diff --git a/source/dispatcher.php b/source/dispatcher.php
index 2835ab9..cab481a 100644
--- a/source/dispatcher.php
+++ b/source/dispatcher.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ define('DD_File', 'dispatcher');
 
 $options = array();
 if (isset($_SERVER['argv'])) {
-    $options = getopt('c:', array('config:'));
+    $options = getopt('c:', array('config:','skip-sync'));
 }
 
 if (isset($options['config'])) {
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ try {
     $main = DownloadDispatcher_Main::instance();
     DownloadDispatcher_LogEntry::setLocalProgname('download-dispatcher');
 
+    if (isset($options['skip-sync'])) {
+        $main->config()->set('sync.skip', true, false); 
+    }
+
     // Download Dispatcher entry point
     DownloadDispatcher_Processor::run();
 
@@ -34,4 +38,4 @@ try {
 }
 
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Processor.class.php b/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Processor.class.php
index a5b7ac5..6648783 100644
--- a/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Processor.class.php
+++ b/source/lib/DownloadDispatcher/Processor.class.php
@@ -12,23 +12,26 @@ class DownloadDispatcher_Processor {
         $main = DownloadDispatcher_Main::instance();
         $config = $main->config();
         $log    = $main->log();
-        
-        // Find the list of available Sync plugins
-        $sync_plugins = $config->get('sync');
-        foreach ($sync_plugins as $plugin_name) {
-            // Get a list of all the instances of this plugin to be used
-            $instances = $config->get("sync.{$plugin_name}");
-            foreach ($instances as $instance) {
-                try {
-                    $plugin = DownloadDispatcher_Sync_PluginFactory::create($plugin_name, $config, $log, $instance);
-                    $plugin->run();
-                
-                } catch(SihnonFramework_Exception_PluginException $e) {
-                    SihnonFramework_LogEntry::warning($log, $e->getMessage());
+
+
+        if (! $config->get('sync.skip', false)) { 
+            // Find the list of available Sync plugins
+            $sync_plugins = $config->get('sync');
+            foreach ($sync_plugins as $plugin_name) {
+                // Get a list of all the instances of this plugin to be used
+                $instances = $config->get("sync.{$plugin_name}");
+                foreach ($instances as $instance) {
+                    try {
+                        $plugin = DownloadDispatcher_Sync_PluginFactory::create($plugin_name, $config, $log, $instance);
+                        $plugin->run();
+                    
+                    } catch(SihnonFramework_Exception_PluginException $e) {
+                        SihnonFramework_LogEntry::warning($log, $e->getMessage());
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
-        
+
         // Find the list of available source plugins
         DownloadDispatcher_Source_PluginFactory::scan();
         $source_plugins = $config->get('sources');
@@ -45,4 +48,4 @@ class DownloadDispatcher_Processor {
     
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>