diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 00054bbb..d07e9216 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fn run() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "self-update")]
     {
-        if !opt.dry_run {
+        if !opt.dry_run && !env::var("TOPGRADE_NO_SELF_UPGRADE").is_ok() {
             if let Err(e) = self_update::self_update() {
                 print_warning(format!("Self update error: {}", e));
                 if let Some(cause) = e.cause() {
diff --git a/src/self_update.rs b/src/self_update.rs
index 32108966..8b461246 100644
--- a/src/self_update.rs
+++ b/src/self_update.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ pub fn self_update() -> Result<(), Error> {
             print_warning("Respawning...");
             let err = Command::new(current_exe.context(ErrorKind::SelfUpdate)?)
                 .args(env::args().skip(1))
+                .env("TOPGRADE_NO_SELF_UPGRADE", "")
                 .exec();
             Err(err).context(ErrorKind::SelfUpdate)?
         }