diff --git a/cmd/run.go b/cmd/run.go
index 9de6a8d7..a07d2985 100644
--- a/cmd/run.go
+++ b/cmd/run.go
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ func newRunCmd(opts *lefthook.Options) *cobra.Command {
 		"run hooks on all files",
 	)
 
+	runCmd.Flags().BoolVar(
+		&runArgs.NoAutoInstall, "no-auto-install", false,
+		"skip updating git hooks",
+	)
+
 	runCmd.Flags().BoolVar(
 		&runArgs.FilesFromStdin, "files-from-stdin", false,
 		"get files from standard input, null-separated",
diff --git a/internal/lefthook/run.go b/internal/lefthook/run.go
index 5a7f4f80..59b526fb 100644
--- a/internal/lefthook/run.go
+++ b/internal/lefthook/run.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type RunArgs struct {
 	AllFiles        bool
 	FilesFromStdin  bool
 	Force           bool
+	NoAutoInstall   bool
 	Files           []string
 	RunOnlyCommands []string
 }
@@ -94,12 +95,14 @@ func (l *Lefthook) Run(hookName string, args RunArgs, gitArgs []string) error {
 		)
 	}
 
-	// This line controls updating the git hook if config has changed
-	if err = l.createHooksIfNeeded(cfg, true, false); err != nil {
-		log.Warn(
-			`⚠️  There was a problem with synchronizing git hooks.
+	if !args.NoAutoInstall {
+		// This line controls updating the git hook if config has changed
+		if err = l.createHooksIfNeeded(cfg, true, false); err != nil {
+			log.Warn(
+				`⚠️  There was a problem with synchronizing git hooks.
 Run 'lefthook install' manually.`,
-		)
+			)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Find the hook