diff --git a/src/ucar/unidata/idv/IntegratedDataViewer.java b/src/ucar/unidata/idv/IntegratedDataViewer.java
index 79b2e604d6..67fcb69fd1 100755
--- a/src/ucar/unidata/idv/IntegratedDataViewer.java
+++ b/src/ucar/unidata/idv/IntegratedDataViewer.java
@@ -627,7 +627,9 @@ public void run () {
         getIdvUIManager().initDone();
         getArgsManager().initDone();
 
-        if (!getStateManager().getRunningIsl()) {
+        boolean doVersionCheck =
+            getStateManager().getProperty("idv.doversioncheck", true);
+        if (!getStateManager().getRunningIsl() && doVersionCheck) {
             try {
                 OldVersionCheck.check(this);
             } catch (Exception e) {