/install.js
+++ b/install.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const util = require('util');
 const exec = util.promisify(childProcess.exec);
 
 (async () => {
-  if (fs.existsSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../dist'))) {
+  if (fs.existsSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../dist')) && !process.env.SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD) {
     const fetchBinaries = require('./fetch-binaries');
     const gsPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../bin/gs');
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c02e72..1bc0580 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "compress-pdf",
-  "version": "0.3.4",
+  "version": "0.3.5",
   "templateVersion": "1.3.0",
   "description": "An compress pdf library using ghostscript",
   "main": "dist/index.js",