diff --git a/modules/cmd_args.py b/modules/cmd_args.py
index 07044184..fcd8a50f 100644
--- a/modules/cmd_args.py
+++ b/modules/cmd_args.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ parser.add_argument("--update-check", action='store_true', help="launch.py argum
 parser.add_argument("--test-server", action='store_true', help="launch.py argument: configure server for testing")
 parser.add_argument("--log-startup", action='store_true', help="launch.py argument: print a detailed log of what's happening at startup")
 parser.add_argument("--skip-prepare-environment", action='store_true', help="launch.py argument: skip all environment preparation")
+parser.add_argument("--skip-google-blockly", action='store_true', help="launch.py argument: do not initialize google blockly modules")
 parser.add_argument("--skip-install", action='store_true', help="launch.py argument: skip installation of packages")
 parser.add_argument("--dump-sysinfo", action='store_true', help="launch.py argument: dump limited sysinfo file (without information about extensions, options) to disk and quit")
 parser.add_argument("--loglevel", type=str, help="log level; one of: CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG", default=None)
diff --git a/modules/initialize.py b/modules/initialize.py
index ed6e54c1..ca4e72f7 100644
--- a/modules/initialize.py
+++ b/modules/initialize.py
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ def initialize_rest(*, reload_script_modules=False):
     extra_networks.register_default_extra_networks()
     startup_timer.record("initialize extra networks")
 
-    from modules_forge import google_blockly
-    google_blockly.initialization()
-    startup_timer.record("initialize google blockly")
+    if not cmd_opts.skip_google_blockly:
+        from modules_forge import google_blockly
+        google_blockly.initialization()
+        startup_timer.record("initialize google blockly")
 
     return